From: NewNowNext
The Canadian version of Shrek The Musical is currently changing its script after receiving backlash for its use of the word “tranny.”
The word is said several times in the production’s original cast recording and script, but they’ve apparently never received any complaints until now.
A trans man named Ky Greyson said he walked out of the show after he heard the character of the Big Bad Wolf referred to as a “tranny” in a scene where he’s wearing a dress.
“It was really a good production, but I remember hearing the word used and the entire crowd bursting laughing and just my heart dropping,” Greyson said to CBC News after viewing the show. “[There were] very dehumanizing jokes with regards to not conforming to gender roles and being a masculine person femininely.’”
Greyson added that the fact that it is a family show makes the slur even more problematic.
“If we’re teaching kids in the audience that if this is to be mocked, this is to be ridiculed, we’re perpetuating self-hate in people who may be trans women or trans feminine people at a young age and also continuing this myth and misunderstanding of what trans people are,” he said.
Jennie King, a spokesperson for the Neptune Theatre where the production is held, released a statement to address the issue.
“We were upset to learn that one of our productions created a feeling of distress among members of the LGBTQ community in Halifax and changes were made immediately to remove content once we became aware of the situation,” King said. “Neptune has spoken and met with these members of the LGBTQ community to express our apologies and to learn from this experience.”
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Note from this blogger: Even with this issue how much more of a gay anthem could this show off then this:
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