Lil Momma Apologizes for Dissing Transgender Dancer
Written by DJ Special Blend from Chicago on September 3, 2009
Hip-Hop MC and America’s Best Dance Crew judge Lil Mama apparently got a little carried away with her criticism of one of her contestants.
She addressed transgender contestant Leiomy like, “Come on. Your behavior … it’s unacceptable … You were born a man and you are becoming a woman. If you’re going to become a woman, act like a lady … It gets too crazy and it gets confusing.”
This did not go over well with the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD).
Lil Mama was mostly addressing the tension that existed between Leiomy and her group members in the dance crew Vogue Evolution, which resulted in her walking out of a rehearsal earlier in the week.
Lil Momma issued an apology:
“I would like to clarify anything that was misunderstood from Sunday’s show. My remarks were never meant to be disrespectful regarding Leiomy’s gender nor offensive to the LGBT community, which has been a community that has supported me in all my endeavors. However, in hindsight, I recognize that my words may have come across as hurtful. I spoke with her privately after the taping to express that it was not my intent to offend her or any member of the transgender community and that I still live for Vogue Evolution.”
Lil Mama should’ve just talked to the transgender contest about how her lip gloss was poppin’.
