Just get more specific, Murgatroyd McGraw. All my life I've always wanted to be somebody. But I see now I should have been more specific. Lily Tomlin as "Chrissy" in "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe" (© Jane Wagner, 1986) It has come to my attention that a huge proportion of … Continue reading So You Wanna Be—Somebody?
Tag: transphobia
The Limits of Funny and the Whiteness of Money
Dave Chappelle’s shameful trans bashing might be “humor that was never intended for white audiences anyway.” Except even then, it’s just shameful trans bashing. Full confession: I haven’t watched Dave Chappelle’s Netflix special, “The Closer.” And I don’t intend to. As a gay man who’s known he was gay from the age of eight, believe me, I’ve had … Continue reading The Limits of Funny and the Whiteness of Money