The recent iTunes App “banning” of salacious-sexual content apps makes sense on one level. It is understandable as these titles would randomly appear throughout the store in games & entertainment and it’s understandable you don’t want clients, or your kids stumbling across it …  or even if you’re showing off the iTunes store, it might not be the best showcase.

But as an adult, I don’t mind an extra door to more mature themed materials but I do not want an outright ban. First, because what are ‘community standards?’ There are people up in arms over the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue … or even the ‘drinking beer’ apps … so why not place them into a MA section that requires an extra step?

It could be as simple as incorporating it into the next iTunes upgrade. These are the signin accounts to the iTunes Store on this computer – which ones should have access to the “MA-Theme App Store?”

Or perhaps a one-time extra signup process.

“The iTunes MA-Rated Store requires a credit card link access and cannot be used with an iTunes pre-paid card.”

So the first time you access it – you are required to re-input a credit card number. Then the account is setup with a credit card (as many people do now) – meaning only those 18 and above have access to the MA-Theme Store. After that, the responsibility rests with the parent or adult of anyone under 18 – just like the rest of everything.

Just as some communities allow anyone over 18 to attend a strip club (since alcohol is not allowed) or that SAFARI lets you surf the web freely on an iPhone or iTouch (and not to mention it’s your iPhoto, you can load any photos or photos or videos you choose), this is a simple and straightforward mini barrier – if you willingly choose to look at or purchase MA-Themed material, you know what you’re doing.

I can understand Apple wanting to draw the line at nudity but sensuality or anything that might be deemed sexual? That’s too far of a line to draw … let’s let adults be adults. This way, it’s there in its own separate section. WE take full responsibility. Plus, I think the app developers would be happy to know that the people who want to peer in the MA-Theme section are happy to do so freely.

Of course, the obvious is that there are many MA-rated TV Series from the premium channels and lots of albums with language that fall under the MA rating … so why not apps and in their own section with one extra signup step?