BUtterfield 8 41,279 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeMo 3,837 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 I doubt their intentions were to offend but it was in poor taste. www.youtube.com/jmremixes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersonic 49,376 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Transgender women being the butt of the joke by a cis heterosexual male? Groundbreaking. Never happened before. Totally deviant from the status quo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FATCAT 59,855 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Yikes, while I think we should give a little leeway to comedians every now and then for bad jokes, it seems like he/they/whoever wrote it just didn’t know what the hell they were talking about. Educate yourselves people! Don’t joke about sensitive topics if you don’t actually have an in-depth knowledge. This kitten over here (meow) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MessyTop 14,389 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Bad joke. Bad comedy. No more jokes making trans folk the pun of jokes. Enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleMonster20 9,832 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Unnecessary. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elijahfan 25,737 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 While I didn't think the joke was particularly funny or groundbreaking, it really didn't come across as offensive to me when I watched as SNL is very much good-intentioned about those topics. Pretty much flew over my head. Then again, I'm not transgendered so who am I to tell anyone how they should feel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Bitch 10,513 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 I highly doubt there was malicious intent behind the joke BUT it is so tiring to see transgender people (and LGBTQ+ people in general) being the butt of jokes. It's really getting old. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEANUS 14,779 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 heeerreee we go The minuscule stuff that people will use their time and energy on when fighting huge issues British social ladies with upturned pinkies, glasses clinking // xoxoTEANUS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollardays 3,664 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 It's not even funny? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromatican 4,046 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Sorry, but this joke was not transphobic at all. LGBT jokes need to be okay at some point. This is a very harmless joke, told to an audience that was obviously pro-trans based on their response to Biden’s decision. This is very different from comedians telling homophobic jokes back in the 80s. As minority groups become more accepted, jokes about them need to become more accepted as well. This pearl clutching about everything is why so many legit allies to the LGBT community feel intimidated and like they’re walking on eggshells. People on drag race make jokes about tucking all the time, and many trans people have a sense of humor about themselves. This joke is at least better than the “I identify as an attack helicopter” jokes from six years ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALGAYDO 31,380 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 That wasn’t transphobic at all, tho. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beanybb 1,235 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 8 minutes ago, Chromatican said: Sorry, but this joke was not transphobic at all. LGBT jokes need to be okay at some point. This is a very harmless joke, told to an audience that was obviously pro-trans based on their response to Biden’s decision. This is very different from comedians telling homophobic jokes back in the 80s. As minority groups become more accepted, jokes about them need to become more accepted as well. This pearl clutching about everything is why so many legit allies to the LGBT community feel intimidated and like they’re walking on eggshells. People on drag race make jokes about tucking all the time, and many trans people have a sense of humor about themselves. This joke is at least better than the “I identify as an attack helicopter” jokes from six years ago. It's not that it's offensive but it literally isn't funny? It's in poor taste. If a trans woman was offended by it who are you to dictate how they feel? There is no universal joke. Also I don't think drag race is a fair comparison as almost the entirety of the casts are made up of gay men... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beanybb 1,235 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 I also don't wanna see hoards of gay men saying "iTs NoT tRaNsPhOBic" when it's literally not for you decide lmao This shite happens all the time on here, just learn to be quiet sometimes x Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
INNA 3,615 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, beabeaxo5 said: It's not that it's offensive but it literally isn't funny? It's in poor taste. If a trans woman was offended by it who are you to dictate how they feel? There is no universal joke. Also I don't think drag race is a fair comparison as almost the entirety of the casts are made up of gay men... This. Drag ≠ trans. fragment-fragment--bul-uh...scab-uh..fragment-foot, bullet fragment foot bich! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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