Facebook apologises for flagging Plymouth Hoe as offensive term

Hoe shouldn't be an offensive term, since prostitute shouldn't be either. Like gay or yankee, it should be reclaimed as at least neutral if not a mark of pride. But to the extent that it can't be spoken it can't be rehabilitated.

Of course there are a lot of people who disagree and believe that prostitution is just wrong, and that calling someone a whore should be pejorative, like calling someone a thug. While I disagree with this, those people should be able to express themselves freely too.

The Scunthorpe Problem

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scunthorpe_problem