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Had a trans/cross dressing character

posted 4 years ago by holly61 (989)
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Pretty progressive for a 1990's/early 2000's show.

[–] liscarkat (19418) 4 years ago

Back then it was just a transvestite, no big deal. Not very "progressive" either, since transvestites had been depicted in movies and tv shows for a long time. The show's makers weren't trying to make any kind of social point, they were just going for laughs.

[–] samoanjoes (58610) 4 years ago

They had to stop doing it because of a negative audience reaction.

[–] whynotwriteme (7817) 4 years ago

Back then we were unenlightened and barbaric as a society and we did not yet understand that trannies are the pinnacle of human evolution.

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

It wasn't that progressive at all. There was a famous cross dressing character from All in the Family, and people like that were popular guests on 1980s and 1990s talk shows like the Phil Donahue Show and Jenny Jones.

Phil Donahue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDCiPBo_lhc&t=1s
Jenny Jones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swG-dCqGOoM

Plus, cross dressing males was a big thing in comedy at the time (Bosom Buddies, Tootsie, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Birdcage). Designing Women even had an episode or two with a cross dresser.