CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

Variety reports:

Will Ferrell spoke to The Independent as part of his press tour for the Netflix documentary “Will & Harper” and was asked to share his opinion on why transphobia exists. He answered: “I think we fear what we don’t know.”

“Will & Harper” centers on the friendship between Ferrell and Harper Steele. The two met in the 1990s during their careers at “Saturday Night Live.” Steele came out as transgender 30 years into their friendship. “It’s so strange to me, because Harper is finally… her,” he added.

“She’s finally who she was always meant to be. Whether or not you can ultimately wrap your head around that, why would you care if somebody’s happy? Why is that threatening to you? If the trans community is a threat to you, I think it stems from not being confident or safe with yourself.”

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Will Ferrell says transphobia exists because “I think we fear what we don’t know.”

“I don’t know why trans people are meant to be threatening to me as a cis male. I don’t know why Harper is threatening to me…why would you care if somebody’s happy? Why is that threatening to… pic.twitter.com/XylagVvSmB

— Variety (@Variety) September 26, 2024