Current Events > Iron Man 1 had a transgender joke in it (spoilers)

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TaylorHeinicke 05/18/23 4:47:31 PM #1:	Tony interrupts Rhodes while he's addressing a group of pilots. He says "hey everyone, be sure to ask him about spring break 1987. What was his name again?" Something like that. --- St. Louis Battlehawks (7-3) <cite>TaylorHeinicke posted [p:973557934] in Iron Man 1... [t:80448186]...</cite> <quote>Tony interrupts Rhodes while he's addressing a group of pilots. He says "hey everyone, be sure to ask him about spring break 1987. What was his name again?"Something like that. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Were_Wyrm 05/18/23 4:48:08 PM #2:	That movie could never be made today --- I was a God, Valeria. I found it...beneath me. - Dr. Doom https://i.imgur.com/0EJvC4l.jpg <cite>Were_Wyrm posted [p:973557943] in Iron Man 1... [t:80448186]...</cite> <quote>That movie could never be made today</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
s0nicfan 05/18/23 4:48:26 PM #3:	Why do you think this is a trans joke and not a gay joke? --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz <cite>s0nicfan posted [p:973557951] in Iron Man 1... [t:80448186]...</cite> <quote>Why do you think this is a trans joke and not a gay joke?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DementedDurian 05/18/23 4:49:31 PM #4:	...I don't get it... --- (She/Her) Succubus, succubus, er...something...I don't care anymore. <3 Video Game IGN: Nyobe. Someone tell me I'm pretty; very often I don't feel pretty... <cite>DementedDurian posted [p:973557976] in Iron Man 1... [t:80448186]...</cite> <quote>...I don't get it...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Were_Wyrm 05/18/23 4:53:15 PM #5:	The full joke speaking about manned or unmanned, you gotta get him to tell you about the time he guessed wrong. Its spring break, just remember that. Spring break 1987, that lovely lady, what was his name? Was it Ivan? --- I was a God, Valeria. I found it...beneath me. - Dr. Doom https://i.imgur.com/0EJvC4l.jpg <cite>Were_Wyrm posted [p:973558062] in Iron Man 1... [t:80448186]...</cite> <quote>The full jokespeaking about manned or unmanned, you gotta get him to tell you about the time he guessed wrong. Its spring break, just remember that. Spring break 1987, that lovely lady, what was his name? Was it Ivan? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EndOfDiscOne 05/18/23 4:59:04 PM #6:	Hopefully it gets edited out of the streaming version --- I am the Cheese! I am the best character on the show! I am better than both the salami and the bologna *COMBINED!* <cite>EndOfDiscOne posted [p:973558182] in Iron Man 1... [t:80448186]...</cite> <quote>Hopefully it gets edited out of the streaming version</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 05/18/23 4:59:32 PM #7:	Why do people think that this is a joke that has anything to do with gender or sexual orientation --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. <cite>Irony posted [p:973558194] in Iron Man 1... [t:80448186]...</cite> <quote>Why do people think that this is a joke that has anything to do with gender or sexual orientation</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TonyKojima 05/18/23 5:01:22 PM #8:	I remember a few years ago Obsidian put in a transphobic joke in Pillars of Eternity. --- Though the XBOX 360 is good in theory, it's hardware limitations say otherwise - Hideo Kojima <cite>TonyKojima posted [p:973558228] in Iron Man 1... [t:80448186]...</cite> <quote>I remember a few years ago Obsidian put in a transphobic joke in Pillars of Eternity. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 05/18/23 5:02:13 PM #9:	I'm surprised you even remember that a joke was in that game considering 90% of the dialogue is dribbling exposition --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. <cite>Irony posted [p:973558244] in Iron Man 1... [t:80448186]...</cite> <quote>I'm surprised you even remember that a joke was in that game considering 90% of the dialogue is dribbling exposition</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nok_Su_Kow 05/18/23 5:06:03 PM #10:	Ohh, yeah. Different times. <cite>Nok_Su_Kow posted [p:973558326] in Iron Man 1... [t:80448186]...</cite> <quote>Ohh, yeah. Different times.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CSCA33 05/18/23 5:07:40 PM #11:	EndOfDiscOne posted... Hopefully it gets edited out of the streaming version --- [click here] <cite>CSCA33 posted [p:973558373] in Iron Man 1... [t:80448186]...