Glee Episode Hits The Wrong Note
http://glaadblog.org/2010/10/29/glee-episode-hits-the-wrong-note/Many viewers of Tuesday night's highly anticipated Rocky Horror-themed episode of Glee were surprised to hear the popular show use the defamatory word "tra**y." The episode in question was already under intense scrutiny by fans curious how it would handle some of The Rocky Horror Picture Show's more adult themes. What actually ended up on screen was upsetting to many viewers.
The character of Mike Chang offered to play the campy character of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the school's production of Rocky Horror, but had to back out because his parents didn't want him "dressing up like a tra**y." The casual manner in which the word was used is jarring, even if he may have been repeating what his parents said. The show's inclusion of the word "tra**y" was made all the more confusing by the decision to change the word "transsexual" to "sensational" in the song "Sweet Transvestite." As many commentators have pointed out, it seems strange that Fox would want the word "transsexual" cut from a well known song, but find "tra**y" acceptable.
