Moral panic in asterisking
Oddities in the
U.S.
iTunes asterisking scheme continue to turn up. Now we see a
moral panic incorporated in it, through the bleeping of "molest",
"molester", "molestation", "pedophile", and "pedophilia". Yes,
the
WORDS THEMSELVES are offensive.
[Other words too dirty to view: "scrotum" and "rapist" (but "rape" is
ok, as I pointed out earlier). "Masturbation" holds the title for
greatest number of asterisks (ten), just barely beating out
"molestation". Thanks to Nassira Nicola for the pointers.]
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Posted by Arnold Zwicky at August 10, 2006 10:31 AM