As Glee covered Rocky Horror Picture Show, it was not the subject matter that created controversy, but the use of a word. GLAAD was up in arms for using the word “tranny” on television.
But Susan Sarandon doesn’t see anything wrong with it!
“What should they have said?” said the actress, adding that she many who were proud to be dubbed “trannies.” She also felt that GLAAD was “getting like PETA – way out of control.”
Although a spokesman for the organization disagrees.
“The word ‘tra├óΓé¼ΓÇ¥y’ has become an easy punch line in popular culture and many still don’t realize that using the term is hurtful, dehumanizing and associated with violence,” said GLAAD spokesman Richard Ferraro.
It seems the term varies on an individual basis, but it seems Miz Sarandon doesn’t care about tiptoeing around it.
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