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| Leslie Phillips femulating in the 1970 British film Doctor In Trouble. Thanks to Zoe who unearthed this femulation. Click here to view the film on YouTube. (The femulation begins at the 49:40 mark.) |
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| Leslie Phillips femulating in the 1970 British film Doctor In Trouble. Thanks to Zoe who unearthed this femulation. Click here to view the film on YouTube. (The femulation begins at the 49:40 mark.) |
Stand, what were you smoking when you came up with that wacky "NFL" cartoon? I sure got a kick out of it. Thanks.
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I don't smoke, but I do have a great sense of humor! (LOL) When AI generated the image with the triplets all wearing black horn-rimmed glasses, the Hanson Brothers immediately came to mind and I knew I had to do something hockey-related. (For readers not familiar with the Hanson Brothers, they were characters from Paul Newman's hockey comedy opus "Slap Shot," which, by the way, includes a crossdressing sub-sub-plot.)
DeleteI’ve always loved the trope where a man must quickly disguise himself as a woman to evade the authorities yet he falls so naturally into the social role of being a very feminine lady. The subtle, expertly applied make-up as well as the perfectly coordinated outfit animated by graceful feminine movement always suggests a tension between his desperation to pass as female versus a sense that it’s not his first time expressing a feminine spirit that is repressed but burning inside of his male body.
ReplyDeleteWhere can we sign up for the NFL? The adverts are always the most exciting part of the Super Bowl, I can't wait to see what ones they have on this NFL!
ReplyDeleteLooking at today's Femulator makes me wonder why U.K. entertainment seems to have less aversion to femulation than the U.S.? "Mrs. Brown's Boys" was always a program I loved. I'll be watching "Doctor In Trouble" later today! Thanks for sharing Zoe!
Norah
Norah, I think there are several reasons why British entertainment has been more accepting of femulation. In no particular order: The British tradition of Christmas pantomime in which the male lead is played by a young woman, and the ugly sisters or certain other female parts (eg the hero's mother) are played by men. That in England, the main part of the UK, the Reformation was top down, so less culturally thorough. As far I know, we never had masquerade laws in the UK. A culture of turning a blind eye to homosexuality, etc. provided people were discrete. Greater tolerance of individual eccentricity.
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I believe you are correct there seems to be a more tolerant view towards cross-dressing in the UK. I noticed that many years ago remember reading an article in a mainstream US magazine the title being why do the British love to dress and drag question? I’m not familiar with the British tradition of Christmas Phantom I’ll have to look that up. it sounds interesting, what do you mean by the reformation was from the top down and not as thorough? I know here in the US the evangelical community has been very anti-LGBT and this has permeated through the rural culture through the Midwest and southern states. Interesting dialogue you provide thank you.
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Thank you for your thoughtful reply Penny! I never thought of it that way, but the way you point out these things illustrates how things add up. Interesting point on the Reformation as well! I guess the opposite side of that is how many of the American colonies had their founding in very religious based groups that England resettled in the New World. That, and I guess American culture always did seem to favor a hero type who was a rough and tumble “manly man”; the type of characters portrayed by John Wayne, but also earlier on as well. It sort of leaves femulation with little room except for comedy.
DeleteThank you again for twisting my brain on this one!
Norah
American society is largely based on and continues to be very Puritan, very black and white with regard to good vs bad. Subtlety gets easily lost.
DeleteHi Norah, I'm imagining them running those fabulous pantyhose commercials from the 70s and 80s. It gives new meaning to "gentlemen prefer Hanes"!
DeleteMmmmbop those NFL brothers are pretty. Sign me up!
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