Austin Powers is within the canon of the film shown to be someone who lives his beliefs that a better world is possible through collaboration. he’s transported 30 years into future and finds himself to be outdated. but he also was in his era challenging what was believed to be outdated? so what does he do? he changes the things about himself that are unacceptable in modern society now and keeps the symbols and inspirations that modivate him to live a truly open-minded life.

a real life new Austin Powers would find him shocked to discover a date is a trans woman and would say some horrifically outdated thing, her telling him “that’s a stereotype” and storming off. Powers would take this on board as something he needs to change about himself. he would then find himself paired with a gender fluid partner and he would spend most of the movie learning not to be a chaser before ending the movie having a really fun night with a trans woman in Dr Evil’s employ that ends up being what turns the tide. the arc would be outdated transphobe -> problematic chaser -> acceptance and co-existance