Will Ferrell doesn’t understand transphobia: “Why would you care if somebody’s happy? Why is that threatening to you?”
nme.comWill Ferrell has said he doesn’t understand transphobia, asking, “Why would you care if somebody’s happy? Why is that threatening to you?”Ferrell was speaking to The Independent as part of his press tour for the Netflix documentary Will & Harper which focuses on the friendship between Ferrell and Harper Steele.
The two met on Saturday Night Live during the ‘90s and Steele came out as transgender 30 years into their friendship.The documentary, which premiered at Sundance earlier this year, follows the two friends on a road trip across America following Steele’s transition.When asked to speak about his opinion on why transphobia exists, Ferrell replied: “I think we fear what we don’t know.“There is hatred out there.
It’s very real and it’s very unsafe for trans people in certain situations…But 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.”He continued: “It’s so strange to me, because Harper is finally…her…She’s finally who she was always meant to be.
