#5: Tootsie (1982)
When performer Michael Dorsey is having a hard time finding work, he decides to pass himself off as a woman to get more roles. Although this movie was turned into a Broadway musical that ran from April 2019 to January 2020, its problematic storyline would make it impossible to remake today. Dorsey’s disguising himself as a woman reinforces harmful stereotypes about the transgender community. In a similar vein to Mrs. Doubtfire, Tootsie had its moment in time and now serves as a reminder that discourse changes, and our media have to as well.
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