tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post3870470745165780291..comments2024-02-26T02:02:51.364-05:00Comments on Queers United: Family Guy's Transphobic Mother's Day EpisodeQueers Unitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05074493276489593816noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-29208183790870907492010-09-30T05:20:49.683-04:002010-09-30T05:20:49.683-04:00Nice Blog Buddy.
Nice Theme.
To be very frank I m ...Nice Blog Buddy.<br />Nice Theme.<br />To be very frank I m so crazy about <a href="http://www.iwatchfamilyguyfree.com/" rel="nofollow">Family Guy Tv </a>.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463156603954886589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-69888392146149151712010-06-23T04:10:43.448-04:002010-06-23T04:10:43.448-04:00I know the show is supposed to be satirical, but i...I know the show is supposed to be satirical, but it's really not my thing. I don't get the humor in mocking struggling minority groups.bed frameshttp://www.erikorganic.com/bedroom/bed-frames.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-22412727713925339132010-06-06T23:48:33.396-04:002010-06-06T23:48:33.396-04:00I think Seth McFarlane should publicly apologize f...I think Seth McFarlane should publicly apologize for the offensive episode. I am a fan of Family Guy, but this went too far. I don't think the show should be pulled off the air permanently, but I do think some things need to be explained and Seth REALLY needs to address this, because the line between humor and insults was just crossed.Stephenienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-55667440443865620202010-05-31T15:11:53.963-04:002010-05-31T15:11:53.963-04:00May I be the only one to point out Quagmire's ...May I be the only one to point out Quagmire's dad is NOT gay hes a trani. There is a difference. And the fact that Peter and the guys were saying he was "gay" was only to point out in the story line how femenine his Quagmire's dad was acting. Besides the fact that Seth Macfalane is an openly strong supporter of hommosexual rites. I dont think he would allow something so offensive to pass through his show. In my opinion your are seeing things that are just not there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-59670621363039145382010-05-27T09:02:16.124-04:002010-05-27T09:02:16.124-04:00If you found this offensive then you need to stop ...If you found this offensive then you need to stop being so oversensitive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-58972661646798212552010-05-15T19:56:11.834-04:002010-05-15T19:56:11.834-04:00As a trans guy (and I know there are not enough of...As a trans guy (and I know there are not enough of us saying this) I absolutely agree that this episode was transphobic and misogynistic (and it's no secret that Family Guy has an issue with misogyny.) But if they did actually pull the episode? I would fear a Streisand effect, like the South Park "Trapped in the Closet" episode that was pulled and ended up getting even more attention.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-61880327504062661302010-05-15T02:31:09.883-04:002010-05-15T02:31:09.883-04:00I know the show is supposed to be satirical, but i...I know the show is supposed to be satirical, but it's really not my thing. I don't get the humor in mocking struggling minority groups.Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13286833634562132632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-3574861707052357662010-05-12T18:47:52.537-04:002010-05-12T18:47:52.537-04:00As I watched that show I continued to hope for som...As I watched that show I continued to hope for some plot change - but ended up being so disgusted with the flat out hate message and tone of the show. I created a fb page : <br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=63&post=176&uid=121563357862356#!/pages/BOYCOTT-SETH-MACFARLANE-AND-FAMILY-GUY/121563357862356?ref=ts<br /><br />and it appears that some folks disagree. I am a very tolerant person. I think that this particular episode, for me at least was teh last straw w/ Mr. MacFarlane. He is continually attacking all marginalized people and that is not helping the world become tolerant and certainly not accepting of people who are percieved as different. To some people, Different equates with Afraid. Afraid to me results from lack of knowledge on a particular subject making it an unknown and worthy of an attack. Get a grip Seth!The Wizard of 'OZ'https://www.blogger.com/profile/03778497607178629658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-15672533648038731432010-05-12T03:38:29.029-04:002010-05-12T03:38:29.029-04:00Seth McFarlane said:
"I can safely say that t...Seth McFarlane said:<br />"I can safely say that the transsexual community will be very, very happy with the "Quagmire" episode that we have coming up in a couple of months. It's probably the most sympathetic portrayal of a transexual character that has ever been on television, dare I say."<br /><br />The thing is... he's probably right. Having a dog projectile vomit after having had sex with a "tranny", throwing out food that IT had prepared, and comparing them with sex offenders is mild compared to the way they're usually treated.Zoe Brainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13712045376060102538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-26168449661044942442010-05-11T17:50:05.897-04:002010-05-11T17:50:05.897-04:00Other than the puking scene I thought it was fine ...Other than the puking scene I thought it was fine (not so much that I found that particular scene to be offensive, but more of that it was just a bit too much and over the top).