# What makes something NSFW? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 31, 2024, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-something-nsfw/1002355 "2024-05-31T20:34:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2024, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-something-nsfw/1002355/1 "2024-05-31T20:34:28Z")
Okay, specific question is, under what circumstances is something NSFW enough to have to break the link? I wondered this because I recently posted a video of a Bo Burnham song. I wasn’t sure whether to break the link or not. He wasn’t really using language we wouldn’t use on these boards, and there’s currently a thread with fuck in the title (which is fine. I’m not complaining.) Do sex jokes count as NSFW enough to break a link? Swearing? What’s the standard? Here’s the song (NSFW.) https ://youtu.be/y7im5LT09a0?si=RcEJDkaoZPylIIxX ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2024, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-something-nsfw/1002355/2 "2024-05-31T21:03:23Z")
Wouldn’t that be a “two-click rule” issue rather than a broken link? IE link plus a drop-down or spoiler blur (or all of the above just in case) to give it an extra step of insulation from a single mis-click? As for NSFW, that’s always fuzzy, and probably deliberately so _here_ like a lot of our rules. Personally (!) I don’t find foul language super offensive, but for a song, my rule would be “Is it -bleeped- on broadcast radio?” If so, I’d probably mention it as NSFW (lyrics) but I don’t think I’d probably blur it for a formal two click. Depends probably on number and severity of the curses. For sex jokes… almost certainly for me (!) again, and we had a (IMHO) very bad taste set of Ashoka “jokes” recently that absolutely (even more IMHO) needed it. Lots of emphasis again on personal preferences, and the board as a whole has a wide range of opinions, but I try to keep it to the “don’t be a jerk”. The blur/spoiler options are really easy to use, so why not? ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2024, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-something-nsfw/1002355/3 "2024-05-31T22:27:28Z")
I looked at the [SDMB rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rules-9-12-2023/990013) and didn’t find the specific term “NSFW.” What I did find was > [@SDMB rules 9/12/2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rules-9-12-2023/990013/1): > > Links to nudity or other potentially shocking or offensive material are permissible only in the context of a mature discussion – gratuitous posting of such links is grounds for revocation of your posting privileges. When posting a link to potentially shocking or offensive material, observe the “two click” rule – don’t link directly to the item, but rather to an intermediate page that in turns links to the item. Alternatively, you may use the “spoiler” function – highlight the link, click on the Tool (gear) icon in the posting menu, and click on Blur Spoiler. Then provide an adequate, accurate description of what the blurred link points to. If you’re not sure whether a link is appropriate, contact a moderator or administrator before posting it. But some people do read the SDMB at work, so of course they don’t want to be surprised by images appearing on their screen, or words coming through their speakers, that could get them in trouble or at least embarrassed. ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2024, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-something-nsfw/1002355/4 "2024-06-01T00:40:22Z")
I asked just the same thing at one point, and the reply was something along the lines that the criterion is whether you will get fired for simple slacking off, or whether sexual harassment will come into it. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2024, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-something-nsfw/1002355/5 "2024-06-01T00:56:07Z")
Bewbs. {SLOBBER-SLOBBER} 🤪 ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2024, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-something-nsfw/1002355/6 "2024-06-01T18:58:39Z")
Depends on your W. In general we mostly mod potential offensive images rather than language. Nudity is an easy call. Language in a video or image will be a judgement call on a case by case basis. I would say mostly a few bad words wouldn’t warrant a two click but a warning to others would be polite. If you are going to get fired for a random gosh darn then you should probably wait until after work to open it. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2024, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-something-nsfw/1002355/7 "2024-06-01T19:17:15Z")
**Moderator Note** > [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#): > > Bewbs. > {SLOBBER-SLOBBER} 🤪 While I get your point, let’s try to avoid boy’s locker room humor type of posts, please. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2024, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-something-nsfw/1002355/8 "2024-06-15T21:39:51Z")
Err on the side of caution? It’s what I always do. Where’s the harm? j