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I've been feeling down lately and I started re-watching futurama for some good nostalgia, but it keeps making transphobic jokes which is kind of just making me feel worse. Anyone have any suggestions for comfort shows to watch?

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

I don't remember there being transphobic jokes in The Golden Girls, so maybe that?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Just the opposite! There's an episode with a trans man, and it's (according to one trans person on youtube) a really good portrayal. It might be both the most progressive and least problematic sitcom out there

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

There aren't transphobic jokes as far as I remember but it does become mentioned as a plot point a few times, that for the time was pretty good but now it would be dated.

The example that comes to mind is (relatively mild but be wary) >! an episode where Sophia tells Dorothy about a guy that she insists "used to be a girl", and Dorothy doesn't believes her. Later in the episode the guy, in fact, comes out that "I used to be a girl" to a group of people, Dorothy surprised about that. !<

EDIT: found this https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/friends-of-dorothy-was-the-golden-girls-really-as-queer-friendly-as-its-reputation-suggests-213923/

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Honestly groundbreaking for its time