However you slice it, Apple is sexist

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HOWEVER YOU SLICE IT, APPLE IS SEXIST

by Petra Starke in Apps on Tuesday 20 May 2014

Apple has banned a female sex education game from its App Store because it is “pornographic”, “objectionable” and “crude”, yet happily hosts dozens of leery, lewd and offensive apps that sexually objectify women. What’s the deal?

In March last year, New York illustrator and developer Tina Gong came up with a quirky idea for a women’s sexual health app – a game that taught women how to masturbate.

Featuring a cute cartoon version of a vulva that responded to the user’s touch, Happy Play Time was intended to strip the “silly stigma” away from female sexual exploration, and help women to understand their bodies better in a fun, non-shameful way.

Read more: http://www.techly.com.au/2014/05/20/however-slice-apple-sexist/

-- Techlÿ 2014-05-20