My problem isn’t per se in the fact that Cleese is transphobic, it’s the fact that saying to a transphobe “hey, you’re like this moronic character that was created by a transphobe” might be taken as a compliment by said transphobes, and so not have the intended effect.
Maybe thats a good example for “the author is dead”? I know about Cleese’s views, but I think this joke is funny in itself.
My problem isn’t per se in the fact that Cleese is transphobic, it’s the fact that saying to a transphobe “hey, you’re like this moronic character that was created by a transphobe” might be taken as a compliment by said transphobes, and so not have the intended effect.
I don’t know if this would be the case (not because I disagree, but because I literally do not know) but I think I get your point now.