I’ve been watching videos related to the GTA series. Obviously, a video game series where violence, sex, and drugs are major themes. But YouTubers won’t say words like “kill”, “die”, “murder”, “sex”, “dildo”, “cocaine”, “cannabis” etc etc.

They either use euphemisms or just show the thing on the screen without saying what it actually is. A dildo is a “plastic eggplant” and killing someone is “unaliving” them. Cocaine is “white powder”.

I’m aware it’s related to the algorithm and demonetisation. But I’m so sick of sanitised internet. A video about a game for adults is presented like it’s for children or teens.

  • Grass@sh.itjust.works
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    2 months ago

    The worst part is people just talking like this now, probably without even thinking about it. Even my dad says unalive and pewpew now…