I probably have mellowed out a little over the past year over trans representation in the media my view seemed to have veered to a slightly parental 'I'm not angry, just disappointed' bent however the sketch based on newspaper report of Thai airline hiring "ladyboy" hostesses which featured on Russell Howard's Good News is worthy of complaint.
The sketch perpetuates negative and offensive images of transgender and in particular transsexuals which encourages transphobic abuse, ironically given the story was about an initiative designed to help a marginalised group in Thai society.
On a comedic level it was lazy stereotypical writing from writers who can do better.
I saw that and thought 'oh wonderful, just what I wanted to see'
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Stace
Agree. It sure seems we're going thru a bad taste spell at the minute in humour. Very disappointed with the media at the minute.
ReplyDeleteCaroline
Hmmm.... I quite like Russel Howards' Good News. I thought the dangly bits were a bit gross, but other than than, I wasn't offended. Not much worse than an X-rated Bounty advert really ;-)
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