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Title: A Painful Moment Of Cultural Insensitivity Towards Trans People On MTV's America
Post by: Natasha on September 01, 2009, 05:10:12 PM
Post by: Natasha on September 01, 2009, 05:10:12 PM
A Painful Moment Of Cultural Insensitivity Towards Trans People On MTV's America's Best Dance Crew
http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/12761/a-failure-of-cultural-sensitivity-to-trans-people-on-mtvs-americas-best-dance-crew (http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/12761/a-failure-of-cultural-sensitivity-to-trans-people-on-mtvs-americas-best-dance-crew)
Autumn Sandeen
9/1/09
This diary is second media commentary regarding how trans people are talked about on television in two days, but in this commentary I'm going to take a more educational tone than I did in my last piece.
For those of you who don't follow MTV's America's Best Dance Crew, you should probably should be aware at the start of this piece there is an extremely talented dance crew on the show of four African-American gay men and one self-identified transgender woman. The name of this incredible dance crew is Vogue Evolution. The female dancer in this crew -- Leiomy -- gave a particularly fantastic, jaw-dropping performance in week two's Beyonce Challenge.
http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/12761/a-failure-of-cultural-sensitivity-to-trans-people-on-mtvs-americas-best-dance-crew (http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/12761/a-failure-of-cultural-sensitivity-to-trans-people-on-mtvs-americas-best-dance-crew)
Autumn Sandeen
9/1/09
This diary is second media commentary regarding how trans people are talked about on television in two days, but in this commentary I'm going to take a more educational tone than I did in my last piece.
For those of you who don't follow MTV's America's Best Dance Crew, you should probably should be aware at the start of this piece there is an extremely talented dance crew on the show of four African-American gay men and one self-identified transgender woman. The name of this incredible dance crew is Vogue Evolution. The female dancer in this crew -- Leiomy -- gave a particularly fantastic, jaw-dropping performance in week two's Beyonce Challenge.
Title: Re: A Painful Moment Of Cultural Insensitivity Towards Trans People On MTV's America
Post by: tekla on September 01, 2009, 05:18:35 PM
Post by: tekla on September 01, 2009, 05:18:35 PM
In other news, people still watch MTV. Who knew?
Title: Re: A Painful Moment Of Cultural Insensitivity Towards Trans People On MTV's America
Post by: sd on September 01, 2009, 07:03:41 PM
Post by: sd on September 01, 2009, 07:03:41 PM
Why do they even bother calling it music television?
Title: Re: A Painful Moment Of Cultural Insensitivity Towards Trans People On MTV's America
Post by: Miniar on September 02, 2009, 07:38:11 AM
Post by: Miniar on September 02, 2009, 07:38:11 AM
I remember, back in the day, when Mtv had a show with rock videos called Kerrang after the magazine, and I'd go out of my way to watch it.
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Title: Re: A Painful Moment Of Cultural Insensitivity Towards Trans People On MTV's America
Post by: tekla on September 02, 2009, 08:29:13 AM
Post by: tekla on September 02, 2009, 08:29:13 AM
This has to be one of those 'only blogs on the web' care deal. Out of the 3 or 4 dance shows running on TV now this one must be rated about 5, so its not like anyone cares, why even bring it up? Its just more press, and in that world there is no bad press, all press is good (controversy sells and all).
Plus, out of all of them I think this is the most hip-hop orientated, and you didn't get the memo that a lot of hip-hop has an anti-gay aspect to it? You miss the whole Emmim deal?
Plus, out of all of them I think this is the most hip-hop orientated, and you didn't get the memo that a lot of hip-hop has an anti-gay aspect to it? You miss the whole Emmim deal?