iTunes unhappy with “racist” S***ks and Specks app
iTunes rewords a "S***ks and Specks" app, worried the word may be deemed too offensive.
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ABC has asked Apple’s iTunes to reconsider an iPhone trivia app for Spicks and Specks, after it automatically deemed its title inappropriate.
iTunes has amended the title to S***ks and Specks, worried the word may be deemed offensive to Hispanics.
The app is described as: “Inspired by the show, the S***ks and Specks Quiz has all your favourite games from the series with a few new ones thrown in, so all you trivia fanatics out there can keep the fun going backstage, on tour and everywhere in between.”
I guess they’ve forgotten all about The Bee Gees.
Screenshots still state the full title.
An ABC spokesman said, “It’s just a technical hitch because iTunes is a US-based platform [and] it automatically censors words which mean something offensive in America.
“We’ve asked them to review it and are waiting for a response.”
Source: PedestrianTV
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34 Responses
Yes PC gone overboard, as usual
The family movie free willy is also censored. A bit ridiculous.
Clearly it is also offensive to people who wear glasses!
PC gone nuts – again!!. To all the ‘spick and span’ posters out there – well done 🙂
PS: I just checked the Bee Gees on iTunes – it’s always referred to as S****s And Specks there too.
@Trix Not quite, there isn’t the same history with slavery and oppression. It is closer to “wog”.
@chk chk, I don’t think the word itself is Spanish but, like most racist slurs, comes from the majority white population … it’s the equivalent of what calling an African American a n*****r is.
what does ‘spicks’ translate to in Spanish, why is it considered offensive?
Just spell it ‘Spix and Specks’ instead.