i know we hate the term "unalive" on tumblr because it's a symbol of the censorship that reigns on tiktok, but consider that it is, for all intents and purposes, the most hilarious word ever.
like im sorry.
you unalived that little shit - come on, peak comedy.
you didn't kill that little shit. you didn't make him die. you didn't inflict mortal wounds upon him.
you just straight up undid his ass. you unlived his life.
you uncreated him. unexisted him. you stopped his past, present, and future.
I don't dislike self-censorship terms like "unalive" because they're cringy, I dislike them because I don't think advertisers should be able to shape how we talk about certain subjects. Survivors of abuse or other traumatic experiences should not have to make up new words because platforms are scared of chasing away advertisers. Minorities should able able to discuss their experiences with stuff like discrimination without censoring themselves. Queer people should be able to use their preferred terms without a website blocking their posts because a trans person used the word "transgender". we should be able to discuss real world events either ongoing or historical without having to water things down for advertisers. These new words have left the internet and become things people use in real life, and I din't think advertising companies should have the power to dictate our language to us.
On sites where you're not allowed to say "kill" or "die", instead of using the dumbest word imaginable, "unalive", we should start using mafia slang. "Yeah they iced this guy", "yeah i just wanna take a dirt nap", "yeah you'll be sleepin with the fishes". There's so many better phrases than "unalive"
inglorious basterds-like movie about a plot to kill hitler censored in the style of a tiktok
they have to “unalive” “Yahtzees” to get to “bad mustache man” but when they get to him they find he “kermitted sewerslide”
every time there’s a knife or gun on screen (every scene) text that says “⚠️ fake prop! ⚠️” appears next to the weapon
at a burlesque, “ADULT!” “⚠️ fake body! ⚠️” and “she’s wearing shorts!” pop up on screen with a translucent black box blocking any cleavage or skin above the knee