diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index f46907f0a24..2b93d6eba32 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
   validates :name, user_full_name: true, if: :will_save_change_to_name?, length: { maximum: 255 }
   validates :ip_address, allowed_ip_address: { on: :create, message: :signup_not_allowed }
   validates :primary_email, presence: true
-  validates :public_user_field_values, watched_words: true, unless: :custom_fields_clean?
+  validates :validatable_user_fields_values, watched_words: true, unless: :custom_fields_clean?
   validates_associated :primary_email, message: -> (_, user_email) { user_email[:value]&.errors[:email]&.first }
 
   after_initialize :add_trust_level
@@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   USER_FIELD_PREFIX ||= "user_field_"
 
-  def user_fields(field_ids = nil)
+  def user_fields(field_ids = nil, exclude_types: [])
     if field_ids.nil?
       field_ids = (@all_user_field_ids ||= UserField.pluck(:id))
     end
@@ -1273,8 +1273,8 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
     end
   end
 
-  def public_user_field_values
-    public_user_fields.values.join(" ")
+  def validatable_user_fields_values
+    validatable_user_fields.values.join(" ")
   end
 
   def set_user_field(field_id, value)
@@ -1282,13 +1282,16 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def apply_watched_words
-    public_user_fields.each do |id, value|
+    validatable_user_fields.each do |id, value|
       set_user_field(id, PrettyText.cook(value).gsub(/^<p>(.*)<\/p>$/, "\\1"))
     end
   end
 
-  def public_user_fields
-    @public_user_field_ids ||= UserField.public_fields.pluck(:id)
+  def validatable_user_fields
+    # ignore multiselect fields since they are admin-set and thus not UGC
+    relation = UserField.public_fields.where.not(field_type: 'multiselect')
+
+    @public_user_field_ids ||= relation.pluck(:id)
     user_fields(@public_user_field_ids)
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/models/user_spec.rb b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
index 7be09aa1b3e..572bef65d6c 100644
--- a/spec/models/user_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user_spec.rb
@@ -223,6 +223,41 @@ RSpec.describe User do
 
         it { is_expected.to be_valid }
       end
+
+      context "with a multiselect user field" do
+        fab!(:user_field) do
+          Fabricate(:user_field, field_type: 'multiselect', show_on_profile: true) do
+            user_field_options do
+              [
+                Fabricate(:user_field_option, value: 'Axe'),
+                Fabricate(:user_field_option, value: 'Sword')
+              ]
+            end
+          end
+        end
+
+        let(:user_field_value) { user.reload.user_fields[user_field.id.to_s] }
+
+        context "with a blocked word" do
+          let(:value) { %w{ Axe bad Sword } }
+
+          it "does not block the word since it is not user generated-content" do
+            user.save!
+            expect(user_field_value).to eq %w{ Axe bad Sword }
+          end
+        end
+
+        context "with a censored word" do
+          let(:value) { %w{ Axe bad Sword } }
+          before { watched_word.action = WatchedWord.actions[:censor] }
+
+          it "does not censor the word since it is not user generated-content" do
+            user.save!
+            expect(user_field_value).to eq %w{ Axe bad Sword }
+          end
+        end
+
+      end
     end
   end