Final thoughts on Clean Reader

NOTE:I know Chuck Wendig used a similarPeter Quill image in his excellent “Fuck You, Clean Reader: Authorial Consent Matters” post (which you should read), but there’s really no more perfect image to use.

Recently, an app called Clean Reader appeared on the market,selling books with a filter that removes all the “profanity.” I put “profanity” in quotes, because what Clean Readerdefines as profanity contains a heavy conservative Christian (and some would convincingly argue) sexist bias. Phrase...