# The SDMB needs to have a banned words list

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**Created:** [January 20, 2023, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-needs-to-have-a-banned-words-list/978494 "2023-01-20T04:55:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-needs-to-have-a-banned-words-list/978494/143 "2023-07-26T17:43:13Z")

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How about a “banned concept” list? In the SAG strike thread, a video was posted of a stuntman in protective clothing setiing the protective clothing on fire for a few seconds before putting it out as “protest”. I said “Thích Quảng Đức did it better.”, And that was deemed “deeply offensive” and something that I “shouldn’t do again”. So it would help to have a list of analogies, metaphors, and comparisons you aren’t allowed to make so that you don’t arbitrarily find out about them after the fact.

> [@SAG-AFTRA strike is a go! (Tentative agreement to end strike 2023-11-08)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sag-aftra-strike-is-a-go/987002/91):
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> Moderating: that was off-topic, and while i can see why your mind might have gone there, the comparison is deeply offensive. Please don’t do that again. DM me if you want to discuss.

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