</cite> <quote>EndOfDiscOne posted... </cite><quote>Hopefully it gets edited out of the streaming version</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nemu 05/18/23 5:08:18 PM #12:	Seems like more of a gay joke, assuming Ivan is supposed to be one of those stereotype gay crossdressing prostitutes. <cite>Nemu posted [p:973558387] in Iron Man 1... [t:80448186]...</cite> <quote>Seems like more of a gay joke, assuming Ivan is supposed to be one of those stereotype gay crossdressing prostitutes.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ragnarider 05/18/23 5:09:20 PM #13:	There's also a joke in the Simpsons Japan episode which is pretty bad. <cite>Ragnarider posted [p:973558409] in Iron Man 1... [t:80448186]...</cite> <quote>There's also a joke in the Simpsons Japan episode which is pretty bad.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CSCA33 05/18/23 5:15:35 PM #15:	Nemu posted... Seems like more of a gay joke, assuming Ivan is supposed to be one of those stereotype gay crossdressing prostitutes. No its perpetuating a dangerously harmful and false stereotype used against trans people (four letter t-slur) also used as a basis for the trans panic defense to get away with murder --- [click here] <cite>CSCA33 posted [p:973558556] in Iron Man 1... [t:80448186]...</cite> <quote>Nemu posted... </cite><quote>Seems like more of a gay joke, assuming Ivan is supposed to be one of those stereotype gay crossdressing prostitutes.</quote>No its perpetuating a dangerously harmful and false stereotype used against trans people (four letter t-slur)also used as a basis for the trans panic defense to get away with murder</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ragnarider 05/18/23 5:16:50 PM #16:	CSCA33 posted... No its perpetuating a dangerously harmful and false stereotype used against trans people (four letter t-slur) Isn't it 6 letters? Or is there another one? <cite>Ragnarider posted [p:973558586] in Iron Man 1... [t:80448186]...</cite> <quote>CSCA33 posted... </cite><quote>No its perpetuating a dangerously harmful and false stereotype used against trans people (four letter t-slur)</quote>Isn't it 6 letters? Or is there another one?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZEROWOLF 05/18/23 5:16:56 PM #17:	"It don't matter when it's Arcturian, baby!" --- Sam and Robert are the hitch-hikers on the road. --Necronomicon incantation (The Evil Dead) <cite>ZEROWOLF posted [p:973558591] in Iron Man 1... [t:80448186]...</cite> <quote>"It don't matter when it's Arcturian, baby!"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
refmon 05/18/23 5:17:12 PM #18:	Irony posted... Why do people think that this is a joke that has anything to do with gender or sexual orientation --- If you read this signature, then that meant that I had control of what you read for 5 SECONDS!! <cite>refmon posted [p:973558599] in Iron Man 1... [t:80448186]...</cite> <quote>Irony posted... </cite><quote>Why do people think that this is a joke that has anything to do with gender or sexual orientation</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
s0nicfan 05/18/23 5:17:17 PM #19:	Ragnarider posted... Isn't it 6 letters? Or is there another one? trap. --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz <cite>s0nicfan posted [p:973558601] in Iron Man 1... [t:80448186]...</cite> <quote>Ragnarider posted... </cite><quote>Isn't it 6 letters? Or is there another one?</quote>trap.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ragnarider 05/18/23 5:17:55 PM #20:	ah right <cite>Ragnarider posted [p:973558618] in Iron Man 1... [t:80448186]...</cite> <quote>ah right</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CSCA33 05/18/23 5:17:55 PM #21:	Ragnarider posted... Isn't it 6 letters? Or is there another one? This is the other t-slur, popularized by admiral ackbar meme and used for the trans panic defense to get away with murder --- [click here] <cite>CSCA33 posted [p:973558619] in Iron Man 1... [t:80448186]...</cite> <quote>Ragnarider posted... </cite><quote>Isn't it 6 letters? Or is there another one?</quote>This is the other t-slur, popularized by admiral ackbar meme and used for the trans panic defense to get away with murder </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bass_X0 05/18/23 5:21:01 PM #22:	Were_Wyrm posted... That movie could never be made today No movie with humour in it older than ten years ago could be made today. --- "Well, it's not a bad game. It's made by Capcom, so how could it?" ~ AVGN <cite>Bass_X0 posted [p:973558683] in Iron Man 1... [t:80448186]...</cite> <quote>Were_Wyrm posted... </cite><quote>That movie could never be made today</quote>No movie with humour in it older than ten years ago could be made today.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lairen 05/18/23 5:21:45 PM #23:	All jokes are offensive if not taken as a joke. Ban jokes. --- When it rains, it pours. <cite>Lairen posted [p:973558700] in Iron Man 1... [t:80448186]...