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8bitrkt
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Ban the word "baka"

this is totally a dupe, github is banned on my school laptop though, so I cant use ocular :(

The title, baka means very offensive things in japanese, It a swear word there. And even if children don't get it and they think sussy baka is a small joke, it should still be banned for meaning offensive things.

edit: just because someone in english doesn't know its a swear, that doesn't mean it shouldn't be banned. ITS STILL A SWEAR AT THE END OF THE DAY
edit 2: I understand that it has a lot of translations in other languages. but japanese is not only the 2nd largest language in scratch (at least last time I checked), but is also where the word is from.

Last edited by 8bitrkt (Dec. 12, 2022 21:44:50)

eikh2
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Ban the word "baka"

I thought it simply meant “fool”…?
8bitrkt
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Ban the word "baka"

eikh2 wrote:

I thought it simply meant “fool”…?
look it up, if you dare. It basically just means idiot but x10 more
Za-Chary
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Ban the word "baka"

A post made by a Scratch Team member seems to indicate that saying this is not okay for Scratch. So I am under the impression that you can already use the Report button on comments which say this.

I feel like, when I was a Scratch Team member, I remember a more definitive statement about this that stated it is definitely not allowed for Scratch. But either I can't find this statement or it was given as some sort of off-hand comment which I don't remember. So I would interpret the linked post above as you would wish.
forumhelperman
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Ban the word "baka"

eikh2 wrote:

I thought it simply meant “fool”…?
although it does mean fool, I would like to think of it being more like the r word. Although, it baka can still be used in casual context, unlike the r.
I would just say support, its generally a “mean” word.
roofogato
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1000+ posts

Ban the word "baka"

No support, again there are many mesmes w this phrase that would be banned for no reason


Just report if you see something bad
5_g
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Ban the word "baka"

roofogato wrote:

No support, again there are many mesmes w this phrase that would be banned for no reason


Just report if you see something bad
if someone says for example “ youre a baka ” report
but if it is used in a meme way then it should be allowed
IceCreamTub
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Ban the word "baka"

forumhelperman wrote:

eikh2 wrote:

I thought it simply meant “fool”…?
although it does mean fool, I would like to think of it being more like the r word. Although, it baka can still be used in casual context, unlike the r.
I would just say support, its generally a “mean” word.
Well… The r word is also a medical term if i remember correctly
OhOkSir12345
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Ban the word "baka"

But “baka” in japanese and then translated back to english does mean “fool” i dont get it
k0d3rrr
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Ban the word "baka"

OhOkSir12345 wrote:

But “<the topic creator might not like this>" in japanese and then translated back to english does mean “fool” i dont get it
Apparently, it's a bad word in Japan.
cookieclickerer33
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Ban the word "baka"

I speak some Japanese and I’m surprised this isn’t already blocked…
8bitrkt
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Ban the word "baka"

5_g wrote:

roofogato wrote:

No support, again there are many mesmes w this phrase that would be banned for no reason


Just report if you see something bad
if someone says for example “ youre a baka ” report
but if it is used in a meme way then it should be allowed
even if its in a meme-y way, it still is a bad word in a language, and would offend some people, especially since english and japanese are the most used languages on scratch. its like using a song with a swear in it, just because it's not being useful harmfully, doesn't make it okay, its still a swear at the end of the day.

Last edited by 8bitrkt (Dec. 8, 2022 13:15:00)

An0therRand0mC0der
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Ban the word "baka"

Baka definitions:
1. a member of a nomadic Pygmy people inhabiting the rainforests of southeastern Cameroon and northern Gabon
2. the Bantu language of the Baka
CoconutGator
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Ban the word "baka"

An0therRand0mC0der wrote:

Baka definitions:
1. a member of a nomadic Pygmy people inhabiting the rainforests of southeastern Cameroon and northern Gabon
2. the Bantu language of the Baka
It doesn't mean anything offensive in English. It's a Japanese swear word.

Last edited by CoconutGator (Dec. 8, 2022 14:35:57)

ajskateboarder
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1000+ posts

Ban the word "baka"

I feel like banning a Japanese word would fall along the lines of this suggestion, which just ended with Paddle2See telling the OP to use Contact Us instead. Semi-support since “baka” (used in memes) doesn't have the same popularity as it did a couple of years ago, but these words could still be incorrectly filtered:

An0therRand0mC0der wrote:

(#13)
Baka definitions:
1. a member of a nomadic Pygmy people inhabiting the rainforests of southeastern Cameroon and northern Gabon
2. the Bantu language of the Baka
zomboss1_1
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Ban the word "baka"

Uhm… To my knowledge (and I've seen multiple translations on it), it means Idiot.
An0therRand0mC0der
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Ban the word "baka"

zomboss1_1 wrote:

Uhm… To my knowledge (and I've seen multiple translations on it), it means Idiot.
I'd recommond you read the thread.
zomboss1_1
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Ban the word "baka"

An0therRand0mC0der wrote:

zomboss1_1 wrote:

Uhm… To my knowledge (and I've seen multiple translations on it), it means Idiot.
I'd recommond you read the thread.
I translated it, and I say, no support. There are so many different things it translates to, it'd be kind absurd just because of a couple of it's translations. Anyways, just report the bad ones.
Creator-H
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Ban the word "baka"

I mean… If you intend to use it that way, it shouldn't be used, but just saying “Sussy B@ka” Or something ain't very offensive.
medians
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Ban the word "baka"

Yeah it translates to several diff things it looks like

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