Assault victim slams ‘poor taste’ Anzac Day event
A TRANS woman has criticised a Newtown hotel for holding an Anzac Day event called ‘Tranny Two Up’ just metres from where she was violently assaulted in 2015.
Stephanie McCarthy was left with hearing loss in her left ear and damaged eye sight after she was viciously assaulted by two men at Town Hall Hotel in Newtown. The assault attracted national media attention.
She has criticised Bank Hotel Newtown for holding ‘Tranny Two Up’ on Anzac Day. ‘Tranny’ is seen as an offensive slur by many trans people and activists.
“To the management of the Bank: This REALLY isn’t cool. 50 metres from where I got bashed, on a day when every young guy will be blind drunk,” Ms McCarthy posted on the hotel’s Facebook page.
“Letting these drunk young men know that it’s OK to use highly offensive slurs (slurs that were yelled at me when I was repeatedly getting punched in the head) is just so unbelievably irresponsible, some would say dangerous. But hey, as long as you have a great day financially, who cares right?”
Another commenter pointed out that ‘tranny’ is no longer an acceptable word for drag queens to use.
“You aren’t being humorously edgy anymore, your (sic) simply offending people with shit parodies,” Ashley Ihasz wrote.
“Perhaps you could brainstorm your own catchy slur at the next Tranny Bingo night!”
Speaking to the Star Observer, Ms McCarthy described the event as “in incredibly poor taste”.
“Especially after the bashing of Isaac Keatinge – the community has really rallied around him, as they should – it was just absolutely appalling,” she said.
“And after the numerous incidents that have happened in the past year, it’s just phenomenally bad taste, especially on Anzac Day. It’s pretty dangerous when you’ve got a pub full of drunk men, telling them it’s ok to use a slur like that.”
The Bank Hotel Newtown is running “Tranny Two Up” today, run by drag queens. 50 metres from where I got bashed. Real classy.
— Stephanie McCarthy (@tallpunksteph) April 25, 2016
Star Observer has contacted the Bank Hotel Newtown for comment.
Tranny is offensive to True Gender people, as Pooftah is to homosexual men. Stephanie was not stopping you holding a 2UP, but to the event naming using a derogatory slur. TIME 2GROW UP and RESPECT each other.
This was a really good event last year, lots of fun and everyone had a good and safe time. You should be ashamed for trying to discredit them for your situation that they had nothing to do with.
Ohh Steph, you poor pet, here’s a little hanky. Hell, a bloke got done for drink driving on the street outside my pub and the bastards still sell beer – how dare we go on like this
So what activity is allowed to happen around where you were bashed? Or wherever you go, walk, sleep??? Is 60m exclusion zone OK? 100m? A suburb away?
Yet another person that thinks because something bad happened to them, others are never allowed to do anything – that even remotely resembles or has the most tenuous links to what happened to them – at all, ever again.
@Tess “Being a little dramatic aren’t we Steph,…..Put aside you own personal assault and try to look at this with an open mind, it’s a pity what happened to you but that should not be put on everything that mentions “tranny” from here on in. Move on and let it go.”
NO ACTUALLY
THE GUYS WHO CAUSED HER ALL THIS PAIN AVOIDED JAIL TIME causing her IMPAIRED HEARING LOSS AND VISION
and telling someone to “move on” ????!!!!
mmmmm…I hope the same life changing tragedy doesnt happen to u and some heartless bastard says “move on”
wheres ur human decency???
The words “tranny” and “transsexual” are not only offensive, outdated and archaic! The correct politically correct words are “gender identity or expression!” It is still OK to use trans with an asterisk – like this “trans*” to show within a sentence, that there is a spectrum of genders.
The Bank has always been a gay/gay friendly bar, what has this got to do with your Stephanie’s bashing??? Although I think what happened to you is terrible you can’t blame the Bank ??
Hmm, I agree let it go. The word Tranny is offensive said by men or woman (born as a woman) as would be N*gga said by a white person. Two men in a dress who are clearly GLBTI friendly, is a reach. As would be someone of African decent saying a Jay Z or Kayne West album caused them distress. Get off your high horse!
Being a little dramatic aren’t we Steph, every young bloke will be blind drunk ….. FFS if that is how Sydney celebrates ANZAC Day it’s a disgrace as Melbourne isn’t full of drunk young men on ANZAC Day.
Put aside you own personal assault and try to look at this with an open mind, it’s a pity what happened to you but that should not be put on everything that mentions “tranny” from here on in.
Move on and let it go.
The only one who is drunk behind the wheel is Malcolm Turnbull and his chaotic Liberal government!
I support Stephanie in this wholeheartedly. It is time to grow up. Not only is it highly offensive to the LGBTI Community, it is disrespectful to our Veterans on ANZAC Day.