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Title: You Don't Get to Tell Us When to Be Offended, RuPaul
Post by: Shana A on January 20, 2012, 11:32:37 AM
Post by: Shana A on January 20, 2012, 11:32:37 AM
Rebecca Juro
Freelance journalist, blogger and Internet radio talk show host
You Don't Get to Tell Us When to Be Offended, RuPaul
Posted: 1/19/12 04:24 PM ET
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rebecca-juro/rupaul-->-bleeped-<-_b_1212019.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rebecca-juro/rupaul--%3E-bleeped-%3C-_b_1212019.html)
RuPaul was recently interviewed by Michelangelo Signorile on his Sirius OutQ radio show and clearly demonstrated how completely out-of-touch he is with the reality that most full-time trans people (i.e., transsexuals) actually live in.
Before I continue, I want to make clear that my opinions expressed here are directed toward RuPaul exclusively, not toward drag performers in general, nor toward drag as a concept or an art form.
The truth is that RuPaul's drag persona is not a real person but a fictional character he portrays as a performer to make money, no more a reflection of true reality than Captain Kirk or Stephen Colbert, who, like RuPaul, also uses his real name when portraying a caricatured, fictional character created and performed solely for entertainment purposes. As RuPaul himself has said of his drag performances, "I do it once in a while for fun, but I really only do it when I'm getting paid, ch-ching!"
Freelance journalist, blogger and Internet radio talk show host
You Don't Get to Tell Us When to Be Offended, RuPaul
Posted: 1/19/12 04:24 PM ET
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rebecca-juro/rupaul-->-bleeped-<-_b_1212019.html (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rebecca-juro/rupaul--%3E-bleeped-%3C-_b_1212019.html)
RuPaul was recently interviewed by Michelangelo Signorile on his Sirius OutQ radio show and clearly demonstrated how completely out-of-touch he is with the reality that most full-time trans people (i.e., transsexuals) actually live in.
Before I continue, I want to make clear that my opinions expressed here are directed toward RuPaul exclusively, not toward drag performers in general, nor toward drag as a concept or an art form.
The truth is that RuPaul's drag persona is not a real person but a fictional character he portrays as a performer to make money, no more a reflection of true reality than Captain Kirk or Stephen Colbert, who, like RuPaul, also uses his real name when portraying a caricatured, fictional character created and performed solely for entertainment purposes. As RuPaul himself has said of his drag performances, "I do it once in a while for fun, but I really only do it when I'm getting paid, ch-ching!"
Title: Re: You Don't Get to Tell Us When to Be Offended, RuPaul
Post by: Michelle-G on January 20, 2012, 12:03:35 PM
Post by: Michelle-G on January 20, 2012, 12:03:35 PM
OK, RuPaul, so let me get this straight - if it's "just words" and words have no impact, then it's OK for us to refer to you by the N-word? And of course, if it applies to you then it applies to all other African-Americans as well?
His remarks are astonishingly ignorant of any equal rights progress made in this country during the last 50 years.
His remarks are astonishingly ignorant of any equal rights progress made in this country during the last 50 years.