</cite> <quote>All jokes are offensive if not taken as a joke. Ban jokes.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 05/18/23 5:22:09 PM #24:	Imaginate Soul Man being made today. --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:973558709] in Iron Man 1... [t:80448186]...</cite> <quote>Imaginate Soul Man being made today.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nemu 05/18/23 5:23:35 PM #25:	CSCA33 posted... No its perpetuating a dangerously harmful and false stereotype used against trans people (four letter t-slur) also used as a basis for the trans panic defense to get away with murder Its not impossible to read it like that, but I see it more in the idea that he ended up with a prostitute, and they learned the next day that the prostitute was actually a guy. Assuming that it is supposed to be a representation of a factual event, hard to imagine them finding out the guys name otherwise. <cite>Nemu posted [p:973558748] in Iron Man 1... [t:80448186]...</cite> <quote>CSCA33 posted... </cite><quote>No its perpetuating a dangerously harmful and false stereotype used against trans people (four letter t-slur)also used as a basis for the trans panic defense to get away with murder</quote>Its not impossible to read it like that, but I see it more in the idea that he ended up with a prostitute, and they learned the next day that the prostitute was actually a guy. Assuming that it is supposed to be a representation of a factual event, hard to imagine them finding out the guys name otherwise.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ryven 05/18/23 5:23:58 PM #26:	Imagine if Scream 5 was made today. --- 'We're not gonna make it, are we? People i mean.' 'It's in your nature to destroy yourselves.' <cite>Ryven posted [p:973558769] in Iron Man 1... [t:80448186]...</cite> <quote>Imagine if Scream 5 was made today.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
s0nicfan 05/18/23 5:24:46 PM #27:	Nemu posted... Its not impossible to read it like that, but I see it more in the idea that he ended up with a prostitute, and they learned the next day that the prostitute was actually a guy. Assuming that it is supposed to be a representation of a factual event, hard to imagine them finding out the guys name otherwise. If it was spring break, it could also just be that he was wasted and went up to a woman to hit on her but when they turned around it was just a guy with long hair. --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz <cite>s0nicfan posted [p:973558793] in Iron Man 1... [t:80448186]...</cite> <quote>Nemu posted... </cite><quote>Its not impossible to read it like that, but I see it more in the idea that he ended up with a prostitute, and they learned the next day that the prostitute was actually a guy. Assuming that it is supposed to be a representation of a factual event, hard to imagine them finding out the guys name otherwise.</quote>If it was spring break, it could also just be that he was wasted and went up to a woman to hit on her but when they turned around it was just a guy with long hair. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CSCA33 05/18/23 5:32:23 PM #28:	s0nicfan posted... If it was spring break, it could also just be that he was wasted and went up to a woman to hit on her but when they turned around it was just a guy with long hair. Although it was relatively ambiguous, thats a much less likely inference when the implication was obvious. Thats also not really note worthy enough in the context this ribbing was done in comparison, and reads more like fanfic level personal head canon. --- [click here] <cite>CSCA33 posted [p:973558954] in Iron Man 1... [t:80448186]...</cite> <quote>s0nicfan posted... </cite><quote>If it was spring break, it could also just be that he was wasted and went up to a woman to hit on her but when they turned around it was just a guy with long hair.</quote>Although it was relatively ambiguous, thats a much less likely inference when the implication was obvious. Thats also not really note worthy enough in the context this ribbing was done in comparison, and reads more like fanfic level personal head canon. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
