Who doesn't love Amanda Lepore? Well, okay, there's that HRC member who didn't appreciate her behavior at the group's NYC gala last weekend, but we think the majority of queers appreciate the legendary scenester's perspective, beauty and, yes, absurdity.
And speaking of absurdity, we can't get enough Tyra Banks. Sure, she's a terrible journalist, shamelessly patronizing and unbelievably full of herself, but we're hopelessly addicted to her television show. It's great therapy, actually. Whenever we're angry with the world, we just turn it on, yell at her utter stupidity and feel like a million bucks.
That said, you can be sure we loved the episode on which Lepore had a little heart-to-heart with the model mogul. So, we're posting it again for those of you who may have missed it.
(PS: We think Lepore's way prettier than busted ass Tyra.)
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Despite all the negative comments regarding Tyra Banks, she does bring to the attention of a young audience some issues that are relevant in a format relatable to the young. Realistically speaking, how many young adults would watch Discover, Health channel, PBS, etc. I watch her show depending on the topic. Some I watch purely for entertainment & some to gauge the accuracy or to see what is deemed relevant to youth.
Amanda Lepore is so nasty. I know a few transexuals and if I didn't know they were I would guess they are females. I don't know why she gets invited to all these events? I don't understand why HRC has her at events? Transexualism or transgenderism is a gender issue not a sexuality issue.
Let me get this right. You wrote "we know some of you queers love Madonna" in another post, but wrote "Who doesn't love Amanda Lepore?" in this one? While I'll be the first to say I'm NOT a Madonna fan, I'd venture to guess that more of your readers "love" Madonna than Amanda Lepore.
Aside from being semi-famous for being semi-famous, please let me know what Lepore's done that's deserving of so much love. IMHO, taking the transexual step is one thing; mutilation to look completely freakish (my opinion) is quite another.
Don't get me wrong. I don't think all your posts have to be about something uplifting in the GLBT community. In fact, if they were, I'd probably be bored and stop reading the site. But damn. I don't need a constant reminder of Lepore's "celebrity" by you every day.