Zoolander 2 trailer called ‘transphobic’ and ‘the modern equivalent of using blackface’
Paramount Pictures recently announced that the trailer for their hotly anticipated sequel to Zoolander is the most successful comedy trailer launch of all time. Notching up 52.2 million hits in its first week, the trailer’s leap into the record books might be attributed to the controversy it garnered over a cameo of British actor Benedict Cumberbatch as a trans model named All.
Zoolander asks if All is a male model or a female model, and receives the reply “all is all.” At which point, Zoolander’s companion Hansel crassly states “but I think he’s asking do you have a hotdog or a bun.”
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Zoolander 2 trailer called ‘transphobic’
Zoolander 2 trailer called ‘transphobic’
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Re: Zoolander 2 trailer called ‘transphobic’
I wonder why nobody complained about the movie Tropic Thunder, which actually had Robert Downey Jr in blackface.
But, this kind of use of the suffix "phobic" is just fucking pathetic.
Are you a male model or female model? All is all. But, do you have a hot dog or a bun? That's "phobic?" That's fear (or hate) of trans people?
So what? He wants to know if you've got a dick or a vagina. That's what's funny. He can't tell if you're a male or female, so the question is - do you have a hot dog (cock) or bun (vagina).
Why is that hateful or fearful?
But, this kind of use of the suffix "phobic" is just fucking pathetic.
Are you a male model or female model? All is all. But, do you have a hot dog or a bun? That's "phobic?" That's fear (or hate) of trans people?
So what? He wants to know if you've got a dick or a vagina. That's what's funny. He can't tell if you're a male or female, so the question is - do you have a hot dog (cock) or bun (vagina).
Why is that hateful or fearful?
“When I was in college, I took a terrorism class. ... The thing that was interesting in the class was every time the professor said ‘Al Qaeda’ his shoulders went up, But you know, it is that you don’t say ‘America’ with an intensity, you don’t say ‘England’ with the intensity. You don’t say ‘the army’ with the intensity,” she continued. “... But you say these names [Al Qaeda] because you want that word to carry weight. You want it to be something.” - Ilhan Omar
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Well.. if you're familiar with modern feminism.. it's an insistence on the supposed binary nature of sexuality. You're a 1 or a 0. A hotdog or a bun. Not a 2. Not a hotbun. Not a transexual.
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Yeah, but it's a dopey comedy. It's not a philosophical dissertation or serious statement on the true nature of gender and sexuality. For 99.9% of the population, being male or female has a little something to do with whether you've got a dick or not. And, making silly metaphors like hot dogs and buns as compared to cocks and pussies makes people chuckle in a 3rd grade way.Śiva wrote:Well.. if you're familiar with modern feminism.. it's an insistence on the supposed binary nature of sexuality. You're a 1 or a 0. A hotdog or a bun. Not a 2. Not a hotbun. Not a transexual.
Talk about sucking the fun out of EVERYTHING. Man, the Social Justice Warrior crowd is just a massive fucking downer.
Hot dogs and buns! That's transphobia! You hate trans people! Because, you know, having a fucking cock and balls doesn't mean you're male!
I mean, what the fuck....?
I'm going to start "identifying" as a lesbian native American astronaut from now on. Then I'm going to pick and choose the jokes about my "identity" that I don't like, and start pissing in people's Cheerios. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
“When I was in college, I took a terrorism class. ... The thing that was interesting in the class was every time the professor said ‘Al Qaeda’ his shoulders went up, But you know, it is that you don’t say ‘America’ with an intensity, you don’t say ‘England’ with the intensity. You don’t say ‘the army’ with the intensity,” she continued. “... But you say these names [Al Qaeda] because you want that word to carry weight. You want it to be something.” - Ilhan Omar
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Third-wave feminism does need more comedians in the ranks. That's for sure.
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Re: Zoolander 2 trailer called ‘transphobic’
With jokes that start with "How many feminists does it take to...?"Śiva wrote:Third-wave feminism does need more comedians in the ranks. That's for sure.
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