deoxxys 05/18/23 5:33:20 PM #29:	Less of a joke and more of a roast. Guys harp on each other constantly, basically saying: "haha you're gay" or "haha you like dick". When I run into somebody who's legitimately homophobic, I tell them "Hey it's not so much of a bad thing is it? After all of that's less competition for straight guys". --- twylite sprinkle http://tinyurl.com/jeqyas3 https://tinyurl.com/mgvx7h2 <cite>deoxxys posted [p:973558971] in Iron Man 1... [t:80448186]...</cite> <quote>Less of a joke and more of a roast.Guys harp on each other constantly, basically saying: "haha you're gay" or "haha you like dick".When I run into somebody who's legitimately homophobic, I tell them "Hey it's not so much of a bad thing is it? After all of that's less competition for straight guys".</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CSCA33 05/18/23 5:37:33 PM #30:	Nemu posted... Its not impossible to read it like that, but I see it more in the idea that he ended up with a prostitute, and they learned the next day that the prostitute was actually a guy. Assuming that it is supposed to be a representation of a factual event, hard to imagine them finding out the guys name otherwise. This assumes cross dressers (or trans people for that matter) are trying to trick people about their gender, which again speaks straight to the trans panic defense --- [click here] <cite>CSCA33 posted [p:973559058] in Iron Man 1... [t:80448186]...</cite> <quote>Nemu posted... </cite><quote>Its not impossible to read it like that, but I see it more in the idea that he ended up with a prostitute, and they learned the next day that the prostitute was actually a guy. Assuming that it is supposed to be a representation of a factual event, hard to imagine them finding out the guys name otherwise.</quote>This assumes cross dressers (or trans people for that matter) are trying to trick people about their gender, which again speaks straight to the trans panic defense</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
creativerealms 05/18/23 5:38:46 PM #31:	Bass_X0 posted... No movie with humour in it older than ten years ago could be made today. Bullshit. "Can't be made today" is a load of bull. --- "Intelligence has no place in Politics" Londo, (Babylon Five) <cite>creativerealms posted [p:973559092] in Iron Man 1... [t:80448186]...</cite> <quote>Bass_X0 posted... </cite><quote>No movie with humour in it older than ten years ago could be made today.</quote>Bullshit. "Can't be made today" is a load of bull. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Priere 05/18/23 5:39:27 PM #32:	Wow. RDJ doing blackface and trans joke and he's STILL non canceled? --- https://imgur.com/iQep35u https://i.imgur.com/PmX8smn.gif https://i.imgur.com/mwTy0iF.gif https://i.imgur.com/FCER80e.gif <cite>Priere posted [p:973559111] in Iron Man 1... [t:80448186]...</cite> <quote>Wow. RDJ doing blackface and trans joke and he's STILL non canceled?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
creativerealms 05/18/23 5:40:16 PM #33:	Priere posted... Wow. RDJ doing blackface and trans joke and he's STILL non canceled? Because "cancelled" isn't real. --- "Intelligence has no place in Politics" Londo, (Babylon Five) <cite>creativerealms posted [p:973559130] in Iron Man 1... [t:80448186]...</cite> <quote>Priere posted... </cite><quote>Wow. RDJ doing blackface and trans joke and he's STILL non canceled?</quote>Because "cancelled" isn't real.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 05/18/23 5:42:21 PM #34:	Johnny Depp wasnt dropped by everybody now? --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:973559183] in Iron Man 1... [t:80448186]...</cite> <quote>Johnny Depp wasnt dropped by everybody now?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
rexcrk 05/18/23 5:44:30 PM #35:	Amazing how things have changed in a relatively short time. --- Wax on, wax off Wax on- mouth. off. <cite>rexcrk posted [p:973559240] in Iron Man 1... [t:80448186]...</cite> <quote>Amazing how things have changed in a relatively short time. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bass_X0 05/18/23 5:50:04 PM #36:	creativerealms posted... Bullshit. "Can't be made today" is a load of bull. Well, they could but they backlash from people today would be louder, more numerous and a lot more damaging even if it did not receive any backlash originally. The first Spider-Man movie features a phobic line that would get Twitter riled up if the line were used in a modern movie. --- "Well, it's not a bad game. It's made by Capcom, so how could it?" ~ AVGN <cite>Bass_X0 posted [p:973559360] in Iron Man 1... [t:80448186]...</cite> <quote>creativerealms posted... </cite><quote>Bullshit. "Can't be made today" is a load of bull.</quote>Well, they could but they backlash from people today would be louder, more numerous and a lot more damaging even if it did not receive any backlash originally.The first Spider-Man movie features a phobic line that would get Twitter riled up if the line were used in a modern movie.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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