227 Words You Can't Say on YouTube.
January 1, 2011 8:58 AM Subscribe
Did this moron just pronounce "assshit" as "ass-hit"?
posted by evilcolonel at 9:08 AM on January 1, 2011 [3 favorites]
posted by evilcolonel at 9:08 AM on January 1, 2011 [3 favorites]
Surprising! There are a lot of pretty mild, commonplace terms on this list, like bollocks, douche, jackass and skullfuck.
posted by Flashman at 9:14 AM on January 1, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by Flashman at 9:14 AM on January 1, 2011 [2 favorites]
Well apparently you can say all those words on a YouTube video
posted by wheelieman at 9:19 AM on January 1, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by wheelieman at 9:19 AM on January 1, 2011 [1 favorite]
i just laughed my asshat off
posted by urbanhayseed at 9:26 AM on January 1, 2011
posted by urbanhayseed at 9:26 AM on January 1, 2011
Whew! Shitcock is a-ok!
Incidentally, I've fulfilled my new years resolution on making my first MeFi comment with the word "shitcock" in it.
posted by dr_dank at 9:43 AM on January 1, 2011 [1 favorite]
Incidentally, I've fulfilled my new years resolution on making my first MeFi comment with the word "shitcock" in it.
posted by dr_dank at 9:43 AM on January 1, 2011 [1 favorite]
What the what? Who says you can't say those words on YouTube? How was this list compiled?
posted by Gator at 9:48 AM on January 1, 2011
posted by Gator at 9:48 AM on January 1, 2011
Flashman: There are a lot of pretty mild, commonplace terms on this list, like bollocks, douche, jackass and skullfuck.
One of these terms is not like the others. (To be honest, I'd like to see someone slip "skullfuck" into a casual conversation).
posted by filthy light thief at 9:52 AM on January 1, 2011
One of these terms is not like the others. (To be honest, I'd like to see someone slip "skullfuck" into a casual conversation).
posted by filthy light thief at 9:52 AM on January 1, 2011
"Twat" is not pronounced "twot". "Twot" is pronounced "twot".
posted by Decani at 10:15 AM on January 1, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by Decani at 10:15 AM on January 1, 2011 [1 favorite]
Reggie Watts would respectfully disagree.
posted by progosk at 10:15 AM on January 1, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by progosk at 10:15 AM on January 1, 2011 [2 favorites]
Wait, ass-pirate and asspirate are not different words. 227 words, my ass-pirate. More like 226.
posted by mcstayinskool at 10:22 AM on January 1, 2011
posted by mcstayinskool at 10:22 AM on January 1, 2011
Wait, so I have a serious question about "clitface": as an agent of sexual pleasure (and nothing else), it seems like a clitoris is a pretty awesome thing. Is clitface an insult for some reason?
posted by l33tpolicywonk at 10:27 AM on January 1, 2011
posted by l33tpolicywonk at 10:27 AM on January 1, 2011
I'm confused: is this just some guy listing random mildly offensive words? Or is there some backstory here that I'm missing? Is YouTube actually censoring anything?
I mean, the first word on the list is anus. I think it's highly unlikely Google/Youtube would censor the word "anus." Or just about anything else.
posted by CitrusFreak12 at 10:37 AM on January 1, 2011 [1 favorite]
I mean, the first word on the list is anus. I think it's highly unlikely Google/Youtube would censor the word "anus." Or just about anything else.
posted by CitrusFreak12 at 10:37 AM on January 1, 2011 [1 favorite]
That was exhilarating. Hello 2011!
posted by Ron Thanagar at 10:40 AM on January 1, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by Ron Thanagar at 10:40 AM on January 1, 2011 [2 favorites]
One of these terms is not like the others.
/me holds up picture of Rainier Wolfcastle doing standup with caption THAT'S THE JOKE.
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 10:52 AM on January 1, 2011 [2 favorites]
/me holds up picture of Rainier Wolfcastle doing standup with caption THAT'S THE JOKE.
