Don’t Call Him “Tootsie”: Gender and TOOTSIE

2 June 2013 Michael Dorsey (Dustin Hoffman) is an unemployed actor with and elitist complex. Desperate for a role, Michael disguises himself as a woman and auditions for Southwest General, a daytime drama. To his surprise he gets the role under the pseudonym Dorothy Michaels. While pretending to be a woman, Dorothy meets Julie (Jessica … Continue reading Don’t Call Him “Tootsie”: Gender and TOOTSIE