{"id":28173,"date":"2015-11-18T22:15:10","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T03:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/trailer-for-zoolander-2-called-transphobic-by-some-petition-launched\/"},"modified":"2015-11-18T22:15:10","modified_gmt":"2015-11-19T03:15:10","slug":"trailer-for-zoolander-2-called-transphobic-by-some-petition-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/trailer-for-zoolander-2-called-transphobic-by-some-petition-launched\/","title":{"rendered":"Trailer for Zoolander 2 called transphobic by some \u2013 petition launched"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trailer for Zoolander 2 called transphobic by some \u2013 petition launched<\/b><\/p>\n

\"Ben<\/p>\n

Zoolander 2 isn’t hitting US theaters until February but already it is running afoul with some people.<\/p>\n

A trailer for the sequel starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson debuted on Wednesday (18 November) and features an androgynous character played by Benedict Cumberbatch.<\/p>\n

The character is asked by Zoolander (Stiller) and Hansel (Wilson) if he is a ‘male<\/a> or female<\/a> model’ and if they ‘have a hot dog or a bun.’<\/p>\n

A petition calling for a boycott of the film<\/a> was launched quickly after the trailer was unveiled.<\/p>\n

It states: ‘Cumberbatch’s character is clearly portrayed as an over-the-top, cartoonish mockery of androgyne\/trans<\/a>\/non-binary individuals. This is the modern equivalent of using blackface to represent a minority.’<\/p>\n

The petition also states: ‘If the producers and screenwriters of Zoolander wanted to provide social commentary on the presence of trans<\/a>\/androgyne individuals in the fashion industry, they could have approached models like Andreja Pejic to be in the film. By hiring a cis actor to play a non-binary individual in a clearly negative way, they film endorses harmful and dangerous perceptions of the queer community at large.’<\/p>\n

It is the sequel to the 2001 film Zoolander stars Stiller, Wilson, Cumberbatch, Penélope Cruz, Christine Taylor, Kristen Wiig and Will Ferrell.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The post Trailer for Zoolander 2 called transphobic by some – petition launched<\/a> appeared first on Gay Star News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Greg Hernandez<\/p>\n

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