A Trans-Analysis of SNL (and some really blatant self-promotion)
By Erisis
http://transprov.wordpress.com/2011/02/01/a-trans-analysis-of-snl-and-some-really-blatant-self-promotion/There was a sketch on SNL last weekend that's got all kinds of folks up in arms this week. It was one of SNL's standard fare commercial parodies starring guest host Jesse Eisenberg and several other cast regulars. The sketch was a commercial for a fictional product called, "Estro-Maxx", an estrogen supplement for male to female transsexuals hoping to speed up and simplify their gender transition.
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The more I thought about the sketch though, the less offended I was. There were little details that made me have to think. Inferences I made based upon what I know about comedy and from a lifetime of eagerly staying up late to hear Don Pardo say, "Live from New York!"
When I got home just a little while ago I watched it again and discussed it with my friend Widow Centauri, who I met while she was doing standup and I was running the show at The Hollywood Improv. Here are the conclusions that I've come to.
