kerrigan778 comments on Struggling to spell ‘male chauvinist pig’? Apple’s grey list means your iPhone won’t help you

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[–] kerrigan778@lemmy.blahaj.zone -5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

I think you're being a little reactionary, it's more about offending someone by suggesting these things when they WEREN'T what they were actually trying to say. Autocorrecting to insults or swears could get someone in potentially serious trouble. It's easy to imagine the viral facebook post "My iPhone got me fired!" Or even "iPhone is teaching my kids bad words!"

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[–] muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (1 child)

My mothers iPhone autocorrected an inserted an N-bomb while she was texting a black friend of hers so it’s not like this is surprising to any of us.

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[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Doesn't the autocorrect learn from the user? Your mom probably uses the N-word a lot

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[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 5 points 1 day ago

You cant have control of your own device, it could be a slight PR inconvenience for the company!

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[–] Zoot@reddthat.com 2 points 1 day ago

You should be blaming the parents if you see posts like that. Literally no excuse for not watching your own child and making sure they know which words are okay and not okay, in your own house

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