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>Trying to 'cure' gay people and recruit them into a religious organization and culture is not as offensive to me as the practice of a central big-brother type

>Trying to 'cure' gay people and recruit them into a religious organization and culture is not as offensive to me as the practice of a central big-brother type authorizing and deleting programs on a computer that I own. You have some really screwed up priorities.

zdw 16y ago
So, you'd prefer a coercive, invasive system to limit what you can and can't see and do, vs having available for download someone's religious opinions? Like it or not, this app falls directly under free speech protection. No one is forcing you to install it and peruse it's content, and if someone does they're the one at fault. This isn't the Westboro Baptist Church showing up at a funeral and harassing people against their will. Free society == people are allowed to say things you don't particularly like.
- joebadmo 16y ago
  This is actually why the complaints about the quality and questionable taste/propriety of the Android ecosystem actually sort of make me feel good about it. When I see questionable decisions being made, I know that the freedom to make those questionable decisions exists.
  - maeon3 16y ago
    I don't want my eyes to see anything offensive when I turn on my computer. I want only pure wholesome things, things that won't upset me or cause any unpleasant idea or thought to cascade through my mind. I don't want to hear about anybody picketing funerals, nobody should be trying to cure gay people. If something offends some people, I want to make sure that not only I don't see it, but everyone on the planet can't see it. If everyone want an idea to go away, like Galileo's idiotic Sun-centric model, then it must be destroyed. Censor the apps. The will of the majority must be carried out!
- grammaton 16y ago
  Congratulations, first off, for responding to an argument I didn't even make. Kudos on your strawman. >Trying to 'cure' gay people and recruit them into a religious organization and culture >having available for download someone's religious opinions You do realize that these are two completely different things, right? You do know this, yes? Sorry, but a group of bigots who want to "cure" people because they don't like their sexual orientation is a lot worse than Apple corporate coming up with a policy you don't like. By your own argument, you don't like what they're doing, don't buy an iPhone. In the worst case scenarios, Apple becomes a restrictive company and no one wants to buy their products anymore, vs. a group of bigots gains enough traction to incite hatred and violence against a minority group. Guess which one of these is worse? If you really think someone diddling the apps on your iphone is on the same plane as a hate group, you need to sit down and do some serious thinking for a long, long time.

zdw 16y ago

So, you'd prefer a coercive, invasive system to limit what you can and can't see and do, vs having available for download someone's religious opinions? Like it or not, this app falls directly under free speech protection. No one is forcing you to install it and peruse it's content, and if someone does they're the one at fault. This isn't the Westboro Baptist Church showing up at a funeral and harassing people against their will. Free society == people are allowed to say things you don't particularly like.

joebadmo 16y ago
This is actually why the complaints about the quality and questionable taste/propriety of the Android ecosystem actually sort of make me feel good about it. When I see questionable decisions being made, I know that the freedom to make those questionable decisions exists.
- maeon3 16y ago
  I don't want my eyes to see anything offensive when I turn on my computer. I want only pure wholesome things, things that won't upset me or cause any unpleasant idea or thought to cascade through my mind. I don't want to hear about anybody picketing funerals, nobody should be trying to cure gay people. If something offends some people, I want to make sure that not only I don't see it, but everyone on the planet can't see it. If everyone want an idea to go away, like Galileo's idiotic Sun-centric model, then it must be destroyed. Censor the apps. The will of the majority must be carried out!
grammaton 16y ago
Congratulations, first off, for responding to an argument I didn't even make. Kudos on your strawman. >Trying to 'cure' gay people and recruit them into a religious organization and culture >having available for download someone's religious opinions You do realize that these are two completely different things, right? You do know this, yes? Sorry, but a group of bigots who want to "cure" people because they don't like their sexual orientation is a lot worse than Apple corporate coming up with a policy you don't like. By your own argument, you don't like what they're doing, don't buy an iPhone. In the worst case scenarios, Apple becomes a restrictive company and no one wants to buy their products anymore, vs. a group of bigots gains enough traction to incite hatred and violence against a minority group. Guess which one of these is worse? If you really think someone diddling the apps on your iphone is on the same plane as a hate group, you need to sit down and do some serious thinking for a long, long time.