Real Housewives of New York “stars” Sonja Morgan and Dorinda Medley have come under fire for tweeting out transphobic comments at a New York fashion show.
Medley & Morgan attended a special queer-inclusive runway show for designer Garo Sparo earlier this week. The two filmed some of the models making their way down the runway, and unwittingly recorded their own commentary as they tried to determine which models were transgender.
As model Yasmine Petty–who does happen to identify as transgender–made her way down the runway, Medley & Morgan let out some ignorant remarks.
"With a body like that, it's a guy."
Sonja and Dorinda make offensive comments about a transgender model a #NYFW! #RHONY pic.twitter.com/RPl5slwDDS
— Haus of Bravo (@HausOfBravo) September 11, 2019
“Well, with a body like that, it’s a guy. That’s a guy,” Medley uttered.
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“With a body like that it’s a guy. You’re absolutely right. Oh, lord,” Morgan agreed.
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Their comments prompted an immediate, angry response from Petty herself:
“I was really excited to do the fashion show for Garo Sparo for NYFW because he was using models of diversity,” Petty told Page Six. “And I knew they were filming and I knew they were front row and literally, as I was walking down the runway, I heard them making these statements.” She also added: “It’s pretty disheartening and disappointing, especially this day and age and being in New York City. My philosophy is that people can’t choose their sexual orientation. They can’t choose their gender identity. They can’t choose or not choose to have a disability or a mental illness or even their race, but things people can choose to do is not to be rude and cruel to people over things they have no control over.”
Morgan & Medley issued an apology of sorts to Page Six. “We have a history as long-standing supporters of the LGBTQ community in many ways and apologize for our offensive comments at the fashion show,” the pair said in a joint statement.
Here’s hoping they meant it…
Cam
I like that Queerty is getting more into taking these folks to task. Keep it up.
Josh447
With a body like that, beautifully feminine and curvy, I can’t imagine referring to her as a man. But then I wasn’t in front row, that angle may have offered a different look.
ShiningSex
Real Housewives are all trash. Why do gay men like that crap? Get some taste.
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Yasmine actually has a much more feminine body than those two botox laden prune faced toxic miserable crunts….
IanHunter
I was thinking the same thing!
paul dorian lord fredine
i’m sensing a degree of jealousy from those two since jasmine looks soooo much better than they do, ever were or ever will be.
bonbon
I find the comments here saying Petty’s body looks more feminine than typical middle aged women from birth kind of ridiculous. I guess what I learn from this is that being a walking talking comestic surgery advertisement makes you feminine. Sorry guys but this Jessica Rabbit imitation is not a normal female body. Petty looks fake from top to bottom and this is what the ladies picked up on.
inbama
Nothing is more tiresome than seeing gay men putting their misogyny and anti-lesbian bigotry on display.
JessPH
They’re not making fun of her. They’re making an observation that a body that ridiculously vuluptous could not be natural and is obviously a result of massive plastic surgeries like those many trans women undergo.
Cam
And many Real Housewives
piriblue
Dorinda does not need to say anything. She could do with a bit of plastic surgery on her nose and face. That is why she has that ugly boyfriend. I would just keep my mouth shut. They get on TV and really think they are beautiful.