That said, it's perfectly understandable to now find these scenes uncomfortable and off-putting.In fact, according to Napalm Death’s Barney Greenaway, before approaching Cannibal Corpse for Ace Ventura, Carrey wanted them to be in the film. Such jokes were quite common at the time, and it's not fair to expect a film from decades ago to have the same social values as the time one currently lives in. Do these homophobic and transphobic moments mean Ace Ventura: Pet Detective deserves to be shunned and never watched again? Of course not. He's clearly supposed to be a gay man looking for a hookup, and Ace is again obviously horrified by the prospect, even though he was the one who appeared to be getting a close look at the other man's genitals. There's even more homophobia exhibited elsewhere in the film, when after Ace scopes out the 1984 AFC Championship ring on a man's finger while next to him at a urinal, the football player then smiles at Ace and awkwardly prances after him.
Still, Einhorn had long since transitioned, and the anti-trans overtones are pretty gross in retrospect, as is the fact that Einhorn is yet another psychopathic trans villain to appear in a film.
To be fair, the circumstances here are far from normal, as Einhorn was an identity Finkle had stolen from a missing hiker. This reaction is extended to other members of the police force who have seemingly also had some kind of romantic encounter with Einhorn, once they find out. This reveal comes after Ace and Einhorn shared a kiss earlier in the film, and Ace's horrified and disgusted reaction to having done so now comes off as both homophobic and transphobic. The most notable aspect of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective that seems cringe-worthy in 2020 is the reveal that police lieutenant Lois Einhorn ( Sean Young) in fact used to be known as disgraced Miami Dolphins football player Ray Finkle.
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