If You Use Any Of These 4 Words Online, Your Name Will Turn Up On This Tracking Website

I’m supposed to be a super-tough journalist, but there are some bigoted words I just can’t say or type, not even for an Upworthy story. Luckily, No Homophobes is a new website keeping track of four homophobic references and how often they’re tweeted around the world. Its mission is to remind us that casual slurs…

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Femi Oke

Oct 23, 2012

Check out www.nohomophobes.com to see the homophobic tweets in real time.

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