diff --git a/lib/profanity_filter.rb b/lib/profanity_filter.rb
index 9cb137e..1cebdd9 100644
--- a/lib/profanity_filter.rb
+++ b/lib/profanity_filter.rb
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ class Base
     @@dictionary       = YAML.load_file(@@dictionary_file)
 
     class << self
+      # Returns true if the text includes any profanity. Returns false if
+      # the text would not be changed by #clean
+      def profane?(text, replace_method='')
+        text != clean(text, replace_method)
+      end
+      
       def clean(text, replace_method = '')
         return text if text.blank?
         @replace_method = replace_method
diff --git a/test/profanity_filter_test.rb b/test/profanity_filter_test.rb
index 973b948..cd2b5a4 100644
--- a/test/profanity_filter_test.rb
+++ b/test/profanity_filter_test.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ def test_basic_profanity_filter_replaces_punctuation_spaced_profane_words
     assert_equal '@#$%', ProfanityFilter::Base.clean('f.u.c.k')
     assert_equal 'happy-@#$%', ProfanityFilter::Base.clean('happy-fuck')
   end
+  
+  def test_knows_when_text_is_not_profane
+    assert !ProfanityFilter::Base.profane?('happy')
+  end
+  def test_knows_when_text_is_profane
+    assert ProfanityFilter::Base.profane?('fuck')
+  end
 end
 
 class DictionaryProfanityFilterTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
@@ -61,6 +68,13 @@ def test_dictionary_profanity_filter_replaces_punctuation_spaced_profane_words
     assert_equal 'f*ck', ProfanityFilter::Base.clean('f.u.c.k', 'dictionary')
     assert_equal 'happy-f*ck', ProfanityFilter::Base.clean('happy-fuck', 'dictionary')
   end
+  
+  def test_dictionary_knows_when_text_is_not_profane
+    assert !ProfanityFilter::Base.profane?('happy', 'dictionary')
+  end
+  def test_dictionary_knows_when_text_is_profane
+    assert ProfanityFilter::Base.profane?('fuck', 'dictionary')
+  end
 end
 
 
@@ -92,6 +106,13 @@ def test_vowels_profanity_filter_replaces_punctuation_spaced_profane_words
     assert_equal 'f*ck', ProfanityFilter::Base.clean('f.u.c.k', 'vowels')
     assert_equal 'happy-f*ck', ProfanityFilter::Base.clean('happy-fuck', 'vowels')
   end
+  
+  def test_vowels_knows_when_text_is_not_profane
+    assert !ProfanityFilter::Base.profane?('happy', 'vowels')
+  end
+  def test_vowels_knows_when_text_is_profane
+    assert ProfanityFilter::Base.profane?('fuck', 'vowels')
+  end
 end
 
 class HollowProfanityFilterTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
@@ -122,4 +143,11 @@ def test_hollow_profanity_filter_replaces_punctuation_spaced_profane_words
     assert_equal 'f**k', ProfanityFilter::Base.clean('f.u.c.k', 'hollow')
     assert_equal 'happy-f**k', ProfanityFilter::Base.clean('happy-fuck', 'hollow')
   end
-end
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+  
+  def test_hollow_knows_when_text_is_not_profane
+    assert !ProfanityFilter::Base.profane?('happy', 'hollow')
+  end
+  def test_hollow_knows_when_text_is_profane
+    assert ProfanityFilter::Base.profane?('fuck', 'hollow')
+  end
+end