I knew a transsexual guy whose only ambition is to eat, drink, and be Mary.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker humorously describes a trans person whose only goal is to indulge in basic pleasures and adopt a female identity.
- In plain terms
- A trans person wants to eat, drink, and be a woman.
- What can you take from it?
- Don't take such jokes seriously; they reflect stereotypes.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do jokes about identity often rely on stereotypes?
Another view
It relies on a simplistic and potentially offensive view of trans people.
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