Current Events > Holy crap, Ace Ventura has aged horribly

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jon_davis posted...

What a solid gold shit take.

Look, chief. If you don't know any trans people, it's because they don't feel safe telling you.

All there is to it.

LeoRavus posted...

The only part I remember truly laughing at is when he climbed out of the rhino's ass naked

That was the second one.

I'll always love the Equinsu Ocha bit from the sequel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu0dshggRGg

Thompson posted...

Back then being immature meant doing silly jokes.
Now being immature means spreading hate speech on Facebook.

no not really , you're just mixing up different groups of people....
there's immaturity, and then there's hate.. don't mix the two up.

DnDer posted...

Look, chief. If you don't know any trans people, it's because they don't feel safe telling you.

All there is to it.

Lol

Now I want to see this topic go to 500 for maximum post-261 cringe.

the_final_bahamut posted...

"Other guy", huh? Talking about your past and the truth og who you are is normal relationship stuff. If you've been with someone for years and haven't done that shit, what the fuck did you think was going on here? How the hell did you reach the conclusion that things were going swimmingly and it was time for marriage? That's a you problem.

Why? If you're in a relationship with someone and you've talked about the past and they've made it clear that there's some stuff they don't want to talk about and you've still decided to ask then to marry, does it matter whether its that they're trans or whether they had an abusive upbringing or that they were brought up deep within the mountains by the world's strongest martial artist.
Like, my take is that if you're in a relationship with someone you should get to know them as much as possible - and should want to do so - and that Secrets in a relationship suuuuuuck, but if you've been in a relationship with someone for years and are thinking of marriage while there are these blind spots, then aren't you deciding that you love them for who they are now, the past be damned?

They keep wanting to treat being trans like its some dirty secret or inherently a bad thing.

Also, no, it is not always an important part of someones identity when theyre completely stealth. Some women rightly have no interest in making it a major or important part of them whatsoever.

This thread certainly took a turn

jumi posted...

Same with Ace Ventura. Finkle was just wearing a costume and pretending so he could get revenge.

And that is one of many examples of the harm to trans people, helping shape how society thinks or perceives trans people.

This film was undeniably harmful and hand-waving it as not being about trans people says more about you than anything else.

Theres a great documentary on Netflix called Disclosure and you should definitely watch it to help educate yourself about the damage caused by representation in film, tv, etc

jon_davis posted...

I love how upset you always get in every topic you post in, for people like you it's probably for the best that 261 closed.

The fact that you think this is me being upset says a lot more about you than about me.

im sure it does for those that have their pronouns in their Twitter handle tbh

ktownslayer16 posted...

im sure it does for those that have their pronouns in their Twitter handle tbh

Transphobia hurts cis people too, or are you in favor of genital checks for school children to play sports?

_____Cait posted...

I never felt it was a movie about trans people. It was a guy pretending to be a woman so he could visit his kids. He didnt actually become a woman, he just put on a costume. At the least, crossdressing, but even then, it wasnt because he liked it, it was just to see his kids.

It isn't, but there's several jokes about people freaking out about crossdressers and whatnot. Like the scene where Mrs. Doubtfire is caught peeing whilst standing by the son

That wouldn't go over well at all today. Several other moments too but yeah, the general sensitivity of the topic means it'd definitely be a no-go

Foppe posted...

Timeline:
Halfway through the 1982 NFL season, Finkle joined his home state's NFL team, the Miami Dolphins.
The team, led by star quarterback Dan Marino and with Finkle having a great performance, went all the way to the Super Bowl against the San Francisco 49ers. In the final play, the Dolphins had a field goal, which if Finkle converted would give them the title. He missed on wide right though, and Miami lost. During the kick, Marino held the ball after it was snapped. In the aftermath of Super Bowl XVII, Finkle blamed Marino for the miss, claiming he held the ball "laces-in" when he should have held it "laces-out." But this was dismissed as the ravings of a sore loser. Coaches and team owners alike took the loss very hard. After the season, Finkle's contract was not renewed and his reputation was destroyed. As a result, no other team would take him on, seemingly believing that he would repeat this blunder when it mattered most, effectively causing his NFL career to wash out.
Finkle went back to his hometown, working at a bar and being violently assaulted by gangs of men who had bet their entire life savings on the game. Even his attempts to live in his old house were subject to constant bombardment by those still furious over the outcome of the game. Dealing with the constant anger and resentment (both his own and of others) over the Super Bowl loss, the subsequent ruin of his career, and living through constant the vandalism of his house, further assaults, and presumably even drive-by shootings (given the bullet holes in the house) as well as the constant humiliation from the public and media, all of which his parents suffered through, as well, Finkle eventually snapped, turning his bedroom into a shrine declaring his hatred of Dan Marino, and was eventually put into a mental institution in Tampa called Shady Acres.
While committed in 1984, Finkle found out about a hiker named Lois Einhorn who went missing, and her body was never recovered. The next day, he escaped from Shady Acres, planning on taking over Einhorn's identity. His last credit card record was in June, where he rented a car from Avis, which was found abandoned two months later in South Miami. Finkle then got a feminine body, with breast implants and such over the next few years, though he kept his male genitalia intact. In 1987, "Einhorn" joined the Miami-Dade Police Department. By way of seduction and sexual manipulation, she climbed all the way up to a Lieutenant rank in just a matter of years.
In 1994, with the Dolphins poised for another Super Bowl appearance, Finkle decided to put his plan against Marino into motion.

Holy shit thats insane, thank you so much!

This is supposed to be a comedy movie but did anyone else get massively sad reading that abuse the poor kicker had to endure

Guys I just wanted to make a topic about a silly movie from the 90s -_-

pinky0926 posted...

Guys I just wanted to make a topic about a silly movie from the 90s -_-

A movie that just so happened to play an integral role in cultural influence with perpetuating transphobia and bigotry in society.

Your opening post was on point for how it aged horribly in this context.

CSCA33 posted...

A movie that just so happened to play an integral role in cultural influence with perpetuating transphobia and bigotry in society.

Your opening post was on point for how it aged horribly in this context.

You're going to have to prove that this movie in particular perpetuated bigotry.

Revelation34 posted...

You're going to have to prove that this movie in particular perpetuated bigotry.

Here, you mustve dropped this:
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/8/4/AAcv9ZAAEgyk.jpg

Revelation34 posted...

You're going to have to prove that this movie in particular perpetuated bigotry.

No, they're really not.