RuPaul will continue to use the word "tranny," thank you very much.
She responded to attacks from certain segments of the LGBT community, who have called her out for the use of the words "tranny" and "shemale" on her show RuPaul's Drag Race.
During a recent interview with Marc Maron, RuPaul dismissed the criticism as coming from "fringe people who are looking for storylines to strengthen their identity as victims. ... most people who are trans have been through hell and high water, and they’ve looked behind the curtain at Oz and went, ‘Oh, this is all a fucking joke.’"
She added: "It’s just words, like, ‘Yeah, words hurt me!’ Bitch, you need to get stronger. If you think -- if you’re upset by something I said, you have bigger problems than you think."
Logo, which airs Drag Race, was quick to respond. "[RuPaul's] comments did not come from Logo," it released in a statement. "We are committed to supporting the entire LGBT community and will not feature any anti-trans rhetoric on our shows."
That wasn't the end of it. RuPaul took to Twitter to take Logo to task. "Trust! LogoTV hasn’t “distanced” itself from me, not while I’m still payin’ the f%kin’ light bill over there," she tweeted. Snap!