Posted: 4/21/22 at 7:22am
VintageSnarker said: "CableCableCable said: "They say there should not be a show about: a man dressing as a woman to trick people."
Genuine question. Is this the line or is the problem that they've been comedies? Would Yentl be acceptable? The Breadwinner? Mulan? And is there a specific distaste for a "man in a dress" rather than a woman?
I don't think we should be telling stories where the primary humor comes from a man looking ridiculous dressed as a woman (or a woman looking ridiculous dressed as a man). But it does seem like with Tootsie and Mrs. Doubtfire, part of the problem is that the cishet characters aren't overcoming structural boundaries or claiming opportunities denied to them but stomping personal boundaries and taking opportunities they don't deserve. Arguably, Victor/Victoria is more similar to Tootsie/Doubtfire in the nature of the deception while La Cage aux Folles would get a pass."
Fair point. I think a lot of the backlash is to "men in drag" in particular. I am writing from Britain, where the debate over trans rights is particularly aggressive, and the reason for this is the fear that men will use relaxations in self-id/transitioning laws to "invade" women's spaces such as domestic shelters and sports contests (There is also the fear that moves towards "gender neutral" language primarily affect females). These fears have been blown out of proportion, but they need to be treated with some level of delicacy and sensitivity.
W/ regards to "women disguised as men", there is less of a concern because it doesn't feed into the narrative of "women under threat"...
Updated On: 4/21/22 at 07:22 AM
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