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NYT: Acting Roles For Trans Performers Track Stereotypes

Started by Natasha, July 30, 2011, 01:39:29 AM

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July 30, 2011, 01:39:29 AM
NYT: Acting Roles For Trans Performers Track Stereotypes

http://www.bilerico.com/2011/07/acting_roles_for_trans_performers_tracks_stereotyp.php
7/29/11
Jillian T. Weiss

The New York Times has an article up in the Arts & Leisure section discussing trans performers.

It's all too often that trans actors are passed up in favor of their cisgendered counterparts, even for roles about trans people. Yes, I know it's called "acting," and one doesn't have to inhabit a particular social identity in order to perform a role. But when a particular social identity is largely excluded from acting roles over a long period time, except for very specific roles that perpetuate social stereotypes, then something's up, and we as a society ought to examine it and move to change it.
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