A dictionary has been censored by Apple prior to its acceptance on the app store. Not only have unambiguously rude words been removed; words like ‘screw’, ‘snatch’ and ‘ass’ have been purged too. \u00a0Whoever made that decision is a cock. \u00a0It’s a type of bird, you know, although the bird is apparently extinct by Apple’s request.<\/p>\n
Personally I have no problem with rude words. \u00a0If your child can’t get them on your phone then they’ll underline them in a paper dictionary instead. \u00a0Maybe Apple are trying to protect me. \u00a0I’m grateful. \u00a0Really I am. \u00a0I shall send over my copy of Rogers Profanisaurus without delay so that they can censor that too.<\/p>\n
I do have a problem with all the gun simulators on the app store though. \u00a0A rude word has never resulted in injury to another – but guns kill hundreds, if not thousands, of people around the world every day. \u00a0Surely that is more offensive?<\/p>\n
To quote South Park it seems that “Horrific, deplorable violence is okay, as long as people don’t say any naughty words.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A dictionary has been censored by Apple prior to its acceptance on the app store. Not only have unambiguously rude words been removed; words like ‘screw’, ‘snatch’ and ‘ass’ have been purged too. \u00a0Whoever made that decision is a cock. \u00a0It’s a type of bird, you know, although the bird is apparently extinct by Apple’s … <\/p>\n