Q Of The Day: Should I Be So Offended By The Term ->-bleeped-<-?

[Shana A]

Q Of The Day: Should I Be So Offended By The Term ->-bleeped-<-?
by: Autumn Sandeen
Fri Jan 02, 2009 at 03:15:00 AM EST

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If I, as a trans woman, did a parody song that talked about all the ->-bleeped-<-gy men, would that be acceptable? Is it okay for trans people to use variants of the term ->-bleeped-<- in conversation the way some gay men do with that term with each other, some trans people use the term ->-bleeped-<- with each other, or some African-Americans use the n-word with each other, etc.?

Well, I'm finding gay men don't seem to have a problem using the term ->-bleeped-<- in their speech. Specifically, what's brought this up again for me is Jonny McGovern (a performer who goes by the moniker the Gay Pimp) recently using the term ->-bleeped-<- in a parody piece entitled ->-bleeped-<- Ladies (Put Some More Duct Tape on it).

[tekla]

My advice, go ahead and be offended.  Feel so offended, that you're offended for all of us who are not offended.  Like there is nothing funny about you?