# Would Dustin Hoffman's "Tootsie" portrayal have been a convincing woman in real life?

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**Created:** [June 15, 2004, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-dustin-hoffmans-tootsie-portrayal-have-been-a-convincing-woman-in-real-life/250530 "2004-06-15T19:52:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![KellyM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/57b2e6/32.png) [@KellyM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyM)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2004, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-dustin-hoffmans-tootsie-portrayal-have-been-a-convincing-woman-in-real-life/250530/21 "2004-06-25T12:09:58Z")

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Passing is 90% attitude. It barely matters what you look like.

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**Author:** ![snorlax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@snorlax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snorlax)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2004, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-dustin-hoffmans-tootsie-portrayal-have-been-a-convincing-woman-in-real-life/250530/22 "2004-06-25T13:25:03Z")

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Allow me to introduce [Joyce](http://porktornado.diaryland.com/albumcover.html). If she could have passed as a woman than I’m sure Tootsie would.

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