The 10 Most Racist Smartphone Apps Ever Created

See which mobile applications have been labeled prejudice in the past.

Not Available Lead
Image via Complex Original
Not Available Lead

Intro

Not Available Interstitial

Mariachi Hero Grande

Not Available Interstitial

Jew or Not Jew

Not Available Interstitial

Pocket God

Not Available Interstitial

Smuggle Truck: Operation Immigration

Not Available Interstitial

Smuggle Truck: Operation Immigration

Boston-based developer Owlchemy Labs thought creating a game about transporting immigrants across the US boarder in a pick-up truck was an awesome idea. Apple, along with numerous immigration activists found no humor in the game, as the app was rejected—forcing Owlchemy to change the name of the game to Snuggle Run and replace immigrants with fuzzy animals. Game designer Alex Schwartz defended the app by claiming it was meant to be satirical and bring "more attention to the immigration problem." He added, "I don't see why an iPhone game can't comment on topics that are serious. A political cartoonist can make this kind of statement. Why can't a game developer?" Seriously, dude?

Picture Effect Magic

Not Available Interstitial

Picture Effect Magic 

Let's see: Warm color, Purple Shade, and N****r Brown? WTF? That's what everyone bellowed after discovering the derogatory term in the photo effects list of the Picture Effect Magic app. Creator "lin xuehua" was up shits creek in negative reviews and issued the following statement: “Feel so sorry to have expression mistake,New version will coming soon(sic).” 

Illegal Immigration: A Game

Not Available Interstitial

Illegal Immigration: A Game 

This Americana-inspired quiz game praises itself as an "eye-opening and educational experience" on immigration, but exploits prejudicial subtext in the form of true or false questions touching on everything from illegal alien lobbying to the so-called unbiased views of democrats. Need proof of the obstinate POV?  Take a look at the info page, which clearly informs you that the creators of the app are someone who lost their son on 9/11 and an airline pilot that works for one of the airlines hijacked.

Spicks and Specks

Not Available Interstitial

Spicks and Specks

Who knew naming your app after a Bee Gees song could lead to such controversy? Then again, we're not talking "Stayin' Alive" or "Night Fever". Poor judgement in titling led Apple to ban this app because it was deemed racist for using the derogatory term for US Hispanics. An ABC spokesperson pleaded with Apple to permit the program back into the App Store, stating  "iTunes is a US-based platform and it automatically censors words which are considered accidentally offensive in America...We've asked Apple to review it for the Australian audience." Apple never budged.

Lucky Fortune

Not Available Interstitial

Lucky Fortune

Gawker caught wind of the racially offensive app where users have their fortunes told by a non-Asian who operates in what a New York Times writer refered to as a "faux Chinese-y accent." The low blows continue as the sound of a gong goes off every time a cookie is cracked and the sampling of generic string music plays.

I-Immigrant

Not Available Interstitial

Microsoft's "Avoid Ghetto" App

Not Available Interstitial

Latest in Pop Culture