> Religion's got nothing to do with it. Racial slurs are a subset of "profanity", and I wager that you support Google's desire to not have apps in their store which prominently feature racial slurs.
I have no objection.
> Every culture has its "bad words" which are forbidden to use in polite company.
I'm not so sure that that is true.
I do not think there is but a single word in the Dutch language that cannot be featured even on children's programming. Some cultures have a concept of “taboo words”, and others seem to lack it.
> Kankerlijer means "cancer sufferer". It is a strong insult: an example of its legal status can be found in a 2008 court case, in which using the word kankerlijer to insult a police officer was cited as a serious offense.
Though, little surprise if "offensive to an authority figure" is a lower bar than "offensive to parents"
Absolutely. They simply feature such swearwords as well as genitals.
> > Kankerlijer means "cancer sufferer". It is a strong insult: an example of its legal status can be found in a 2008 court case, in which using the word kankerlijer to insult a police officer was cited as a serious offense.
> Though, little surprise if "offensive to an authority figure" is a lower bar than "offensive to parents"
It isn't about offending, but insulting.
It isn't legal in the Netherlands to insult police officers in function regardless of how polite the language is. One can't walk up to one and say “I find your face most æsthetically displeasing.” for instance.
Certainly not a law I agree with, in any case, and thankfully it's becoming more and more of a dead letter, but occasionally people are prosecuted for it.
I have no objection.
> Every culture has its "bad words" which are forbidden to use in polite company.
I'm not so sure that that is true.
I do not think there is but a single word in the Dutch language that cannot be featured even on children's programming. Some cultures have a concept of “taboo words”, and others seem to lack it.