Sean@lemmy.worldM to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhat is your favorite older movie that could NEVER get made in this day and age?message-squaremessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down14
arrow-up138arrow-down1message-squareWhat is your favorite older movie that could NEVER get made in this day and age?Sean@lemmy.worldM to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square68fedilink
minus-squarekrashmo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoWhat’s the issue with Ace Ventura? I don’t recall any poorly aged jokes or anything like that but it’s been a while since I’ve seen it.
minus-squareScrewthehole@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 year agoOh man. Twenty guys puking because the woman is a man… For starters
minus-squarekryptonicus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoTo be fair, that scene was just as much an attempt to parody the scene from “The Crying Game”, as it was straight up transphobia. But regardless, it doesn’t sit right today.
minus-squarefamousringo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down1·1 year agoTransphobia was a punchline in basically every 90s comedy.
minus-squarekrashmo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoHmm. I remember a lot more gay jokes than trans jokes but I’m sure they were there too.
What’s the issue with Ace Ventura? I don’t recall any poorly aged jokes or anything like that but it’s been a while since I’ve seen it.
Oh man. Twenty guys puking because the woman is a man… For starters
To be fair, that scene was just as much an attempt to parody the scene from “The Crying Game”, as it was straight up transphobia. But regardless, it doesn’t sit right today.
Transphobia was a punchline in basically every 90s comedy.
Hmm. I remember a lot more gay jokes than trans jokes but I’m sure they were there too.