Originally Posted by
c0f3d
as a gay man, i understand the power of a hateful word (and i stopped using the "t" word years ago), but this week there was a big ruckus over rupaul's use of "she-mail" (as in "ooh, girl, you've got she mail" -- drag race's tyra mail, essentially). ru addressed it, apologized, removed it from the show, and will edit it out in future reruns.
this was done the day chaz bono and his grandmother were special guests. that's just anecdotal info, but coincidental.
was this necessary? does the term "she mail," used in this context, bother any trans members here?