You know all the times people say on Twitter, “Don’t read the replies”? Well, this is the one time where we encourage you to read the replies, because they’re hilarious.
Here’s sportswriter Natalie Weiner who has gone viral over a tweet that showed a website rejecting her email account on the sign-up page because “Weiner” is considered “offensive language”:
this is without a doubt the best thing that's ever happened to me pic.twitter.com/rnVkmhB2dy
— Natalie Weiner (@natalieweiner) August 28, 2018
And then others quickly replied to Ms. Weiner with stories of their own issues dealing with “offensive language” algorithms.
James Butt knows these problems well:
As a person named James Butts, I know these problems.
— James (@justjames8) August 28, 2018
As does Steve Suconcock:
https://twitter.com/steve_suconcock/status/1034661319377604608
Ben Schmuck can’t even create his own player in the Madden videogame:
Can’t even create my own player in a Madden franchise. Smh.
— Ben Schmuck (@benschmuck13) August 28, 2018
Philip Sporn reports that he intentionally spell his name wrong to beat the “porn” filters:
When I got my computer I had to set my last name as “Spron” because Sporn contains offensive language
— Philip Sporn (@philip_sporn) August 28, 2018
Matt Cummings has “been there,” too:
Been there
— Matt Cummings (@MattCummingsNFL) August 29, 2018
Mike Dickmman agrees:
As a Dickman I know the struggle is real
— Mike Dickman (@TheMikeDickman) August 29, 2018
But it’s not just last names that are an issue. Meet Georgian-American chess player, Nazí Paikidze:
I know that feel pic.twitter.com/nMbjfTKGcZ
— Nazi Paikidze-Barnes (@NaziPaiki) August 29, 2018
More reports from those discriminated against for their last names:
Ha! I had the same damn thing happen to me today when I tried to RSVP for a webinar.
— Jen Dick (@Jennifer_Dick) August 28, 2018
— Lise Holliker Dykes (@LHDonline) August 28, 2018
I was trying to get health insurance … pic.twitter.com/ueeNzUBH4h
— Paul Gay (@paulrgay1) August 29, 2018
https://twitter.com/ArunDickshit/status/1034676077451337729
This whole thread is like therapy…but yours is the best.
— Mike Jewer (@Jouer5) August 29, 2018
The word Spam is literally in my last name. My husband’s family warned me that my last name can/will be marked as spam.
— Angela Spampata (@bird5445) August 29, 2018
at one of my jobs, IT had to create a rule on email server to stop my emails from being rejected as porn spam
— clark aycock (@clarkaycock) August 29, 2018
All hilarious.
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