This woman used the word trannies during a chat show in America but in the context of highlighting anti-transexual behaviour by police in a light hearted way.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/01...ref=topbar
So as her intent was NOT anti-transexual but to highlight to a certain extent prejudice they face.
Is her good intentions enough to mitigate her use of what some see as a derogatory term?
she has since apologised for the term but is she right to?
My personal view is that by using it in a way that was not anti-transexual she took a little bit of the power out of the term.
But this is just the opinion of one who is not at all trans-gender or whatever so it carrys as much weight as a fart in a pig farm.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/01...ref=topbar
Quote:Gabourey Sidibe: There was a bar that we would frequent and every time we'd go, when we were leaving every single time there was always like a gang of cops arresting trannies.
Audience: [Laughter]
Sidibe: Specifically trannies.
Arsenio Hall: Yeah…
Sidibe: And I don't know what goes on with trannies but that tranny on tranny crime needs to stop!
Arsenio Hall and audience: [Laughter]
Sidibe [chuckling]: It is tearing our nation apart!
So as her intent was NOT anti-transexual but to highlight to a certain extent prejudice they face.
Is her good intentions enough to mitigate her use of what some see as a derogatory term?
she has since apologised for the term but is she right to?
Quote:I've apologized several times for using the word "Tranny". I don't realize that it was a slur. I'm very sorry for my poor choice of words.
My personal view is that by using it in a way that was not anti-transexual she took a little bit of the power out of the term.
But this is just the opinion of one who is not at all trans-gender or whatever so it carrys as much weight as a fart in a pig farm.
You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.
Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis.
