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Originally Posted by tazzy
Look! Its a man...but its a woman! Hahaha!
Its Hard Gay all over again.
Japan most certainly does have catching up to do in several areas. Not just LGBT issues. Most countries have areas where they're behind the curve.
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It is just different. In many ways I have found Japanese people more tolerant of non-straight people, or those with alternative lifestyles than there are in the US. Yes, Hard Gay is not a progressive example, but the American comedian Tracy Morgan just apologized for saying he would stab and kill his son if he turned out to be gay... on stage, and for laughs.
It seems to me the transgender and cross-dressing talent that appear on Japanese TV do a pretty good job of sticking up for themselves. And for the most part they aren't made fun of for being different, they are made fun of for being unique. It doesn't matter if you are gay, fat, wear glasses, dye your hair, are from a foreign country... whatever makes you unique will be a source of laughs. It isn't discrimination when everyone on stage gets it equally.
So where are the transgender and cross-dressing talent appearing daily on American TV?