Now he gets it
Will also said he’s “sure” he probably regrets “a fair amount” of his comedy choices. Namely, his impersonation of former United States Attorney General Janet Reno, which the interviewer said “hits a false note now.”
If you’re unfamiliar, Will would dress up as a woman and impersonate Reno as part of a regular SNL skit called “Janet Reno’s Dance Party.”
Looking back, Will said: “That’s something I wouldn’t choose to do now.”
Why? Oh not because it’s insulting to women. Hahahahahahahahaha god no of course not. Insulting women doesn’t matter. No, because it’s insulting to trans women, of course.
“I had met trans people, but I didn’t have anyone personally in my life,” he said. “So this was all new territory for me, which is why I think this film is so exciting for us to kind of put out there in the world.”
“It’s a chance [for] all of us in the cis community to be able to ask questions and also just to listen and be there as a friend to discuss this journey,” he continued, echoed by Harper, who said the documentary “tells the story of a cis friend of a trans person who has to transition himself.”
It’s about a guy and a guy who pretends to be a woman. What could be more exciting to put out there in the world? Not a movie about a woman or two women, certainly. Yawwwwwwwwn.
“this journey”
Will Ferrell is one of the unfunniest people in America. But beyond that, one of the annoying ironies of the trans movement is that one insult that’s always been hurled at a certain sort of woman is that they’re really men (see also Martina Navratilova). And of course any man who doesn’t fit the masculine ideal is subject to being “accused” of being a woman.
The trans ideology plays right into this.
How does that compare to Kate McKinnon’s impersonation of Jeff Sessions?
“the cis community”
A male comedian impersonating a woman is insulting the trans community, but drag shows are just fine, because, um, …
Re “cis community”: local branch meetings are next Tuesday, make sure you have your membership information updated.
If this movie presented the guy as mentally ill it might be interesting, but it’s a self indulgent, and (after seeing the trailer), kind of a sappy play on people’s emotions. — My “best friend” is mentally ill, so I’ll “validate” and pretend to (remember, we’re talking about an actor here) take his fantasy seriously. Sounds boring as hell. Some people will run out to see it, for there are those fans of Will’s who enjoy his brand of juvenile humor, but I think they’ll be disappointed with this one. A phony look at a phony woman. Hoo flippin’ rah.