Zoolander 2 isn’t just bad for trans people – it’s a step backwards for us all

[stephaniec]

Zoolander 2 isn't just bad for trans people – it's a step backwards for us all

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/nov/24/zoolander-2-trans-people-step-backwards-for-us-all?CMP=fb_gu 🔗

The Guardian/By Sara Pascoe   11/24/2015

"Offline, I have signed one petition; leaning on a trestle table in a shopping centre, cowed by anti-vivisection propaganda and annoyed that a lady is watching me and I can't steal the Biro. I walked away with a sense of achievement. I had "done my bit"; I had remembered my postcode. I have my own pens at home. Online, I have signed about two million petitions. If you think the world is great, it's probably thanks to me. If you think the world is rubbish, well, imagine how bad it would be if I hadn't ticked all those boxes for you?"

[suzifrommd]

Not sure exactly what this blog post is trying to say. That it's OK to have the scene in Z2 because it's on people's minds? That there is no point in calling out entertainment because it reflects attitudes of society? Sorry, whatever message it has is not coming through to me very clearly.

[Cindy]

To be honest this is hypersensitivity. It's a lousy film that insults everyone in the fashion business be they straight, Gay, Lesbian or Trans.

I feel we just shrug and get over it. It's a joke. Just make sure the joke is not on us by being hyper.

[Peep]

I thought she was saying that things like this open a dialogue that creates social change? in that if it wasn't for hypersensitivity, most people would never come across these issues and would never think about them or change their views? I may have misinterpreted/ misremembered because i read this article a few days ago...

[stephaniec]

The video of Kellie Maloney was nice