Opinions are like Assholes...

[lagilman]

Ooops.  According to Clean Reader, "asshole" might not appear in the text.

Writers - who choose our words carefully, use them deliberately - aren't thrilled with this Bowdlerizing app.  Readers shouldn't be, either. It's an attempt to take away freedom of expression, a power play by those who would control what we see/think/feel. No thanks.

In short: it wasn't appreciated when Bowdler did it, it's not appreciated (or wanted) now. Don't like the language? Don't read the story.

(yes, I have very strong opinions about 'sanitizing' language after the fact and against the author's wishes. Mainly: don't do it.)

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[wolfsilveroak.livejournal.com]

and allows children to enjoy works of literature that contain profanity.

Then perhaps children shouldn't be reading those particular works of literature in the first place, and perhaps, paren ts should better screen what books their kids are reading at young ages that aren't required reading in schools instead of relying on an app to do their parenting for them.