Baby Shaker – It’s Not Funny Apple!

(update: app has been removed – CLICK HERE for details)

Our apologies in advance – this will not be a typical KRAPPS post. To borrow a baseball analogy, our mission is to hit what Apple tees up and this next one is going out of the park.

Ever hear of SBS? Per Wikipedia … “Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) is a form of child abuse that occurs when an abuser violently shakes an infant, creating a whiplash-type motion that causes acceleration-deceleration injuries. The injury is estimated to affect between 1,200 and 1,600 children every year in the USA. SBS is often fatal and can cause severe brain damage, resulting in lifelong disability.” Besides death and brain damage, shaking a baby can cause blindness, leaning problems, seizure disorders, cerebral palsy and paralysis. Yeah, pretty disgusting stuff … repulsive and sickening.

So obviously child abuse is no laughing matter … and maybe it’s just us, but we would never even joke about child abuse and use it as a form of entertainment. Maybe we’re just square pegs and out of the norm because apparently Apple and the folks at Sikalosoft think shaking a baby is funny. Head to the App Store … and search the Entertainment category … there you will find the Baby Shaker iPhone app.

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Now don’t get us wrong – we’re not on some vigilante justice hunt. We know there was no malicious intent by Sikalosoft. And we know that Apple are complete dumbasses when it comes to approving apps (even if the app includes a disclaimer – “Never, never shake a baby”), driven by quantity over quality. But come one … combining the title Baby Shaker with the objective of stopping an annoying crying baby is simply irresponsible and utterly idiotic. You would think Apple would stay totally clear of any iPhone app remotely resembling child abuse … but if you’ve paid any attention to KRAPPS, it’s really not surprising.

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loser Ok, we get it … crying babies can indeed get annoying. On a plane, at a restaurant, in the hotel room next to yours … we get it, annoying … shut that kid up! But Apple, try using just half your freaking money-making brain and reject Baby Shaker … tell Sikalosoft to make some revisions, call the damn thing Pacify Junior and mix in some pacifiers to calm the baby down. See how easy that was … simple stuff, sort of funny while protecting the integrity of the Apple brand. And never forget … reality bites – release Baby Shaker and you get douchebag users leaving loser reviews like the one below (yeah, look for it … look for the word CHOCKING) …

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April 22, 2009 | Filed Under Entertainment 

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  • The Fabulous Shinji Ikari

    this is hilarious! have any of you numbskulls actually realised that this is just a GAME?

    there are heaps of other games where you go around shooting people, crashing cars, running over people,assaulting people and just about all manner of things which are not acceptable in normal society.

    moral outrage? keep it to yourselves you bunch of self-righteous gimps.

  • The Fabulous Shinji Ikari

    this is hilarious! have any of you numbskulls actually realised that this is just a GAME?

    there are heaps of other games where you go around shooting people, crashing cars, running over people,assaulting people and just about all manner of things which are not acceptable in normal society.

    moral outrage? keep it to yourselves you bunch of self-righteous gimps.

  • The Fabulous Shinji Ikari

    this is hilarious! have any of you numbskulls actually realised that this is just a GAME?

    there are heaps of other games where you go around shooting people, crashing cars, running over people,assaulting people and just about all manner of things which are not acceptable in normal society.

    moral outrage? keep it to yourselves you bunch of self-righteous gimps.

  • The Fabulous Shinji Ikari

    this is hilarious! have any of you numbskulls actually realised that this is just a GAME?

    there are heaps of other games where you go around shooting people, crashing cars, running over people,assaulting people and just about all manner of things which are not acceptable in normal society.

    moral outrage? keep it to yourselves you bunch of self-righteous gimps.

  • The Fabulous Shinji Ikari

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  • The Fabulous Shinji Ikari

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  • The Fabulous Shinji Ikari

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  • The Fabulous Shinji Ikari

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  • The Fabulous Shinji Ikari

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  • The Fabulous Shinji Ikari

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  • The Fabulous Shinji Ikari

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  • The Fabulous Shinji Ikari

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  • The Fabulous Shinji Ikari

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  • The Fabulous Shinji Ikari

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  • The Fabulous Shinji Ikari

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  • The Fabulous Shinji Ikari

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  • The Fabulous Shinji Ikari

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  • The Fabulous Shinji Ikari

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  • The Fabulous Shinji Ikari

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  • The Fabulous Shinji Ikari

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  • jak

    scott's right, but ruins his rhetorical superiority by asking if Steve is dead yet. Just wrong, man. No way around it: wrong.

