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I’ve avoided rewatching Ace Ventura Pet Detective due to the transphobia

I recall in Boston Legal, William Shatner’s character said he liked Trump (this was before his presidency) and that has made me less interested in a rewatch

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What happened in Ace Ventura Pet Detective?

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Practically the whole movie is a trans joke. I rewatched it years ago and was so bummed out.

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My reaction anytime I watch something with Jim Carrey. He was like a fad we just keep now for the novelty, no offense to him.

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11 points

There’s a woman who is revealed to be trans and a bunch of guys start dry-heaving upon learning this information

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Not defending the joke, but they were dry heaving because it’s implied that she made out with everyone on the police force, including Ace. Thinking about it that’s actually worse. Huh.

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Not to mention Ace Ventura’s too-long scene of showering, burning his clothes, using a plunger to make himself throw up etc. So you kissed someone you didn’t know was trans, grow up.

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I never got the puking scene at the end of Ace Ventura as a kid. I still don’t really do. Always loved that movie but that is just too much.

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I thought it was implying that all of those men had made out with her.

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Indeed. And that encourages a “trans people are icky” sentiment.

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Yes. My interpretation is that the above person knew that, but they didn’t think it was even a remotely funny joke, not that they didn’t understand what the implication was.

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It’s an homage (or whatever you would call it) to The Crying Game iirc.

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