As Predicted, 'Zoolander 2' Is Pretty Transphobic

[stephaniec]

As Predicted, 'Zoolander 2' Is Pretty Transphobic

https://www.nylon.com/articles/zoolander-2-review-transphobic-controversy 🔗

NYLON/written by: Rhyan Hamilton February 11 2016

"The other night I was invited to a screening of Zoolander 2 to do a very specific kind of review. No, it wasn't to highlight the laundry list of celeb cameos (everyone and their brother is in this movie) or critique how Ben Stiller's signature "blue steel" look has held up since the first Zoolander film took the world by storm 15 years ago. My mission was to review this film from my personal perspective, as a member of the transgender community. "

[suzifrommd]

I thought this was a pretty good analysis. I love the way the author made the point that, for a community plagued with marginalization, violence, and suicide, we're entitled to be a bit more sensitive to how we're portrayed in media.