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Title: Why Trans People Need to be Involved in Telling Trans Stories
Post by: stephaniec on July 24, 2015, 12:34:30 PM
Post by: stephaniec on July 24, 2015, 12:34:30 PM
Why Trans People Need to be Involved in Telling Trans Stories
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jules-horowitz/why-trans-people-need-to_b_7865840.html?utm_hp_ref=transgender
The Huffington Post/by Jules Horowitz 07/24/2015
"In 2014, Jared Leto received an Oscar for portraying a transgender woman in Dallas Buyers Club. When the director, Jean-Marc Vallée, was asked whether he ever considered casting a transgender actor to play the role, he promptly responded, "never."
It is exciting to see our stories being told and winning awards, but should we be concerned that transgender people have little involvement in the story telling?
Jeffery Tambor plays a transwoman in the critically acclaimed show Transparent, a series that has brought national attention to transgender issues. This begs the question: is any and all publicity beneficial since it is raising awareness about transgender identities, or are there issues with cisgender people (i.e. people who do not identify as transgender) portraying a transgender narrative"
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jules-horowitz/why-trans-people-need-to_b_7865840.html?utm_hp_ref=transgender
The Huffington Post/by Jules Horowitz 07/24/2015
"In 2014, Jared Leto received an Oscar for portraying a transgender woman in Dallas Buyers Club. When the director, Jean-Marc Vallée, was asked whether he ever considered casting a transgender actor to play the role, he promptly responded, "never."
It is exciting to see our stories being told and winning awards, but should we be concerned that transgender people have little involvement in the story telling?
Jeffery Tambor plays a transwoman in the critically acclaimed show Transparent, a series that has brought national attention to transgender issues. This begs the question: is any and all publicity beneficial since it is raising awareness about transgender identities, or are there issues with cisgender people (i.e. people who do not identify as transgender) portraying a transgender narrative"
Title: Re: Why Trans People Need to be Involved in Telling Trans Stories
Post by: suzifrommd on July 24, 2015, 01:13:32 PM
Post by: suzifrommd on July 24, 2015, 01:13:32 PM
From the experiences of the author of this article, it seems the project in question wasn't interested in telling our stories at all. It was interested in exploiting us. There's a big difference.
Title: Re: Why Trans People Need to be Involved in Telling Trans Stories
Post by: HoneyStrums on July 24, 2015, 02:37:45 PM
Post by: HoneyStrums on July 24, 2015, 02:37:45 PM
My Initial raction to this was, We dont need to be nvlved with the telling of our stories, as long as its an accurate portrayal.
But I think after reading this article in full, that maybe we do need to be involved more often, to prevent exsploitation.
But I think after reading this article in full, that maybe we do need to be involved more often, to prevent exsploitation.
Title: Re: Why Trans People Need to be Involved in Telling Trans Stories
Post by: Kaya_Kai on July 27, 2015, 02:21:47 AM
Post by: Kaya_Kai on July 27, 2015, 02:21:47 AM
I watched some transparent and got fairly annoyed. I didnt originally have issue with the idea, but on some level it seems more like blackface. Almost a mockery rather than portrayal. I think it has become important that we take the roles, to sidestep the stereotypes involved. I admit a transgender character can certainly be well done even by a cisgendered actor. However on some level it simply brings an air of "nothing about us, without us".
I am clearly biased, but I would also argue that there should be more non binary individuals as well.
Edited: To better explain myself. I do not believe it is necessarily bad for the role, just lack of representation
I am clearly biased, but I would also argue that there should be more non binary individuals as well.
Edited: To better explain myself. I do not believe it is necessarily bad for the role, just lack of representation