Glee, peek-a-boo, and what really matters
Transmissions
Published 11/04/2010
by Gwendolyn Ann Smith
http://www.ebar.com/columns/column.php?sec=transmissions&article=150Recently, a furor developed over an application available in Apple's app store. Dubbed Peek-a-Boo ->-bleeped-<-, this camera app allowed you to add in one of a stable of "fierce ->-bleeped-<- bitches" that the app developers included for your use. It was a cheesy, kitschy program. It was also offensive to many who voiced their displeasure on Twitter and other social media sites. Eventually, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation and others picked it up, and Apple removed the application.
The app itself appears to have been created out of the drag community, where some of the language and representations presented to promote the app are stereotypically commonplace. While I am speculating here, I can only assume that the app manufacturers are, at the very least, familiar and comfortable in drag circles, and saw this as a fun, if silly, way to make a few extra bucks.
