Current Events > Do you think drag queens should be allowed to say the T word?

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I won't say what the T word is because last time I did I got modded, but personally I think the idea is ridiculous. :v If you dress up in women's clothes to do gigs and put on a show for people day in and day out you have every right to say the T word imo.

People even gave Rupaul hell for saying it. He's not allowed to say it on his own show anymore! They even got rid of the "You got shemale!" sound bite when she pops up on the tv screen.

I think transsexuals are asking a bit too much by trying to dictate what drag queens can and can't say.

@gunplagirl

what are your thoughts on this, to get the ball rolling? :o
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Anyone should be able to say anything as long as it isn't a threat.

Context matters. Namely, is it being used as a pejorative?

The point of a drag queen is often to shake up what it means to "be a man" or "be a woman" and oftentimes involves being crass and offensive, although some modern drag queens have become literal clowns.

Not only drag queens but any socially aware entertainer ought to Punch Up.
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