Comments on: Homophobia? There’s an app for that… https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/09/28/homophobia-theres-an-app-for-that/ Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:32:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/09/28/homophobia-theres-an-app-for-that/#comment-11957 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:32:14 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=459#comment-11957 Good point.

]]> By: Timothy (TRiG) https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/09/28/homophobia-theres-an-app-for-that/#comment-11956 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:17:05 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=459#comment-11956 I protested a homophobic app in the iPhone AppStore, but I don’t think I would for Android. Apple tightly control what gets into the iPhone AppStore: if it’s in, they approve of it, and they shouldn’t be approving of homophobia. Google do not tightly control what gets into the Android Marketplace, so it’s a free speech issue.

TRiG.

]]> By: What I’m Reading Sunday, October 2, 2011 | Rationally Thinking Out Loud https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/09/28/homophobia-theres-an-app-for-that/#comment-11955 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 01:19:15 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=459#comment-11955 […] Homophobia? There’s an app for that… | The X Blog […]

]]> By: Ibis3, féministe avec un titre française de fantaisie https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/09/28/homophobia-theres-an-app-for-that/#comment-11954 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:03:59 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=459#comment-11954 Signed.

]]> By: Daniel Schealler https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/09/28/homophobia-theres-an-app-for-that/#comment-11953 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:42:40 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=459#comment-11953 Won’t be filling out the form.

I agree the app is homophobic and should be shunned – but it’s a free speech issue.

The cure is more speech.

Get someone to develop an ‘Are my parents homophobic bigots?’ app.

]]> By: The Lorax https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/09/28/homophobia-theres-an-app-for-that/#comment-11952 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:13:56 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=459#comment-11952 I’m fine with an app like that, as long as you can only get your results if fill out the following questionnaire:

“Do I love my son?”

1: Did you fill out the previous questionnaire?

[ ] Yes
[ ] No

If you answered “Yes”, then you do not love your son.

]]> By: jamessweet https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/09/28/homophobia-theres-an-app-for-that/#comment-11951 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:10:28 +0000 http://freethoughtblogs.com/xblog/?p=459#comment-11951 I think I would prefer not to see Google take action on this. I sort of like the anarchic nature of the Google Marketplace, that virtually any app can be sold, even if many people might find it offensive. Not that I approve of the app, of course, just not sure I want Google bringing down the banhammer.

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