Late Late Show's Craig Ferguson Treats Transgender People Like Crap

"I smell crap!" The Transgender community is getting far too much negative and demeaning publicity. First, There was Saturday Night Live on NBC last weekend and now early this morning, The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson on CBS aired the following skit. It is readily apparent CBS does not "give a crap" about Transgender people. Shame on Ferguson, his writers and producers and CBS for allowing this trash to be aired. Would they allow "comedians" to appear in black face makeup? I think not! The media is sending the message that Trans people are less than human. They are saying we are objects of ridicule and should be treated with mean spirited attempts at humor. If this angers you the way it has me, email Craig Ferguson and CBS. Demand an on-air apology, take down the You Tube video, delete from reruns and any future viewings on Hulu or similar websites.  It might be very useful to review The Late Late Show's sponsors and complain to them.  Hurt them where it hurts the most - in the wallet! CBS's Craig Ferguson Sketch Mocks Trans "Character" Posted by Chris Geidner on February 5, 2011 1:50 AM | Tonight, the night after the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and National Center for Transgender Equality released a report about the widespread prevalence of anti-transgender discrimination, The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson on CBS presented a sketch portraying anti-trans stereotypes and playing off of them for humor at every turn. The sketch featured Ferguson's "half-sister" -- played by a man -- coming out in a skirt and female's shirt, with an oddly painted face appearing to suggest significant facial hair. The first "gag" was her apparently showing male genitalia as she sat down -- to "eww" gasps from the audience. Ferguson continued forward, mocking at several points that his "half-sister" was sexually unappealing, saying, for example, that no one wanted her in a date auction. There also were repeated negative references to Ferguson's "half-sister" masturbating. Ferguson also went so far as to include a "he-she" reference at one point. Most unfortunately, the gag kept referencing the "CBS Cares" program, which CBS describes as "PSAs featuring Talent from many CBS programs." The site goes on to say the PSA have included focus on "Alcohol Abuse, the Arts, Autism, Bipolar Disorder, Breast Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Child Abduction, Child Advocacy, Children's Health, Colon Cancer, Depression, Diversity/Tolerance, Drug Abuse, Education, Epilepsy, Heart Disease, HIV/AIDS, Identity Theft, Menopause, Mentoring, Obesity, Osteoporosis, Parenting, Prostate Cancer, Schizophrenia, Suicide Prevention, Violence Prevention (including Spousal and Child Abuse) and the V-Chip." Accidentally on-point, the "half-sister" character said at one point, "If CBS really cared, they wouldn't broadcast this crap every night." Original article