The Comedic Device of a Man in Woman’s Clothing is Old. And Dangerous.
I wasn’t even planning on writing anything. I normally don’t get perturbed or angry about any sort of media, but for some reason, this struck me. My mom just showed me a video from the 70s or 80s of a male gymnast “dressed up as a female” and doing a comedic gymnastics routine. Of course, I didn’t find this funny. I giggled a bit at first to not upset her, but in the end, I couldn’t keep up the charade. I know she didn’t show me the video in a malicious way or even realize that it could have a negative effect on me, but by the end of…