For real guys I got a lil misty-eyed. I'm just a little older than Adam and I'm like...oh dude, I feel ya, I do. Those eps brought back some memories, no lie.

Quote from: alex408 on August 11, 2010, 08:53:41 PM
I just finished My body is a Cage part 1 & 2 (tonights and tomorrows episodes).  Part 2 upset me quite a bit.  Brought back a lot of bad memories from high school that I've been trying to forget.  I guess that means they did a good job and got their point across 

where is part 2?

Yeah I watched part 2 lat night out of temptation (just google "my body is a cage part 2" and you'll get a link to zshare.com). It was   really good..I'm actually glad that Adam's story was introduced, it might spare me a lot of bull->-bleeped-<- this school year.

I just watched both episodes tonight.  I really loved them...  Adam is a great character, and Degrassi is handling this issue really well.

I was really impressed with how well they handled it.  They really showed the humanity of the issue, when so often, the media sensationalizes it and makes us look like freaks.    I really liked the episodes, though some of it hit really close to home and was uncomfortable to watch.   Overall, they get an A+ from me.

I agree, they did a really good job with adam and the whole story line.  It did bother me that adam wasn't wearing a t-shirt or something under his button down, and I don't understand how Bianca figured out he had breasts so easily, but its TV and i get that things like that need to be simplified and time constraints and all that.

I'm curious to see where Adams story line will go from here now that he's outed. 

I approve of Degrassi's interpretation of the trans-issue. Very well done. It's great that they're getting it out there. The episodes were pretty triggering for me, but it definitely laid down the storyline. Jordon Todosey plays Adam surprisingly well, in my opinion. Although Adam's character doesn't totally pass, it makes it a bit more realistic to me. I really can't wait to see where Adam's story goes from here.

My girl is out on vacation and called me to talk before going to bed. Neither of us watch this show but her little cousins were and she ended up seeing an episode with Adam and she said she couldn't help but think of me and call.

I was honestly happy when I heard there was going to be an FTM character on a popular television series so I checked out what clips I could online.

I think it is approached rather well and is easier to relate to then other FTMs I've seen portrayed. I myself don't really pass and I don't expect many FTMs to usually pass without T. Just as many do but I think it really comes down to luck of genetics.

Wow, I just finished watching Part 1 of "My body is a cage".  Wow.  Watched it with my wife and 24-yo son.  She knows about me (well, not ALL about me, but she's trying to deal with what she knows), and he knows nothing.  I'm still pre-everything, and trying to work out how to move forward without totally messing everyone up.  Anyway, this is very powerful stuff.  I was kinda wishing it could have been an MTF, but Adam totally rocks, and the story is told so well, it's amazing.  BTW, I attended a support group last week for the first time, and the FTM's had it all over the MTF's in terms of believability.  The MTF's didn't care - they weren't thinking in terms of passing, but I was totally impressed with the FTM's that were there.  TOTALLY.  It's a good group, I'll definitely be a regular.  Anyway, I'm glad we're watching Degrassi - I hope it spawns some good discussions between me and my wife.  We really need to figure out what this all means for US (whether there will BE an "Us", and for how long, and how).

I'm not out to anyone and lately I've been thinking a lot about telling my mum. I sat down to watch Degrassi the other night, which was the My Body is a Cage episode, and coincidentally my mum decided to watch the show with me, which is weird because she never watches my shows. She had no idea what Degrassi was about and I felt really nervous as it was coming on, like she would put the two together and question me after she saw Adam. She commented how he dressed like me, and related a lot of the things he did to things I do. I'm hoping that she'll watch it with me again and maybe talk to her about what she thinks of Adam.  Also, a really good friend of mine is a huge Degrassi fan, and she is the one person I'm scared of coming out to the most, and I'm really glad that Adam is on the show because I'm thinking that seeing him might help her understand a little more when I do decide to tell everyone.

Nice handle, Declan!  (Now that I've been watching the show, I know who that is.)  One thing that struck me (AFTER I thought about what I'd seen) is that Adam's mom seems only to be playing at supporting him - asking him to de-transition for grandma, etc.  She seems to be biding her time, waiting for "adam" (in her mind) to grow out of it.  I'm wondering if Adam wouldn't be on something to halt development if there were true support.  And maybe have his hair a lot shorter, so as not to have to wear a hat all the time, unless I'm being naive - dunno.  Anyway, it was GREAT to see how his brother stood up for him.  And that was a surprise for me - I'd had no idea they were brothers until that episode.  I am REALLY liking how they're handling the whole issue.

[quote author=Colleen Ireland   BTW, I attended a support group last week for the first time, and the FTM's had it all over the MTF's in terms of believability.  The MTF's didn't care - they weren't thinking in terms of passing, but I was totally impressed with the FTM's that were there.  TOTALLY.
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I noticed exactly the same thing at the support group I went to just the once.  Most of the MtF were not mainline TS while the FtMs definietly were.

That's 'cause they are applying to two different worlds.

Where can I watch this show?

Quote from: Elijah on August 17, 2010, 09:46:46 AM
Where can I watch this show?

seebelow

Quote from: insanitylives on August 07, 2010, 08:07:34 PM
http://www.teennick.com/theclick/
Thing is idiot proof.
But, the episodes are about a day behind. That figures though, it has to  be aired in all timezones before it gets put up on the site.

I watched the Adam episodes.  I think they did a really good job at being respectful on the issue, especially having those 2 friends that were there for him.

One thing I didnt like, was how the family treated him as 2 different people, like at the dinner table, the mom saying "I miss you Gracie" and saying "I dont ever get to see her anymore"  or "Can't gracie come to dinner with gran"

I just dont like the idea that trans people are 2 different people.

They also gave him terrible clothes lol, so baggy.

I think they were trying to show that Adam does not consider himself to be a girl, so referring to "Gracie" as somebody that Adam used to be would be wrong.  Which is kind of how I feel about my old self.  I feel like I was never a girl called Toni.  I knew her, I let her talk over me, and I spent way too much time with her, but I was never that girl.  I hated her.

I guess I feel like Maggie and Elijah are the same person.. and its not that 'I never was Maggie' its that.. the Maggie that I, and everyone else thought I was, well was always Elijah.

like, I don't deny my past self, I don't hate 'her' I'm a little embarassed of her I feel like I have always been Elijah, I just didnt know who i was yet.  me, now.. is the same as me then.  I'm just male now

I dunno, Im having a hard time explaining it.

Ah, it's okay.  We're all different.   I know that in some ways I am definitely still the same person, but in other ways I don't even want to be associated with my "past self."

The way it's been explained to me, by a post-op MTF (which I hope to be one day), is that one day my old self will pass away, to be replaced by Colleen.  It's okay to mourn him, but it's also important to honor him.  He, too, has his story.  She recommended that I take the time to write his biography so he can be remembered.  She also cautioned me to watch out for those who do not mourn his passing - they won't deal well with Colleen.  I think she's very wise.

I'm also very upset right now - my PVR "ate" two whole episodes of Degrassi - Part 2 of "My body is a cage" and Part 1 of the following.     Sometimes it for some reason says it's full, and the only way to stop it displaying that message is to unplug and reboot it.  This time, afterward, I noticed that those two episodes are no longer there.  I hope I can use the link above to watch them...