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 10:52 AM on January 1, 2011 [2 favorites]
I thought our cortex and jessamyn already did this.
posted by marxchivist at 10:53 AM on January 1, 2011 [4 favorites]
posted by marxchivist at 10:53 AM on January 1, 2011 [4 favorites]
Not that we need more lists, but I'd like to see a list of Words I Learned on the Internet. Shitcock is not one of them, but asshat sure is!
posted by kozad at 11:05 AM on January 1, 2011
posted by kozad at 11:05 AM on January 1, 2011
It's pronounced (Ah-Swee-Pay).
posted by Balisong at 11:11 AM on January 1, 2011 [2 favorites]
posted by Balisong at 11:11 AM on January 1, 2011 [2 favorites]
How, bleeding how, did they include cockmuncher but not cockwrangler? Honestly, you do not want to see me wrangle cocks. It's quite rude.
posted by zylocomotion at 11:32 AM on January 1, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by zylocomotion at 11:32 AM on January 1, 2011 [1 favorite]
So it’s just a list of things you can’t say in a YouTube comment.
Okay, I’ll bite:
Can someone please offer me an example of how the world would be diminished were YouTube to shut off comments completely?
posted by spitefulcrow at 11:41 AM on January 1, 2011 [5 favorites]
Okay, I’ll bite:
Can someone please offer me an example of how the world would be diminished were YouTube to shut off comments completely?
posted by spitefulcrow at 11:41 AM on January 1, 2011 [5 favorites]
Sounds like Martin Sheen with really bad coprolalia.
posted by Serene Empress Dork at 11:45 AM on January 1, 2011
posted by Serene Empress Dork at 11:45 AM on January 1, 2011
I think "twatwaffle" is going to get some RL action.
posted by phaedon at 11:52 AM on January 1, 2011
posted by phaedon at 11:52 AM on January 1, 2011
Check out the comments.
posted by Obscure Reference at 11:56 AM on January 1, 2011
posted by Obscure Reference at 11:56 AM on January 1, 2011
I get a "Publish a Christian Book" ad for this video (the video overlay). I can't figure out if google is trying to convert me, or just associates censorship with christian books, or perhaps associates anus with christian books.
posted by Bovine Love at 12:07 PM on January 1, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by Bovine Love at 12:07 PM on January 1, 2011 [1 favorite]
In a perfect world, that list would only encourage youtube commenters to invent more imaginative ways to call each other assholes.
posted by empath at 12:20 PM on January 1, 2011
posted by empath at 12:20 PM on January 1, 2011
Even the great George Carlin messed this kind of thing up. His famous list of seven words you can't say on television included "fuck" and "motherfucker." That means there were really only six words. The only reason you can't say "motherfucker" is because it contains the word "fuck."
You also can't say fuckface, cockfucker, fucknoodle, fuckwhistler, bumblefuck, fuckmonkey, fuckbiscuit, etc. This had nothing to do with the uniqueness of those words. Rather, it has to do with the thing they have in common -- the word "fuck."
posted by flarbuse at 12:34 PM on January 1, 2011
You also can't say fuckface, cockfucker, fucknoodle, fuckwhistler, bumblefuck, fuckmonkey, fuckbiscuit, etc. This had nothing to do with the uniqueness of those words. Rather, it has to do with the thing they have in common -- the word "fuck."
posted by flarbuse at 12:34 PM on January 1, 2011
I get a "Publish a Christian Book" ad for this video (the video overlay). I can't figure out if google is trying to convert me, or just associates censorship with christian books, or perhaps associates anus with christian books.Dude, it's from the Latin: "In nomine Patris et fillii et Spiritus Anus"
posted by dougrayrankin at 12:35 PM on January 1, 2011 [1 favorite]
Fuck TV Yule Log, this will be my holiday backdrop next year.
posted by Chuckles at 1:21 PM on January 1, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by Chuckles at 1:21 PM on January 1, 2011 [1 favorite]
Several years ago, I had to create a list of "all possible English language swear words" to be fed into a Content Management system for a large Government client site.
The system allowed anyone to add comments. Rather than moderate these comments, the "swear list" would be used to find swear words and replace them with [removed].
I remember two things about this project.
1. finding and creating the list was the most fun job I have ever undertaken. Hours of tracking down words, adding them to the list and then howling with laughter. My partner would come into the office to find me looking at the list with tears streaming down my face.
2. The list needed tweaking as soon as it went live. As you can imagine, if took offence to commonly used words like "grasshopper" - finding "asshopper" and displaying "gr[removed]". There were several others along these lines that were gradually fine tuned.
I still have the list somewhere, and it is much longer that 227 words!
posted by greenhornet at 1:36 PM on January 1, 2011 [1 favorite]
The system allowed anyone to add comments. Rather than moderate these comments, the "swear list" would be used to find swear words and replace them with [removed].
I remember two things about this project.
1. finding and creating the list was the most fun job I have ever undertaken. Hours of tracking down words, adding them to the list and then howling with laughter. My partner would come into the office to find me looking at the list with tears streaming down my face.
2. The list needed tweaking as soon as it went live. As you can imagine, if took offence to commonly used words like "grasshopper" - finding "asshopper" and displaying "gr[removed]". There were several others along these lines that were gradually fine tuned.
I still have the list somewhere, and it is much longer that 227 words!
posted by greenhornet at 1:36 PM on January 1, 2011 [1 favorite]
> displaying "gr[removed]"
Yeah, that's a clbuttic mistake.
posted by Horselover Fat at 1:47 PM on January 1, 2011 [2 favorites]
Yeah, that's a clbuttic mistake.
posted by Horselover Fat at 1:47 PM on January 1, 2011 [2 favorites]
>gr[removed]
That's what's known as the Scunthorpe Problem.
posted by inedible at 2:11 PM on January 1, 2011 [1 favorite]
That's what's known as the Scunthorpe Problem.
posted by inedible at 2:11 PM on January 1, 2011 [1 favorite]
This video contains content from Sony Music Entertainment. It is not available in your country.I see, yes, you can't say the words to that song on YouTube.
posted by sixohsix at 2:24 PM on January 1, 2011
I'm glad 'cuntybollocks" is still allowed.
posted by idiomatika at 2:34 PM on January 1, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by idiomatika at 2:34 PM on January 1, 2011 [1 favorite]
flarbuse: "Even the great George Carlin messed this kind of thing up. His famous list of seven words you can't say on television included "fuck" and "motherfucker." That means there were really only six words. The only reason you can't say "motherfucker" is because it contains the word "fuck.""
Seven is a perfect number, six isn't. Lots of the humor in the bit comes from the rhythmic recitation of the list - "motherfucker" is four syllabus, "tits" is one, it makes "tits" funnier. Carlin learned this early - "it sounds like an old friend is missing."
posted by l33tpolicywonk at 3:08 PM on January 1, 2011
Seven is a perfect number, six isn't. Lots of the humor in the bit comes from the rhythmic recitation of the list - "motherfucker" is four syllabus, "tits" is one, it makes "tits" funnier. Carlin learned this early - "it sounds like an old friend is missing."
posted by l33tpolicywonk at 3:08 PM on January 1, 2011
This perfectly exemplifies my biggest complaint about Frackin' video enabled internet. I can read a list of 227 words in, uh, well under 30 seconds but not when they are scrolling by over the course of almost six minutes.
TL;DW: Anyone got a transcript?
posted by Mitheral at 3:30 PM on January 1, 2011
TL;DW: Anyone got a transcript?
posted by Mitheral at 3:30 PM on January 1, 2011
Well apparently you can say all those words on a YouTube video
unless you're outside the US. anyone got a mirror?
posted by krautland at 4:33 PM on January 1, 2011
unless you're outside the US. anyone got a mirror?
posted by krautland at 4:33 PM on January 1, 2011
Assinine.
