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[–]circlingmyownvoid2 3 insightful - 5 fun3 insightful - 4 fun4 insightful - 5 fun -  (5 children)

Fictional universes need not be as bad as real ones.

[–]worried19 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (4 children)

Sure, but there's no evidence it was a fantasy world. Anyway, that's getting a little far afield. I think your original comment was that Hollywood won't give trans women those roles. It seems to be changing, which is a good thing. I don't mind trans women playing non-trans roles, or vice versa either. Acting is acting.

[–]circlingmyownvoid2 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Okay. I disagree. I don’t really mind natal women playing trans women that much, though I would prefer a trans woman have the role given how few their are. However I will always strenuously object to men playing trans women.

[–]worried19 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Have you seen bad portrayals? I keep meaning to watch The Danish Girl on Netflix, but I heard Eddie Redmayne did a good job in that role.

[–]circlingmyownvoid2 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I mean the very fact it’s a cis man makes it a bad portrayal. I had less issue with a Redmayne since he seemed to at least have talked to a lot of trans women and didn’t look like a bad joke. But honestly take your pic. Recently Matt Bomer in anything was absolutely appalling and Jared Leto in Dallas Buyers club was absolutely unbearable.

[–]worried19 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Is it just that they're non-passing, or did you think the actors themselves took it as a joke?