diff --git a/files/helpers/const.py b/files/helpers/const.py
index 85f4ff817..f6670122b 100644
--- a/files/helpers/const.py
+++ b/files/helpers/const.py
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ AJ_REPLACEMENTS = {
 
 if SITE_NAME == 'rDrama':
 	SLURS = {
-		"california": "commiefornia",
-		"hollywood": "hollyweird",
 		"tiananmen square": "tiananmen square didn't happen (but it should have)",
 		"dasha": "beautiful angelic perfect Dasha/future Mrs. Carp",
 		"retarded": "r-slurred",
@@ -97,10 +95,10 @@ if SITE_NAME == 'rDrama':
 		"fake and gay": "fake and straight",
 
 		" rapist": " male feminist",
+		">rapist": ">male feminist",
 
-		" kys ": " keep yourself safe ",
-		" pedo ": " libertarian ",
-		" pedos ": " libertarians ",
+		" kys": " keep yourself safe",
+		">kys": ">keep yourself safe",
 	}
 else:
 	SLURS = {
diff --git a/files/helpers/regex.py b/files/helpers/regex.py
index f63dc95ed..bbfc9b9ca 100644
--- a/files/helpers/regex.py
+++ b/files/helpers/regex.py
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ email_regex = re.compile('[A-Z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Z0-9.-]+\.[A-Z]{2,}', flags=re.A|re.
 utm_regex = re.compile('utm_[a-z]+=[a-z0-9_]+&', flags=re.A)
 utm_regex2 = re.compile('[?&]utm_[a-z]+=[a-z0-9_]+', flags=re.A)
 
-slur_regex = re.compile(f"<[^>]*>|{single_words}", flags=re.I|re.A)
-slur_regex_upper = re.compile(f"<[^>]*>|{single_words.upper()}", flags=re.A)
+slur_regex = re.compile(single_words, flags=re.I|re.A)
+slur_regex_upper = re.compile(single_words.upper(), flags=re.A)
 torture_regex = re.compile('(^|\s)(i|me) ', flags=re.I|re.A)
 torture_regex2 = re.compile("(^|\s)i'm ", flags=re.I|re.A)
 torture_regex_exclude = re.compile('^\s*>', flags=re.A)
@@ -105,11 +105,8 @@ git_regex = re.compile("ref: (refs/.+)", flags=re.A)
 pronouns_regex = re.compile("([a-z]{2,5}|i)/[a-z]{2,5}", flags=re.A)
 
 def sub_matcher(match, upper=False):
-	if match.group(0).startswith('<'):
-		return match.group(0)
-	else:
-		repl = SLURS[match.group(0).lower()]
-		return repl if not upper else repl.upper()
+	repl = SLURS[match.group(0).lower()]
+	return repl if not upper else repl.upper()
 
 def sub_matcher_upper(match):
 	return sub_matcher(match, upper=True)