When Kelly Osbourne speaks, the culture changes.
That’s what the daughter of heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne is hoping, anyway, with her new piece at The Huffington Post. Seems Ms. Osbourne recently used the “T” word – tranny – and knows how much pain and suffering her utterance caused.
Not only will she never use the word again, she wants us all to rise up and join her:
The word “tr*nny” is a derogatory and hurtful word. I was completely ignorant to this and soon came to realize most of my peers and LGBT friends are, too. This is a word I will no longer use or allow. It wasn’t until I googled it after speaking with GLAAD that I found out just how unbelievably offensive it was …
A part of me is happy I’ve made such an awful mistake, because I can now use this as a platform to help speak out against the use of such hurtful and dehumanizing words. With your assistance and support, we can get this word out of television/media. It is still being used today; I’ve seen it four times in the past week.