But what if what I want to say sometimes resembles the self censorship anyway, because my anxieties make me want to avoid coming off as too “mean” regardless of what some corpo thinks?
Even just “Are you freaking serious?” This one tells me you want to get across a similar point but don’t swear like a sailor. “F*cking” tells me that your mom’s going to take away your Xbox for a week if she finds out.
But what if what I want to say sometimes resembles the self censorship anyway, because my anxieties make me want to avoid coming off as too “mean” regardless of what some corpo thinks?
Good.
Another great option if you don’t want to swear.
Dumb autocensorship. Don’t ever do this. Either spell it out or leave the word out altogether. This accomplishes nothing.
Even just “Are you freaking serious?” This one tells me you want to get across a similar point but don’t swear like a sailor. “F*cking” tells me that your mom’s going to take away your Xbox for a week if she finds out.