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anyone else here seen this film, and if so, do you believe the
storm of controversy surrounding this film is justified? I fail
to see how one could take this film seriously. It’s extremely
tongue in cheek and one of the most ridiculous parts of the
protest regarding this film is how many people are offended by
the word “trannies.” I mean really, people, get over it already!
It’s diminutive slang, like calling Australians “Aussies.” It is
NOT the same as the “k-word” for Jews or the “n-word” for
African folks. I don’t see how such a film could perpetuate
hateful stereotypes about transgendered individuals, because I
doubt bigoted minds would be caught watching this film at
midnight in a cinema. I would also hazard a guess that many
people who have protested this film have no problems with
comedies and music albums that use the dreaded “n-word” in a
gratuitous manner—and there are many of those nowadays. I should
hasten to point out, a number of th