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this post was submitted on 31 Aug 2023
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Come on'n get your jamaharon on! There are no real rules—just don't break the weather control network.
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Why would it have been censored?
“Maiden” used to imply virginity and “fair” implies light, usually white, skin. Doesn’t take a leap to figure out why censors in the 60s would have found it objectionable to call attention to that.
I wasn't even thinking about words like maiden having "deeper" meaning back then ... Thanks!
That’s why the term “Old Maid” used to be such a biting insult as well.
Doesn't it still mean virgin? If not what does it mean? Non-native speaker here.
Nowadays 'maiden' can just mean 'young woman'.
Oooh! Now I get it!