Apple has prevented the creators of South Park from selling an iPhone app based on the long-running cartoon series.
The show announced that back in October, it had submitted the app to Apple for approval, and after repeated attempts, it had been rejected. The reason? The content was “potentially offensive.”
Offensive, nooooo, not South Park! (insert sarcasm here)
South Park’s raunchy rudeness is what has made it so popular since it was launched twelve years ago.
Those running the App Store have either been living in a cave since 1997, or they are the most hyper-sensitive bunch on the face of the Earth. What I don’t understand is, they will sell you all twelve seasons of the show on iTunes, but won’t let you get an iPhone app based on the show. What gives?
Apple is pretty much practicing selective censorship here. They approved two other apps, Wobble and iJiggles, with content that I can’t go into here.