The problem is that this happens so incredibly frequently with the portrayal of trans* people in media. Actual trans* actors are passed on in favor of cis actors playing out trans* stories. This means that trans* people aren't active participants in their media narratives.
If you've seen the interview you know that it sounds fine. And if you know anything at all about DEP you know that they are way too famous to be playing the local bar.
The guitarist of Dillinger Escape Plan has a guitar with wireless built in so it doesn't plug into the jack on the outside. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_YWRFdBFso#t=320
Can you imagine if he DIDN'T make a public apology (for being given an award, no less)? Everyone would want his head on a stake. And they still do. Nothing he can do will please hip hop purists, so he did the thing that would at least make him seem like kinda a nice guy.
This point was way overstated when PATD was first getting started. For instance, Pretty Odd doesn't sound like FOB in the slightest. However, this song could easily be a Save Rock and Roll b-side.
All you have to do is substitute "straight" for "gay" in his comments to realize how patronizing his remarks are. You would never imply that people who experience opposite-sex attraction might just be confused about it.
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