Explicit content in apple first party app

[arkitect]

Life goes on, and shirtless cowboys are just a part of it.

I wish they played a larger part in my life… that's for sure. 🙂

 

[4389842]

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.

You analogy seems flawed: speeding is a violation of a rule intended to protect other road users.

An image of human anatomy is just that… there is nothing criminal, inappropriate or unhealthy about it.

 

[usagora]

You analogy seems flawed: speeding is a violation of a rule intended to protect other road users.

No, because I'm not comparing the act of speeding to a published image of a man's chest. I'm comparing the logic that something lesser (whether according to law or one's own personal opinion) should be ignored in favor of something greater, which is based on a false assumption that you can't pay attention to both.

An image of human anatomy is just that… there is nothing criminal, inappropriate or unhealthy about it.

Ok, then you'd be ok with full nudity in Apple ads based on that statement. I'm fairly sure that even most of the people mocking the OP here wouldn't agree with that.

 

[one more]

This topic starts repeating itself:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/do-you-think-this-is-an-appropriate-thing-to-force-onto-a-4yr-old-childs-phone.2371446/

To OP - if we do not pre-condition a child that somebody’s naked body is “wrong”, do you believe simply seeing this picture will somehow harm them?

 

[Analog Kid]

the Dolly Parton incident

That's how I'm going to refer to it from now on, just for the mystery it provides. 😄

2026: "Man, who was here for the Dolly Parton incident of 2022?"

 

[jagolden]

This “explicit “ thread is nothing compared to one story headline (and story) on Apple News site today.
So disgusting I won’t even repeat it.

 

[4389842]

Ok, then you'd be ok with full nudity in Apple ads based on that statement. I'm fairly sure that even most of the people mocking the OP here wouldn't agree with that.

Yes, if said nudity was part of say, an educational book on biology. Depictions of the human body do not necessarily equate porn or otherwise reprehensible content.

 

[usagora]

Yes, if said nudity was part of say, an educational book on biology. Depictions of the human body do not necessarily equate porn or otherwise reprehensible content.

It doesn't have to be porn. An image or photo of a fully naked person should not be prominently displayed in a virtual storefront without some sort of warning. That may be different in other societies, but the US and many other countries, that would not be acceptable any more than us walking out of the house naked to go for a walk.

 

[4389842]

It doesn't have to be porn. An image or photo of a fully naked person should not be prominently displayed in a virtual storefront without some sort of warning. That may be different in other societies, but the US and many other countries, that would not be acceptable any more than us walking out of the house naked to go for a walk.

The picture by OP features a man with more clothes on than you would see on a beach or a public pool. Do we need warning signs on those as well? I can assure you none of this is an issue in any EU country.

 

[Unami]

Or imagine you go to a physical book store in your neighborhood, when you open the door, there are these type of book covers staring at you, will you feel comfortable?

Sure, why should I feel uncomfortable by seeing that open shirt (unless I’m obese and it makes me ashamed)? And why would I be afraid of showing my (small) kids some naked skin (unless I‘m a relegious zealot in some barbaric regime like iran)

 

[Unami]

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!"

Exactly. You have to have the „dirty thoughts“ yourself to see something more sexual than mild granny eroticism in this. Most people are not that sexualized.