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'''Kotobagari''' (言葉狩り, lit. "word hunt") refers to the censorship of words considered ] in the ]. Words such as foreigner ('']''), ] (''rai''), blind (''mekura''), deaf (''tunbo''), crazy (''kichigai''), slaughter house (''tosatujou''), and ]/] (''hakuchi'') 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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Critics of ''kotobagari'' point out that the activity often does not serve the purpose of correcting the underlying cause of ]. For example, a school janitor in Japan used to be called a ''kozukai-san'' (choir person). Some felt that the word had a derogatory meaning, so it was changed to ''youmuin'' (task person). Now ''youmuin'' is considered demeaning, so there is shift to use ''koumuin'' (school task person) or ''kanrisagyouin'' (maintenance person) instead, an example of what ] calls the "]". |
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