AUDIO: RuPaul responds to 'Tranny' word controversy

RuPaul has responded to the controversy surrounding the word 'tranny' and the word 'she-mail' which was edited out of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Ru was on the WTF Podcast of Marc Maron and he was defiant.

When asked about the word 'tranny' and how it affected the transsexual community, Ru said:

No, it is not the transsexual community. These are fringe people who are looking for story lines to strengthen their identity as victims. That is what we’re dealing with. It’s not the trans community, because most people who are trans have been through hell and high water and they know -- they've looked behind the curtain at Oz and went, 'Oh, this is all a f**king joke. But, some people haven't... You know, if your idea of happiness has to do with someone else changing what they say, what they do, you are in for a f**king hard-ass road.

Ru also added:

My 32-year career speaks for itself. I dance to the beat of a different drummer. I believe that everybody, you can be whatever the hell you wanna be. I ain’t stopping you. But don’t you dare tell me what I can do or say. It’s just words. Yeah, words do hurt… You know what? … You need to get stronger. You really do, because you know what, if you think, if you’re upset by something I said, you have bigger problems than you think.

Can I get an amen in herrrrre?

Ru is so correct. He has been in the front lines for DECADES. Then some upstarts come in THIS YEAR, and say he's all been doing it wrong because they have no sense of history and context and only entitlement.

Ru's Animal Farm analogy is perfect. Perfect.

These guys are trying to redefine and rewrite history it makes me sick. Go Ru!

I mean seriously, in just one year, all of a sudden, some of my gay friends have been "redefined" into transsexuals. It's ridiculous.

Via HuffPost

For more news please visit RuPaul