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Suri is the new feature on the iPhone 4S that allows voice commands. For instance you can ask what the weather will be like and it responds by showing you the forcast, or if you’re hurt, it can tell you where the nearest hospital is. However as stated below in  the post, it has no reference to birth control or similar subjects such as help for rape victims… justthetipoffeminism: SURI IS SEXIST  i mean, REALLY Unfortunately, while Suri can tell you where to buy Viagra, where to find a hooker, where the closest dentist it, or the nearest hardware store, it cannot help you if you’re looking for: birth control, the morning after pill, abortion clinics, women’s health centers, sexual abuse centers or rape centers. If you tell Suri “I was raped” it responds “Really!” If you tell suri “I was hit by a car” it tell you where the nearest hospitals are.  It’s so frustrating to see yet another example of our society neglecting female experiences and needs as legitimate ones. Send Apple feedback letting them know how you feel. The form is here.  Below is a message (written by Zoe Leverant) that you may or may not chose to use:  “Siri won’t provide information about abortion or abortion clinics, only crisis pregnancy centers. She will refer a user to where to buy Viagra, but not birth control or Plan B. When told “I was raped” she replies “Really!” and doesn’t recognize rape or domestic violence as something that should redirect to a hospital, shelter, or legal resources.  Since Siri is capable of directing users to medical facilities based on other stated needs and injuries like priapism, why can’t she direct users to a facility that dispenses a medication (birth control) used by 99% of American women or that provides a procedure (abortion) that 1 in 3 American women undergo? Why is her response to rape a dismissive, snarky joke? This is too intentional to be a simple oversight. Future updates must include corrections to this unacceptable problem. “

Suri is the new feature on the iPhone 4S that allows voice commands. For instance you can ask what the weather will be like and it responds by showing you the forcast, or if you’re hurt, it can tell you where the nearest hospital is. However as stated below in  the post, it has no reference to birth control or similar subjects such as help for rape victims…

justthetipoffeminism:

SURI IS SEXIST  i mean, REALLY

Unfortunately, while Suri can tell you where to buy Viagra, where to find a hooker, where the closest dentist it, or the nearest hardware store, it cannot help you if you’re looking for: birth control, the morning after pill, abortion clinics, women’s health centers, sexual abuse centers or rape centers. If you tell Suri “I was raped” it responds “Really!” If you tell suri “I was hit by a car” it tell you where the nearest hospitals are. 

It’s so frustrating to see yet another example of our society neglecting female experiences and needs as legitimate ones. Send Apple feedback letting them know how you feel. The form is here.  Below is a message (written by Zoe Leverant) that you may or may not chose to use: 

“Siri won’t provide information about abortion or abortion clinics, only crisis pregnancy centers. She will refer a user to where to buy Viagra, but not birth control or Plan B. When told “I was raped” she replies “Really!” and doesn’t recognize rape or domestic violence as something that should redirect to a hospital, shelter, or legal resources. 

Since Siri is capable of directing users to medical facilities based on other stated needs and injuries like priapism, why can’t she direct users to a facility that dispenses a medication (birth control) used by 99% of American women or that provides a procedure (abortion) that 1 in 3 American women undergo? Why is her response to rape a dismissive, snarky joke? This is too intentional to be a simple oversight. Future updates must include corrections to this unacceptable problem. “

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    I’m not condoning rape, but Steve Jobs was adopted and so was his sister, and look how they both turned out. Apple are...
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