Index: django/template/defaultfilters.py
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--- django/template/defaultfilters.py	(revision 7031)
+++ django/template/defaultfilters.py	(working copy)
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@
     """
     from django.utils.html import escape
     return mark_safe(escape(value))
-escape = stringfilter(escape)
+force_escape = stringfilter(force_escape)
 force_escape.is_safe = True
 
 def linebreaks(value, autoescape=None):