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'Seven Dirty Words' Restriction Policy Lifted from .US Domain Name Registrations (circleid.com)
An anonymous reader shares a report: Neustar, the registry operator of the .US domain and NTIA have reversed course, allowing the inclusion of previously restricted "seven dirty words" from future .US domain name registrations. The decision came after EFF and the Cyberlaw Clinic at Harvard Law School intervened in the cancelation of a domain name containing a restricted word. The domain name -- fucknazis.us -- registered by Mr. Rubin was suspended by Neustar calling it a violation of an NTIA "seven dirty words" policy -- "a phrase with particular First Amendment significance," said EFF. Further reading: EFF: Yes, You Can Name A Website "Fucknazis.us".
As I say on all these stories ... all words are just arbitrary strings of characters that convey meaning.
And one of the meanings that offensive words carry is that of offense. The people using them are trying to give offense. These are units of communication, and that's literally what you are communicating with them.
The childish thing is not to recognize that, but to pretend that you don't recognize it.
Wouldn't want to hinder someone taking a brave stand against Nazis, some 73 years too late ...