I'm a firm beleiver that comedy is open to everything and that nothing is off limits! That joke wasn't being aimed at trans people it was just a metaphor created for that particular point. It wasn't malicious or anything like that. Granted jokes can be taken the wrong way but I belive that having the person explain it, is a much better way of understanding then just changing it as nothing is learned.
It's like racism jokes. There are jokes that are actually racist, but there are also jokes that seem racist but are actually poking fun at the subject and making it seem ludicrous. Or the London bombings. We had a choice of wether being "terrified" or getting on with it. Being British we made fun of the terroists thinking that they would be able to get to the people by disrupting the London Underground of all things? Something that runs smoothly for about 1 day a year!
It's like racism jokes. There are jokes that are actually racist, but there are also jokes that seem racist but are actually poking fun at the subject and making it seem ludicrous. Or the London bombings. We had a choice of wether being "terrified" or getting on with it. Being British we made fun of the terroists thinking that they would be able to get to the people by disrupting the London Underground of all things? Something that runs smoothly for about 1 day a year!