Banning link unit terms?

One of the keywords offensive - can I ban it?

[uhwebs]

I have a link unit on my site, but one of the keywords it suggests is pretty offensive. How can I remove it or ban it from my site?

[netmeg]

I don't think the competitive filter works on those, other than maybe the individual ads that are shown on the second page.

Which is too bad, because I see keywords I'd like to ban too (haven't seen any offensive ones yet, but I sometimes get some *way* off topic ones due to the nature of my sites)

Short answer is - I think you're stuck.

[purplecape]

If you ever use that word, use section targeting to tell Google to ignore it.

You could also try rewriting the pages where that word appears in your link units--might shift the algorithm to a different focus.

Or you could wait. I have noticed that the keywords in link units do drift or cycle into other areas. If visitors don't click the offensive one it may disappear.