posted by twoleftfeet at 4:55 PM on January 1, 2011
posted by twoleftfeet at 4:55 PM on January 1, 2011
anus arse arsehole ass ass-hat ass-pirate assbag assbandit assbanger assbite assclown asscock asscracker asses assface assfuck assfucker assgoblin asshead asshole asshopper assjacker asslick asslicker assmonkey assmunch assmuncher asspirate assshit assshole asssucker asswad asswipe bastard bitch bitchass bitches bitchtits bitchy blowjob bollocks boner brotherfucker bullshit bumblefuck buttplug butt-pirate buttfucka buttfucker camel toe carpetmuncher clit clitface clitfuck clusterfuck cock cockass cockbite cockburger cockface cockfucker cockhead cockjockey cockknoker cockmaster cockmongler cockmongruel cockmonkey cockmuncher cocknose cocknugget cockshit cocksmith cocksmoker cocksucker coochie cooter cum cumbubble cumdumpster cumguzzler cumjockey cumslut cumtart cunnilingus cunt cuntface cunthole cuntlicker cuntslut damn dick dickbag dickbeaters dickface dickfuck dickfucker dickhead dickhole dickjuice dickmilk dickmonger dicks dickslap dicksucker dickwad dickweasel dickweed dickwod dildo dipshit doochbag dookie douche douchewaffle dumbass dumbfuck dumbshit fellatio feltch fuck fuckass fuckbag fuckboy fuckbrain fuckbutt fucked fucker fucksucker fuckface fuckhead fuckhole fuckin fucking fucknut fuckoff fucks fuckstick fucktard fuckup fuckwit goddamn goddamnit handjob hardon hell ho humping jackass jerkoff jizz kooch kunt motherfucka motherfucker motherfucking muff muffdiver nutsack pecker peckerhead penis penisfucker penispuffer piss pissed pissed off pissflaps polesmoker poon poonani poontang prick punta pussies pussy pussylicking queef rimjob schlong scrote shit shitass shitbag shitbagger shitbrains shitbreath shitcunt shitdick shitface shitfaced shithead shithole shithouse shitspitter shitstain shitter shittiest shitting shitty shiz shiznit skank skeet skullfuck slut slutbag snatch splooge tard testicle thundercunt tit titfuck tits tittyfuck twat twatlips twats twatwaffle unclefucker vag vagina vjayjay wank whore whorebag whoreface
posted by inedible at 5:16 PM on January 1, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by inedible at 5:16 PM on January 1, 2011 [1 favorite]
This reminds me of the big kerfluffle back in the old days of MSN Groups when the powers-that-be flew into a moral panic about the growing number of Groups featuring sexual content. MSN decided that one way to combat this apparent menace was to compile a list of sex-related words in order to seek out and shutter any Groups that were using these words in their names or their group descriptions.
One of the forbidden words was breast. Obviously MSN didn't foresee the hell that broke loose when their War On Sex resulted in several breast cancer support groups and survivors' groups getting shuttered.
Another prohibited word was tit. MSN didn't differentiate between tit as a stand-alone word and tit as a component of a word, so there were lots of other innocent victims: cross-stitchers, dietitians, as well as groups with words like attitude, institute, or petition in their names. Well, you get the idea.
Eventually it was all moot because MSN gave up on hosting groups altogether, but it was definitely an eye-opening example of the fruitlessness of banning words.
posted by amyms at 5:46 PM on January 1, 2011
One of the forbidden words was breast. Obviously MSN didn't foresee the hell that broke loose when their War On Sex resulted in several breast cancer support groups and survivors' groups getting shuttered.
Another prohibited word was tit. MSN didn't differentiate between tit as a stand-alone word and tit as a component of a word, so there were lots of other innocent victims: cross-stitchers, dietitians, as well as groups with words like attitude, institute, or petition in their names. Well, you get the idea.
Eventually it was all moot because MSN gave up on hosting groups altogether, but it was definitely an eye-opening example of the fruitlessness of banning words.
posted by amyms at 5:46 PM on January 1, 2011
Runescape was never really a good game, but there was something to be said for running around killing innocent chickens while playing with their ridiculous censorship algorithm. My favorite one was a conversation about donuts, which became a conversation about do****.
posted by NoraReed at 6:00 PM on January 1, 2011
posted by NoraReed at 6:00 PM on January 1, 2011
Man, what an edgy video!
cockburger
shit
i mean hamburger
posted by Askiba at 6:04 PM on January 1, 2011
cockburger
shit
i mean hamburger
posted by Askiba at 6:04 PM on January 1, 2011
omg!! that is too funny
posted by wonderwoman7 at 7:56 PM on January 1, 2011
posted by wonderwoman7 at 7:56 PM on January 1, 2011
Skeet
Well, I guess white people know what this means, now.
posted by mreleganza at 11:47 PM on January 1, 2011
Well, I guess white people know what this means, now.
posted by mreleganza at 11:47 PM on January 1, 2011
My favorite iteration of the Scunthorpe problem came in the early days of ESPN.com's chat program. They didn't just remove bad words, they would replace them with "gotchas." So if you wrote "Fuck" you would instead see "I HAVE A TINY BRAIN!" or "IGNORE ME, I'M STUPID!"
I became aware of the issue when trying to discuss the Yankees starting rotation, and where Sterling HitchI AM AN IDIOT fit in it.
posted by mreleganza at 12:44 AM on January 2, 2011 [1 favorite]
I became aware of the issue when trying to discuss the Yankees starting rotation, and where Sterling HitchI AM AN IDIOT fit in it.
posted by mreleganza at 12:44 AM on January 2, 2011 [1 favorite]
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