I disagree with you; to me, censorship is evil until proven otherwise, and the burden of proof is very high.
But I think that the Kama Sutra is kind of beside the point, here. It's just a data point indicating a larger 'evil' - that Apple as an organization has put a system into place where a developer can be completely screwed with no transparency into why. We're left assuming this particular case is just some over-zealous asshole reviewer, or an unfortunate quirk of some automated review software, or whatever, but we actually have no idea, and that's the real problem.
Evil is asking people to invest a bunch of time developing for your platform and giving them no way of knowing if they're actually going to be allowed to sell their product, no real recourse when they're rejected, and no transparency into the process. Evil is making arbitrary and inconsistent decisions that directly affect a person's ability to make a living.
In theory I agree with you. Censorship is not good. What I guess we disagreeing over is the 'level' of bad. Torture or murder is evil, censorship, in this case, is just silly and clearly a mistake. (As they've now reversed their stance)
Even so, Censorship is a tool, it isn't inherently evil just as guns or knives aren't inherently evil. But they can easily be put to an 'evil' use. Apple's approval process isn't evil, it's just frustrating. Take it from someone who's dealt with MUCH worse from AT&T and Verizon.
But I think that the Kama Sutra is kind of beside the point, here. It's just a data point indicating a larger 'evil' - that Apple as an organization has put a system into place where a developer can be completely screwed with no transparency into why. We're left assuming this particular case is just some over-zealous asshole reviewer, or an unfortunate quirk of some automated review software, or whatever, but we actually have no idea, and that's the real problem.
Evil is asking people to invest a bunch of time developing for your platform and giving them no way of knowing if they're actually going to be allowed to sell their product, no real recourse when they're rejected, and no transparency into the process. Evil is making arbitrary and inconsistent decisions that directly affect a person's ability to make a living.