<br /><br />And as it has been said many times before, you have to take Family Guy with a grain of salt. They have presented people of the transgendered umbrella before (though I will admit with stereotypes rather intact) - for instance, Stewie cross-dresses in a few different episodes and in the one where they go to Texas and Brian dresses him up as a girl to protect him from the religious radicals, Stewie notes that he feels right for the first time (which I found a bit clever, though the gender-identity or sexual-orientation of Stewie is completely unclear despite the stereotypes that would quickly land him in the area of straight transgendered female or cross-dressing gay male), or the episode where Stewie goes to the future and Ron (Meg after transition) walks into the Griffin house and Peter tries to call him Meg.<br /><br />I think the only stereotype they've possibly actually made truly stronger, though, is maybe the concept that transgender is a new level of gay... but all things considered, unless someone's to understand what is means to be trans, it's pretty hard to avoid or squash that one. (And while Lous's comments in the conversation with Quagmire and Peter about Ira's SRS are a bit offensive, they are ones that would be common ones made by the ignorant folks of society - which the Griffins certainly are - considering their reactions to people of color, different religions, alternative lifestyles, ect)<br /><br />The episode may not have nearly as much merit as the rest of the show, and may be offensive in ways (but then, what episode of Family Guy isn't offensive?), but that's not a reason to start a wave of hate-mail to Fox or Seth McaFarlane.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-24694917203944046802010-05-11T14:58:15.856-04:002010-05-11T14:58:15.856-04:00Brian's reaction seems a little unsettling bec...Brian's reaction seems a little unsettling because Brian is generally portrayed as one of the saner, more intellectual members of the Griffin clan. I wouldn't expect him to perpetuate myths and prejudices as much as some of the other characters would.<br /><br />I can see both sides on this. Some people like Family Guy's brand of humor. Personally, I don't. But I think it's really wrong to tell people who are upset to "get over it." Just because some people are okay with it doesn't mean that everyone has to be.Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-51791108445491382502010-05-11T12:35:08.384-04:002010-05-11T12:35:08.384-04:00Several thoughts...
"the myth that transwome...Several thoughts...<br /><br />"the myth that transwomen remove their penis..." Now, since I don't identify as a "transwoman," but as simply a woman, I can only speak for myself. While it is true that parts of my penis were used to create a clitoris and to line my vagina, I certainly <b>DON'T</b> think of myself as still having a penis. I know that some like to retain that link to their manhood, I am glad to be rid of my "penis."<br /><br />As to the comments defending Family Guy. I like the show generally, but this episode was inexcusable. Nothing substantive was done to offset the impression that their is something wrong with transsexuals. Stuff like Brian's prolonged vomiting, his psychotic showering, the hateful comments...these all played to common bigoted views of transsexuals. This show was not satire, it was not mocking hate, it was not even really mocking "transgenders." It was mocking people with a legitimate medical issue. And it was playing to the worst stereotypes.Just Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15011627273687180475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-41882426352829329562010-05-11T07:22:01.055-04:002010-05-11T07:22:01.055-04:00Wow, Fox's PR people are sending an army of tr...Wow, Fox's PR people are sending an army of trolls to this post. <br /><br />The show is horribly bigoted, and this Astroturf "support" for it is sleazy. <br /><br />I'm so glad I never, never watch anything on any of Rupert Murdoch's fascist propaganda networks.libhomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537213558568338561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-34025775493317680782010-05-11T02:36:05.650-04:002010-05-11T02:36:05.650-04:00Here's what I posted on facebook regarding thi...Here's what I posted on facebook regarding this:<br /><br />Being transgender, I would have found it far more insulting and patronizing for Family Guy to disregard the ignorant, unintentionally hurtful and flat-out bigoted responses and epithets we are commonly subjected to when coming out. This program is constantly "offensive" and not PC which is why I generally avoid it. I made sure to look this particular episode up before making a judgment. I was most bothered by the lazy recycling of the "Oh no I slept with a transwoman" vomit gag from The Cleveland Show. All of the slurs were not something I wanted to hear but that is because Family Guy is not the type of program I typically enjoy, not because Family Guy had suddenly lost it's strong moral high ground.<br /><br />I really appreciated the distinction being made between gender and sexuality. My own parents asked me if I was now a lesbian when coming out as trans. I had to explain to them that identifying as male doesn't alter my attraction to men.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-70141602914426699492010-05-11T01:26:30.444-04:002010-05-11T01:26:30.444-04:00Hey, Family Guy is an equal-opportunity offender. ...Hey, Family Guy is an equal-opportunity offender. Nobody is immune, everyone gets mocked, humiliated, degraded or otherwise offended.<br /><br />Check out the OneMillionMoms website. Family Guy is on their radar at least once a month, and those sandy ladies have got some serious clout.