Big Mac in a Dress Sparks Predictable Outrage Over "Transphobia"

You hope that Jim, but unfortunately you're mistaken.

So in the episode "Brotherhooves Social", Big Macintosh puts on a dress to pose as a girl, in order to compete in the Sisterhooves Social with his baby sister Applebloom. Why he does this is simply because he's willing to do anything it takes to become her hero again. So a boy posed as a girl to make the plot work, and that's a tale as old as time, and is no new concept to the world of cartoons.

What IS a new concept to the world of cartoons, is the predictable outrage that it brought from some people who saw Big Mac's crossdressing as an attack or insult on the Transsexual / Transgender ect ect community.

We've sung this song and danced this dance before, let's just look at what the lyrics say this time.

Actually, before we begin does anyone want to watch the cartoon where someone poses as an unknown family member of the opposite sex/gender, in order to be a hero for their family? Here's a link to the episode.

Oh oops. Sorry. That's a link to Disney's award-winning 1998 masterpiece Mulan.

Anyway lets look at some rage.

At the time of posting, this was the number 1 result on tumblr for the phrase "transphobia"

Now that we've gotten all that out of the way, can we ask is anyone shocked at the response?

It is important to note that it's a very vocal minority making these claims that the episode was an attack on the Trans community. 

There were many members of both communities that found the episode enjoyable, and took it for what it is - a brother trying to connect with his sister by the only method he could find - helping her compete in an event that was believed to be for fillies and mares only. In the end it turns out he might have misjudged the requirements for participation, which is of-itself funny, as it all could have been avoided simply by asking permission.

In the war for rights and equality, one must wonder if this is a time where no one knows what side they're on, or even where the battle is taking place.

Tune in next time. Because there's always a next time.