Claimed that the only difference between a trans* woman and a drag queen is “$25,000 and a good surgeon”
“T****y, it’s ridiculous! It’s ridiculous!… I love the word “t****y”…And I hate the fact that he’s [Lance Bass] apologized. I wish he would have said, ‘F-you, you tr****y jerk!’“
”Of the ABC sitcom, “Work It,” in which two straight men dress in drag in order to get jobs and which has been criticized by gay and transgender activists for mocking transgender women, RuPaul implores the activists: “Don’t take life so seriously… We live in a culture where everyone is offended by everything.”“
Claims the t word is not a slur aimed at trans* women
Quote: “I’ve been a t****y for 32 years. The word t****y has never just meant transsexual #TransvestiteHerstoryLesson “It’s not the word itself, but the intention behind the word “The absurdity! It’s as if Jay Z got offended by Kanye using the word “N*****”
Did a mini-challenge on RuPaul’s Drag Race titled “Female or She-Male” which was later edited out of the episode due to the controversy surrounding it. This also led to the end of the catchphrase “You’ve got She-Mail”
The catchphrase “You got She-Male” used on RuPaul’s Drag Race
Supports Shirley Q. Liquor who is known for doing blackface. Stating, “Critics who think that Shirley Q. Liquor is offensive are idiots. Listen, I’ve been discriminated against by everybody in the world: gay people, black people, whatever. I know discrimination, I know racism, I know it very intimately. She’s not racist, and if she were, she wouldn’t be on my new CD.” (x) (x)
Uses the term “serving fish” in reference to a drag queen that is very feminine, some say this is a referral to the scent of a vagina and can be considered gynophobic.
“Does the word ‘t****y’ bother me? No. I love the word ‘t****y.’ … It’s not the transexual community who’s saying that. These are fringe people who are looking for storylines to strengthen their identity as victims. That is what we are dealing with. It’s not the trans* community. ‘Cause most people who are trans* have been through hell and high water… But some people haven’t and they’ve used their victimhood to create a situation where, ‘No! You look at me! I want you to see me the way you’re supposed to see me!’ 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 fucking hard-ass road… I dance to the beat of a different drummer. I believe 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 what I can’t — say or can’t do. It’s just words, like, ‘Yeah, you hurt me!’ Bitch, you need to get stronger. If you’re upset by something I said you have bigger problems than you think.”” - in an interview on WTF with Marc Maron in response to activists who have labeled RuPaul’s Drag Race as problematic
This is a feminist thesis on the topic of Rupaul and his show (x)
