Someone at Apple appears to be playing a joke on the Kardashians. Either that, or the neural net powering iOS 9’s typo suggestions has unlocked a new synonym.
All iPhones and iPads running iOS 9.2 now autocorrects the word ‘lardass’ to ‘Kardashian.’ News of the comic correction first started making waves yesterday when DJ Phoenix tweeted about the little ‘glitch’ that appears to make fun of Kardashian’s famously ample sized derrière.
I didn’t believe it at first, so I decided to check it out for myself and here’s what autocorrect suggested:
Apple declined to comment on the autocorrect faux pas. Kardashian and her husband Kanye West a hot topic in the entertainment rags recently for celebrating the arrival of their second child on December 5th, named Saint West.
Buster Hein is a freelance writer who lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Twitter: @bst3r.
