During the 90s, politically correct culture started to gain more traction. It became more socially “taboo” to ridicule gay characters or people for jokes, so Hollywood turned to a different group. Crossdressers “fulfilled the same comic function as the effeminate gay, but without the now unfashionable character of direct ridicule of a sexual minority” (Phillips,… Read more

When I started this research project, I really wanted to answer the question of whether having cisgender actors/characters crossdress in a more performative way was ever okay. I realize that is an extremely complexed and nuanced question to answer in a generalized manner, which is why my takeaway is less all-encompassing and more of a… Read more