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Oppression in using ->-bleeped-<- for comedy

Started by stephaniec, August 25, 2015, 08:54:53 AM

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August 25, 2015, 08:54:53 AM
Oppression in using ->-bleeped-<- for comedy

http://www.dailyillini.com/article/2015/08/transphobic-humor-in-media?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheDailyIlliniTopStories+%28The+Daily+Illini+-+Top+Stories%29

The Daily Illini/By Kaanan Raja | 8 hours ago /08/25/2015

"We're all familiar with the "man in a dress" comedy trope, whether it's Mrs. Doubtfire or even just a silly Halloween costume. Much of our media features transgender women as the butt of jokes, with transphobic slurs such as "->-bleeped-<-" or "sheman" also easily slipped into conversations between our favorite TV shows and movies. While it may seem like there is progress occurring with more positive transgender representation in the media, this and more transphobic tropes are still very prominent."
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