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Trailer for Zoolander 2 called transphobic by some – petition launched
Zoolander 2 isn’t hitting US theaters until February but already it is running afoul with some people.
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.
The character is asked by Zoolander (Stiller) and Hansel (Wilson) if he is a ‘male or female model’ and if they ‘have a hot dog or a bun.’
A petition calling for a boycott of the film was launched quickly after the trailer was unveiled.
It states: ‘Cumberbatch’s character is clearly portrayed as an over-the-top, cartoonish mockery of androgyne/trans/non-binary individuals. This is the modern equivalent of using blackface to represent a minority.’
The petition also states: ‘If the producers and screenwriters of Zoolander wanted to provide social commentary on the presence of trans/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.’
It is the sequel to the 2001 film Zoolander stars Stiller, Wilson, Cumberbatch, Penélope Cruz, Christine Taylor, Kristen Wiig and Will Ferrell.
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Greg Hernandez
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