As the “Mrs. Doubtfire' musical returns to San Francisco, critics accuse the storyline of containing “homophobia' and 'preconceived biases.'
As the 'Mrs. Doubtfire' musical returns center stage to San Francisco today, critics are accusing the play of containing 'tired, transphobic tropes.' 'Never once did we want to be asking the audience to laugh at the notion of a man putting on a dress,' actor Rob McClure, who plays Daniel Hillard in the live-action production, told SFGate.
Because mainstream society, by and large, thinks of trans women as 'men in dresses' instead of women, the man-in-a-dress joke perpetuates the idea that trans women are 'unnatural' and fit for ridicule and scorn,' Solomon wrote.
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