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But this isn’t a privilege a lot of trans people have. The second joke is that this other guy is wildly attracted to the “woman.” It’s funny that someone could think this man looks like a woman and that he could be attracted to that woman.īecause I’m 5′5, fairly petite, and upper middle class there’s a decent chance that at some point I’ll be “passable” as cis. We’re supposed to laugh at how absurd Hugh Bonneville, in this case, looks in a dress and makeup. The first is how apparently terrible the man is at being a woman. There are two main sources for the “humor” in scenes like these. Part of the reason this may seem so innocuous is because of how common it is in comedy, especially British comedy.
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He calls him hot and when they’re fleeing says, “Stop that sexy woman!” The male guard not realizing this “woman” is a man in drag flirts with him. I’m not going to get into the winding plot, but the father of the family Paddington is staying with dresses like a cleaning lady in order to break into the Geographers Guild archives. But as far as children’s films go they are very positive and also simply very good movies.Īlas, this brings me to one small scene in the first film. Sure, they are very traditionally British and very white and aren’t exactly the true pinnacle of progressive values. The second film even has some commentary about prison reform. Both movies have a really positive message about immigration and general human kindness.
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So bear with me.įor anyone who doesn’t know, Paddington, is based on a series of children’s books about an anthropomorphic bear from Peru called Paddington who comes to London and loves marmalade. And a week after seeing the sequel I’m still thinking about it. Part of my trans experience is being very self-doubting and self-critical when bothered by things I feel like I should be able to just ignore.īut, despite my best efforts, it consumed my experience of these two movies.
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I write on this topic knowing the average cis response will be accusations of over-sensitivity, questions about policing comedy, and a desperate plea to let something, anything, heartwarming children’s film Paddington and its sequel Paddington 2 of all things, be pure.Īnd while I’d fight back in full force if these arguments were made on behalf of say Ace Ventura’s transphobia, when it comes to these two movies I don’t fully disagree.