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Massachusetts teen asks Apple to change online definition of 'gay'
Becca Gorman, 15, of Sudbury, was writing an essay on gay rights for her history class when she typed the word “gay” into her Macbook laptop’s dictionary. A definition of the word meaning “foolish” or “stupid” was listed alongside two others, including an example that stated “making students wait for the light is kind of a gay rule.”
The Lincoln-Sudbury High School sophomore, whose parents are lesbians, said she was shocked by the discovery.
Determined to see the definition removed, Gorman then wrote to Apple CEO Tim Cook, who is openly gay.
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/11/14/massachusetts-teen-asks-apple-to-change-online-definition-gay/
Becca Gorman, 15, of Sudbury, was writing an essay on gay rights for her history class when she typed the word “gay” into her Macbook laptop’s dictionary. A definition of the word meaning “foolish” or “stupid” was listed alongside two others, including an example that stated “making students wait for the light is kind of a gay rule.”
The Lincoln-Sudbury High School sophomore, whose parents are lesbians, said she was shocked by the discovery.
Determined to see the definition removed, Gorman then wrote to Apple CEO Tim Cook, who is openly gay.
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/11/14/massachusetts-teen-asks-apple-to-change-online-definition-gay/