<br /><br />Don't tilt at windmills, folks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-51675544814380311702010-05-11T00:37:23.950-04:002010-05-11T00:37:23.950-04:00They show no mercy for anyone so why would they sh...They show no mercy for anyone so why would they show some for gays and transgenders. And this is coming from a gay man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-92199607959191420502010-05-10T20:55:10.305-04:002010-05-10T20:55:10.305-04:00I'll admit that the vomit was a little cliche....I'll admit that the vomit was a little cliche. I expected more from them. Maybe they ran out of ideas or something >.> but Family Guy is far from homophobic. When we first met Quagmire's dad I actually thought, "Wow, seems like everyone on Family Guy is gay." A lot of the funnier characters (i.e. Stewie and Bruce) are gay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-18409018791252924782010-05-10T20:51:50.120-04:002010-05-10T20:51:50.120-04:00how the hell is this offensive? its clever satire ...how the hell is this offensive? its clever satire about how people treat transexuals. notice she's the only one there whos not crazy, and that brian was obviously on the right mind track about her as a person; but it satirizes it by showing regular people acting like retards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-17366244656191137462010-05-10T20:23:51.037-04:002010-05-10T20:23:51.037-04:00These comments make me sick. I was expecting peopl...These comments make me sick. I was expecting people to say things like "It's Family Guy, you're not going to win", but "It's Family Guy, so it's not a problem"? I was a fan of Family Guy during its unpopular first run, but recently it's been a shitshow on every topic, playing off of hateful stereotypes under the guise of "edginess". The fact that they talk about something does not make an episode a "satire" of the issue. I know they make fun of everyone - and this isn't my first problem with them. Shit like this does nothing but confirm the fear and ridicule that a lot of the Family Guy audience already treat trans people with.R.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02949137642408034330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-27773636845740841062010-05-10T19:10:05.143-04:002010-05-10T19:10:05.143-04:00I am so glad someone else agrees (Thanks Casey!! w...I am so glad someone else agrees (Thanks Casey!! well said)... Family guy makes fun of EVERYONE and thats the whole point.. I haven't watched the episode yet but now I can't wait, because its probably hilarious. People need to relax. (I will add that I am also a transman for reference and do NOT feel I'lm speaking out of turn, thanks)<br /><br />JordanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-28244267337155957552010-05-10T18:22:54.344-04:002010-05-10T18:22:54.344-04:00The people who equate this with picking on ___... ...The people who equate this with picking on ___... it's not the same. Transsexuals and transgender people are a ridiculed minority. Yes, Family Guy picks on everyone, but going on and on about how a transwoman is GROSSDISGUSTINGVOMITWORTHY is not the same as picking on, say, African Americans -- because it's UNDERSTOOD that picking on African Americans is wrong. People are only just beginning to think that MAYBE it isn't A-OK to discriminate and hate transpeople, and those are the most "progressive, liberal people." <br /><br />To the majority, transpeople are fair game and always in season. That's why this is wrong. It's not picking on transpeople to pick on everyone; it's reinforcing the idea that picking on transpeople is normal and good for humor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-42303695154216464812010-05-10T17:31:57.302-04:002010-05-10T17:31:57.302-04:00Well, I didn't think it was too bad.
Family G...Well, I didn't think it was too bad.<br /><br />Family Guy is known for being over the top and pushing the limits. <br /><br />I don't think they were intentionally setting out to hurt people's feelings, especially when Seth McFarlane is a big LGBT rights activist. <br /><br />I think they were just doing the usual pushing the limit thing. However, it is quite possible that maybe this time it was taken just a bit too far.Cabbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-22841042965417181852010-05-10T15:20:25.625-04:002010-05-10T15:20:25.625-04:00Lighten up people! It's cartoon that makes fu...Lighten up people! It's cartoon that makes fun of everybody.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-11972310173038238272010-05-10T15:13:49.308-04:002010-05-10T15:13:49.308-04:00I don't know whether to call it transphobia or...I don't know whether to call it transphobia or satire. The things said and done in that episode where the typical (ignorant, hateful, & downright hurtful) reactions that most people have to transgendered people. The things that Peter and Lois said & did; Brian's exaggerated reaction to finding about Ida; even Quagmire's reaction to his own father's sex change are all things that I've heard come out of people's mouth. They're all ignorant and maybe the folks behind Family Guy were making fun of that and not people who identify as transgendered. Then again they could cruel & insensitive so who really knows?Akiranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-29178186003436520772010-05-10T12:09:52.117-04:002010-05-10T12:09:52.117-04:00While some of the viewpoints within this article a...While some of the viewpoints within this article are valid (depending on one chooses to interpret them) I am surprised that the writer chose NOT to discuss any of the things the episode did "right". Just as the author feels trans people have been misrepresented, the suthor also chose to misrepresent this episode (and overall structure and style of this show). <br /><br />Bored.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com