  • jak

    scott's right, but ruins his rhetorical superiority by asking if Steve is dead yet. Just wrong, man. No way around it: wrong.

  • jak

    scott's right, but ruins his rhetorical superiority by asking if Steve is dead yet. Just wrong, man. No way around it: wrong.

  • jak

    scott's right, but ruins his rhetorical superiority by asking if Steve is dead yet. Just wrong, man. No way around it: wrong.

  • jak

    scott's right, but ruins his rhetorical superiority by asking if Steve is dead yet. Just wrong, man. No way around it: wrong.

  • jak

    scott's right, but ruins his rhetorical superiority by asking if Steve is dead yet. Just wrong, man. No way around it: wrong.

  • jak

    scott's right, but ruins his rhetorical superiority by asking if Steve is dead yet. Just wrong, man. No way around it: wrong.

  • jak

    scott's right, but ruins his rhetorical superiority by asking if Steve is dead yet. Just wrong, man. No way around it: wrong.

  • jak

    scott's right, but ruins his rhetorical superiority by asking if Steve is dead yet. Just wrong, man. No way around it: wrong.

  • jak

    scott's right, but ruins his rhetorical superiority by asking if Steve is dead yet. Just wrong, man. No way around it: wrong.

  • jak

    scott's right, but ruins his rhetorical superiority by asking if Steve is dead yet. Just wrong, man. No way around it: wrong.

  • jak

    scott's right, but ruins his rhetorical superiority by asking if Steve is dead yet. Just wrong, man. No way around it: wrong.

  • jak

    scott's right, but ruins his rhetorical superiority by asking if Steve is dead yet. Just wrong, man. No way around it: wrong.

  • jak

    scott's right, but ruins his rhetorical superiority by asking if Steve is dead yet. Just wrong, man. No way around it: wrong.

  • jak

    scott's right, but ruins his rhetorical superiority by asking if Steve is dead yet. Just wrong, man. No way around it: wrong.

  • jak

    scott's right, but ruins his rhetorical superiority by asking if Steve is dead yet. Just wrong, man. No way around it: wrong.

  • jak

    scott's right, but ruins his rhetorical superiority by asking if Steve is dead yet. Just wrong, man. No way around it: wrong.

  • jak

    scott's right, but ruins his rhetorical superiority by asking if Steve is dead yet. Just wrong, man. No way around it: wrong.

  • jak

    scott's right, but ruins his rhetorical superiority by asking if Steve is dead yet. Just wrong, man. No way around it: wrong.

  • jak

    scott's right, but ruins his rhetorical superiority by asking if Steve is dead yet. Just wrong, man. No way around it: wrong.

  • jak

    scott's right, but ruins his rhetorical superiority by asking if Steve is dead yet. Just wrong, man. No way around it: wrong.

  • jak

    scott's right, but ruins his rhetorical superiority by asking if Steve is dead yet. Just wrong, man. No way around it: wrong.

  • katgurl_13

    I'm not a Wiccan but feel this is ap-ropos: Wiccan Rede fulfill — an ye harm none, do what ye will. The Shaken Baby application IS tastless, agreed, but not actually causing any physical harm to infants. As sick and twisted as the humor may seem, people have a right to engage in it. Parents need to take a proactive approach through better planning and decision making and stop blaming outside sources for their shortcomings. People who engage in deviant or destructive behavior then claim “the media (Devil) made me do it” are full of crap. Are we a society of lemmings, so easily led over the cliff by bright, shiney objects? It's all a matter of personal accountability. Govern thyself and be true.

  • katgurl_13

    I'm not a Wiccan but feel this is ap-ropos: Wiccan Rede fulfill — an ye harm none, do what ye will. The Shaken Baby application IS tastless, agreed, but not actually causing any physical harm to infants. As sick and twisted as the humor may seem, people have a right to engage in it. Parents need to take a proactive approach through better planning and decision making and stop blaming outside sources for their shortcomings. People who engage in deviant or destructive behavior then claim “the media (Devil) made me do it” are full of crap. Are we a society of lemmings, so easily led over the cliff by bright, shiney objects? It's all a matter of personal accountability. Govern thyself and be true.

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