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minus-squareRGB3x3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoSerious question: is transvestite derogatory in its use in The Rocky Horror Picture Show?
minus-squareMojo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-28 months agoNo, not at the time it was made, but the modern LGBTQIA+ lexicon has moved on from it Fun fact: On Drag Race, Ru used to give messages to the contestants and called it “She-mail”, but they (reluctantly) stopped calling it that due to heavy viewer criticism Edit: I should have also said the “She-mail” thing was heavily criticized by former contestants as well, which was probably an additional factor that made the show change the name
Serious question: is transvestite derogatory in its use in The Rocky Horror Picture Show?
No, not at the time it was made, but the modern LGBTQIA+ lexicon has moved on from it
Fun fact: On Drag Race, Ru used to give messages to the contestants and called it “She-mail”, but they (reluctantly) stopped calling it that due to heavy viewer criticism
Edit: I should have also said the “She-mail” thing was heavily criticized by former contestants as well, which was probably an additional factor that made the show change the name