ことばが
言葉狩り
1. word-hunting; search for and censorship of politically incorrect words
2. KotobagariKotobagari refers to the reluctance to use words that are considered politically incorrect in the Japanese language. For instance words such as rai, mekura, tsunbo (聾 "deaf"), oshi (唖 "deaf-mute"), kichigai (気違い or 気狂い "crazy"), tosatsujō (屠殺場 "slaughter house"), and hakuchi (白痴 "moron/retard") are currently not used by the majority of Japanese publishing houses; the publishers often refuse to publish writing which includes these words.
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