Santa Claus fired from App Store gig

Please explain to me how this is a strike against "political correctness" (PC)? This has absolutely *nothing* to do with PC! If you are going to critque something, dear comment-posting people, please use proper context and not a red-herring.

And really, any time I read how some person was raised this-or-that way and "turned out okay" I laugh out loud. I am sorry, but it is more likely than not that your parents got it wrong, and that you too will get it wrong. Most people have absolutely no idea how to parent, and so the reign of bad parenting continues.

Overprotective parents strike again.

The total pussy-fication of America continues.

The parents in question could have used the inclusion of a Christmas novelty song as an opportunity to either
1) discuss their concerns with their children and used it as a learning experience
2) develop a sense of humor and joy
or
3) become irrationally bitter and angry and attack the software developer

I'm sure many did the first 2 as for the 3s... I'm speechless.

I'm sure he could have weathered the "I'm a stupid parent..." storm of overly sensitive parents, but he gets a negative from me for being 1) being a stupid businessman and 2) having questionable ethics.

1) $12000 to design that application? Apparently the 3D animation put him over budget according to link but seriously... that's what estimates are for.

2) He pays people to write a him good review? That's a flawed strategy to begin with.... why not write a decent app to begin with?

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I really hate this "holiday." It's a shame it always brings out the worst in people and it's getting worse and more commercialistic every year. Fuck Christmas. Go donate $100 to your favorite charity instead of buying gifts for people this year... I think that's what I'm going to do.
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PC hogwash run amok. When I first heard of this, I thought it was due to him using unlicensed tunes; then I found out about the parent "outrage". Give me a break. Guess this means a lot of the fairy tale and nursery rhyme apps will be banished now too. ..

What?!? The witch wanted to EAT Hansel and Gretel? OMG, want someone think of the children!

Fieldrunners has poor little people running under fire of cannon towers?!? How barbaric!

Expect Apple to fire up it's KILL SWITCH any time now.

A glorious blow has been struck for political correctness. And, y'know, against actual humans, but not that that ever mattered.

I'm about 4 poorly-written fluff pieces away from removing TUAW from my RSS reader. 3, after this post.

Wait, Kids have iPhones and buy iPhone apps?