America's Got Talent mocking trans women
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — America's Got Talent
Platonic_Caveman — 4 years ago(September 01, 2021 06:28 AM)
Some old coot sings a song about a woman with a penis and GLAAD gay rights organization gets angry.
This was 2014 but what are your thoughts on this? Transphobia or some people take themselves too seriously?
Last night, NBC's reality competition show America's Got Talent ended its final audition episode with a musical performance from an 84-year-old man singing an original song about not wanting to date a woman because she had "male genitalia," and which included lyrics like "there's always some failure, always some flaw." As the song's "joke" dawned on the audience and judges, they erupted in laughter and the contestant received nothing but praise from the judges, who unanimously voted him onto the next round.
It's hard to imagine they would have said the same things if an actual transgender woman had been seated next to them on that panel.
Regardless of how charming the performer was himself, the song's premise is emblematic of the fact that transgender people, and transgender women in particular, are still seen as perfectly acceptable targets for outright mockery.
https://www.glaad.org/blog/update-americas-got-talent-airs-song-mocking-trans-women
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