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‘CAKE BOSS’ FEATURES CARMEN CARRERA, TRANSGENDER STAR SAYS SHE WAS BUTT OF TRANSPHOBIC JOKE
Last night’s episode of TLC’s reality television show “Cake Boss” featured transgender star
Carmen Carrera in what she thought would be a positive moment of visibility for the trans community.
But after being part of what is being termed a transphobic prank, the show’s producers are facing outrage and a petition demanding that the transgender community receive an apology.
Carrera, best known for appearing on the third season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” has been a strong advocate for transgender rights since she came out as transgender on an episode of ABC’s “What Would You Do” earlier this year.
When she agreed to appear on “Cake Boss,” she did so “to promote EQUALITY” and show “transgender women are just as beautiful as biological woman and should be respected for that,” she wrote on her Facebook fan page.
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I’m not shocked at all. Have any of you actually watched that show? I have seen 2 or 3 episodes and have avoided it like...
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makes me re-think watching the show. Trangender ppl need
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This woman is a person, NOT an “IT”!!
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I love Carmen! It’s...shame Cake Boss would do something offensive
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I’m just gonna stand by my assessment. Carmen Carrera is MAGICAL, and TLC can eat shit and die.
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