Jan
14
RuPaul Loves The Word ‘Tranny’
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Uh oh! Some members of the LGBT community may not be too enthusiastic to watch the new season of RuPaul's Drag Race after this!
Openly gay celebs like Neil Patrick Harris and Lance Bass have apologized for using the term "tranny" in the past, but you'll never hear the most famous drag queen of them all apologizing for dropping the T-bomb!
During an interview to promote his Logo reality show, RuPaul responded to some current controversies within the gay community. While addressing the former N'SYNC singer's apology for using the derogatory term as a guest host on Access Hollywood, the drag queen said:
"It's ridiculous! It's ridiculous!... I love the word "tranny"...And I hate the fact that he's apologized. I wish he would have said, 'F-you, you tranny jerk!'"
When asked for his opinion on the ABC sitcom Work It, which has been criticized for mocking transgender women, RuPaul shared:
"Don't take life so seriously... We live in a culture where everyone is offended by everything."
That is true, however, it's hard not to take offense when mainstream society treats you like an outcast, or in the case of Work It, a joke. We can see where (Read more...)