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Title: Wrong Charges Against Letterman
Post by: MMarieN on January 14, 2010, 11:48:06 AM
Post by: MMarieN on January 14, 2010, 11:48:06 AM
Here's a post from DiversityGuides.com about the recent Letterman incident.
I have admit that I'm bothered by this post. It makes sweeping generalizations about transsexuality and confuses TS with crossdressing.
I guess I just expect more from a diversity consultant.
I have admit that I'm bothered by this post. It makes sweeping generalizations about transsexuality and confuses TS with crossdressing.
I guess I just expect more from a diversity consultant.
QuoteBrian McNaught's Gay & Transgender Issues in the Workplace Blog (http://diversityguides.com/gay_workplace/?p=282)
There was a recent uproar over a skit on the Late Show with David Letterman, with most national gay and transgender organizations charging transphobia. Though the joke was about Amanda Simpson, a transsexual woman appointed by President Obama to a government post, the offense was rooted in homophobia, not transphobia. It isn't helpful to a nation just learning about transgender issues to confuse them with the inappropriate use of a word.
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