Okay, I can understand bowdlerizing words like f**k and sh-t and j@k$%m*ckled… but as the son of a Dick (as in “short for Richard”), I’m a little narked at what seems to be going on in this screenshot of the iTunes podcast directory:

The name of the San Francisco Chronicle's ombudsman, Dick Rogers, appears as 'D**k Rogers'

I’m not sure if this silliness is happening at Apple’s end, but the Chronicle’s RSS feed happily uses the D-word without any apparent fear of causing offence.

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