It's complaint time, folks

Oct 29, 2010 13:20

Apple's App Store is currently selling an app called Peekaboo Tranny. "Tranny" is a slur against transgendered people. Apple exercises editorial control over what apps get sold in their store, so when they allow something like Peekaboo Tranny to be sold in their store, they're essentially giving it their endorsement and saying that mocking ( Read more... )

robin's sending hate mail again

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ms_interpret October 29 2010, 18:50:55 UTC
Thank you for the signal boost on this! I'll be reposting everywhere!

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rdi October 29 2010, 19:22:32 UTC
It's been pulled, and the dev is already whining.

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tamago23 October 29 2010, 19:26:07 UTC
Ooh! I love it when they whine. Is there a link anywhere to whineage?

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rdi October 29 2010, 20:28:17 UTC
There's some twitterage

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ms_interpret October 29 2010, 19:47:51 UTC
Looks like it's been removed.

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ms_interpret October 29 2010, 19:48:24 UTC
Hah. Note to me: check to see if the post you're responding to has already noted what you're saying. :)

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