Discriminatory behavior by Poetry Soup Censors

Posted by Dennis Spilchuk on 8/29/2026 8:21:06 AM

"Negro" is a word that describes the proud ancestry of black people who were enslaved by American citizens. It is not a derogatory term but is derogatory when bigots refer to the word "Negro" as derogatory to appease American bigots. The censors at Poetry Soup  are encouraging racism and biqotry. They also take the word "faggot" which is a bundle of sticks and use the slang, unrooted word as derogatory. This is done in order to appease the masses of bigotry. "Gay" is also a beautiful word and was used to insult males who studied in the arts, poetry, dancing, etc. And it continues today, the bigotry and hate. Gay does not nor never was rooted to mean homo sexual. But what can you do, society is filled with bigots, including those at Poetry Soup. They justify their spreading of misinformation and hate as doing what the masses want them to do. Doesn't that sound like bigotry? "Cock" is a male fowl.


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Comment by Dennis Spilchuk on 9/5/2026 4:10:51 PM

Thank you for commenting, Alison. I agree with what you say. Another word that really is disgusting and derogatory if you practice the Christian or Jewish faith is the name Adonai. Sugarcoat it; it still is an insult to refer to God or Elohim by that name. This is because of the word's roots, its history and historical references, and the person Adonis as referred to Greek literature. Adonai does not in any way mean or ever meant "the Lord is our God, the Lord is one" unless you worship idols or false gods. And Adon is not unisex as defined today, nor does God or Elohim have anything in common with the shallow, vain Greek character, Adonis.

Comment by Alison A Smith on 9/3/2026 12:10:52 AM

The censorship on here can be a little over zealous but also can miss some things that really are an abuse of the words they use.

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