Defending Lana Wachowski Filed By Dr. Jillian T. Weiss (http://www.bilerico.com/contributors/dr_jillian_t_weiss/) | August 01, 2012 5:30 PM (http://www.bilerico.com/2012/08/01/)
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There is no need to defend Lana Wachowski, who is, by all definitions, a major success in the game of life. She and her brother are so successful that they are often known simply by the monniker "The Wachowskis," most famous for creating the revered Matrix movie series. Their latest film, co-directed with Tom Tykwer, Cloud Atlas, is scheduled for release in late 2012. Ms. Wachowski transitioned from male to female about five years ago.
Nonetheless, I found myself spending the last 24 hours arguing for Ms. Wachowski in my head over and over again, as I watched headline after headline discussing the merits of her life and identity, as if this spectacle were completely unproblematic.
Last week, promoting their new film's trailer, which looks amazing, by the way, the co-directors released a short on-camera discussion about the film. (http://thefilmstage.com/trailer/wachowskis-tykwer-redefine-epic-in-first-astonishing-6-minute-cloud-atlas-trailer/) In response, I saw the following in the media: