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Explicit content in apple first party app
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This sort of reminds me how people argue that police should not pull over people for speeding and instead go after the "real" criminals. I'm always like, "Uh, why not do both?" Same logic here. It's not an either-or matter. The OP could very well be concerned about all those things you mention as well as this.
@millerj123 Feel free to explain why you "laugh" at this post and the other one. Not sure I get what's so funny about what I posted.
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I opened my Books app and saw the same image. It's listed under "Browse Free Books," along with other romance novels, fiction, self-help, etc.
I haven't purchased any romance books from Apple, so this isn't targeted marketing, but it's just likely a book or genre or (most likely) an image that they have learned will bring more people to try the service.
All that aside, the cover is hardly "explicit," as others have said. It's no different from what you'd see on the street on a hot day, at the park, a beach, a pool, a gym, etc.
Likewise, OP compared this image to a Playboy magazine cover, which I don't see it but okay. Those can be seen at every convenience store in the country, where they don't stop people from buying lottery tickets, Big Gulps and Popular Mechanics. Life goes on, and shirtless cowboys are just a part of it.
I haven't purchased any romance books from Apple, so this isn't targeted marketing, but it's just likely a book or genre or (most likely) an image that they have learned will bring more people to try the service.
All that aside, the cover is hardly "explicit," as others have said. It's no different from what you'd see on the street on a hot day, at the park, a beach, a pool, a gym, etc.
Likewise, OP compared this image to a Playboy magazine cover, which I don't see it but okay. Those can be seen at every convenience store in the country, where they don't stop people from buying lottery tickets, Big Gulps and Popular Mechanics. Life goes on, and shirtless cowboys are just a part of it.
Why "as well as this". What is so bad about this? Any target, Meijer, Walmart, etc ads might show swimming section with some *GASP* skin. Anyone working outside in the neighborhood can be without their shirt. When I swim, I just have swimming trunks and my privacy fence doesn't cover 100% area so some kid can see me swimming.
Next they'll be showing book covers of exposed ankles. 
That's a separate debate. I'm just pointing out that just because the OP is concerned about what others label a "minor" issue (or perhaps to them a non-issue) doesn't mean they're not concerned about "larger" issues as well.
Edit: Again, what is so hilarious about this post? Seriously, I don't get it. It's a simple logical train of thought. You don't have to agree with the OP to agree with my post 🙄 Perhaps try putting your objection into words. Just a thought 🤷🏼♂️
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I think someone else can say this better than me, but kids don't know something is sexual unless you make it sexual. Just like kids aren't racist until they observe racism. You are setting the tone. "oh its Montana, must be hot out there!"
One day, my child saw a mostly-clothed adult torso, and yada, yada, yada...
...they are now serving 25 consecutive life sentences in a SUPERMAX prison.
So I ask of you...who will protect our children from these corrosive, morality-compromising gateway images?!?!?! The uptightness of our very civilization is at stake!!!!
...they are now serving 25 consecutive life sentences in a SUPERMAX prison.
So I ask of you...who will protect our children from these corrosive, morality-compromising gateway images?!?!?! The uptightness of our very civilization is at stake!!!!
Exactly. It's just like profanity. We could all just decide that four-letter words are no big deal.
Instead society confers negative associations to those words, thus bestowing them that power. Why? Who knows.
These perceptions aren't formed by immaculate conception. The call is coming from inside the house.
...and when they do, I'll clutch my pearls so tightly they'll break!Next they'll be showing book covers of exposed ankles.
A man with his shirt unbuttoned is neither explicit or harmful to children.
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The book looks terrible, and I wouldn’t want me or my kids to read it. The cover isn’t good, either. It looks like what I grew up calling dimestore trash.
But the presence of the cover doesn’t offend me beyond that, and it wouldn’t bother me at all for my kids to see.
There is far worse than that in the world today. I don’t see anything wrong here.
Wonder what’s OP‘s opinion about Arabic or middle-east people’s usual dresses.Next they'll be showing book covers of exposed ankles.
In all seriousness, you can work around the problem by creating a Shortcut which instantly opens a book you assign. Then you might only see the scandalous man when you leave the book.
This and the Dolly Parton incident make me really happy to be amongst the MacRumours folk. Majority of y’all are a progressive, thoughtful and humble lot.
Is there such a thing?Wonder what’s OP‘s opinion about Arabic or middle-east people’s usual dresses.
How do you think “Arabic or middle-east people” dress usually?
What are you getting at?
This thread is going from the ridiculous to the sinister.
Surely time to close it?
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You don’t even bother a quick Google search.
I’m clearly referring to Arabic and middle-east clothing style of minimal skin exposure, compared to Western style, which skin exposure is more common than not.
You are right on one thing though, this thread has lost much of the discussion value. Definitely worth closing.
Wow. Keep the kids away from the beach, parks,and outdoors. Wouldn’t want anyone to see a topless human and go burn down Detroit while engaging in sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Keep them out of real bookstores as well….especially the magazines. TV is out as well….let’s ban everything.
Bottom line there is way more important things in life to worry about than a non-explicit book cover on a book store that borders on the absurdity.
Bottom line there is way more important things in life to worry about than a non-explicit book cover on a book store that borders on the absurdity.
Worth pointing out that most respondents here are filtering this through their own westernized norms.
In many cultures, it’s not routine for men to walk around shirtless. That doesn’t mean it’s explicit; simply that it’s rude, coarse, crass. Through that lens, I could see why the OP might not be cool with such an ad.
To me, though, I’d find it irksome because 1) it’s an ad; 2) it’s for an inane genre; and 3) that dude is silently mocking and body shaming me.
In many cultures, it’s not routine for men to walk around shirtless. That doesn’t mean it’s explicit; simply that it’s rude, coarse, crass. Through that lens, I could see why the OP might not be cool with such an ad.
To me, though, I’d find it irksome because 1) it’s an ad; 2) it’s for an inane genre; and 3) that dude is silently mocking and body shaming me.
Yes, I’d walk past them because they’re not what I’m looking for.
Maybe I’d feel a bit envious because I don’t have a six pack like that but that would propel me further into the store even faster, I guess.
Oh, you mean clothing such as the badlah, traditionally worn by belly dancers in Arabian and Middle Eastern countries?
Or maybe clothing such as those worn by the Jordanian royal family pictured below?
Your comments are rather stereotypical…
Edit: … whereas your angry reaction to every criticism is just typical.
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Heaven forbid the children see a human body! Don’t take them to the beach or a public pool! Perhaps we should also ban mirrors in houses, so they never see themselves.
So a human torso, of which you also have one, is ‘tasteless’ (as opposed to a normal aspect of nature/life)?
It is by shielding children from normal images like this that society actually risks creating out of touch weirdos.
What do you do on a day to the beach? Blindfold the kids and wear a full body cloak?
LOL - reminds me of the “Semi-pornish” comment about a picture of Dolly Parton a few weeks ago 🤣