Photobucket believes the word GAY in a search automatically makes it an ADULT/SEXUALLY EXPLICIT SEARCH ATTEMPT and sends you to a warning page.
Now maybe, just MAYBE, this has something to do with the bright orange background with blue and white globe of ATT/CINGULAR on the very front page.
Or MAYBE there's been a rash of uploaded explicit pictures using the tag or keyword gay and Photobucket wants to let roaming viewers know they aren't the place to look for that stuff.*
The problem, however, is that the word gay is in the search phrases 'gay marriage', and 'gay rights' which makes Photobucket look a mite homophobic. Cause not everyone's going to sit there and do what I just did, which is:
As of 11:27pm EST, June 23, 2009 - the following search terms DO NOT bring up the warning page.
* Trans
* Transgender
* Gender
* Genderqueer
* Queer
* Homosexual
* Homo (1 immediate image marked TOS breaker)
* Dyke
* Bulldyke
* Lesbian (several immediate images marked moved or deleted)
* Fag
* Faghag
* Equal Marriage
* Queer Marriage
* Transvestite
Affected words: gay, tranny, shemale.
Login or logged out doesn't seem to matter. Now, if further on this month, or this year some of these words end up flashing an adult content warning sign - this may well be another #Amazonfail. Until then, it can't hurt to let Photobucket know we're waiting and watching - statistical data be damned.
*Brought to my attention by Kayden of Dreamwidth.org who did contact Photobucket and received a boilerplate reply.
Warning Page Text: Your search term probably relates to adult content. Photobucket DOES NOT host sexually explicit content.
Warning: If you are under 18 or live in an area where it is illegal for you to view explicit content try another search.
or... Continue your Photobucket search here
