Apple has chosen to use a different image in South Korea to promote the iPad mini in South Korea, likely over fears that the version used the rest of the world might resemble an offensive gesture mocking the size of someone's manhood.

The launch of the updated iPad mini with OLED has unexpectedly sparked a bit of controversy. One of its marketing images was edited due to allegedly displaying what could be considered an offensive gesture.

The regional online Apple Store for South Korea looks a lot like others around the world. However, according to ITHome , one image showing the thin profile of the iPad mini has had its hand removed from view.

The hand itself exists on other Apple regional websites , but is removed from view just in South Korea.

A mean-spirited gesture

The hand is palm-up, with the thumb and forefinger extended and gripping onto one end of the iPad mini from the right-hand side.

As it is, in most of the world this would be considered a fairly adequate way to show the iPad mini's thin…