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[–]JulienMayfair 19 insightful - 6 fun19 insightful - 5 fun20 insightful - 6 fun -  (6 children)

You got the same thing in the TV show Sense8, which, having a Wachowski involved, could be expected. There's a big scene in San Francisco about lesbians not accepting the trans character (Nomi). There's also a storyline about how Nomi's mother told Nomi's sister not to invite her to the sister's wedding because "She would make it all about her." And guess what? The irony is that THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENS! There's a huge showdown in the middle of the church between Nomi's father and the police. That's what I'd want to happen at my wedding, wouldn't you? Federal agents showing up in the middle of the ceremony to arrest your fugitive trans sister?

And then I stopped watching the show in the second season when they had Andy Dick playing perhaps the worst gay character in the history of television.

[–]Wanderingthehalls 18 insightful - 1 fun18 insightful - 0 fun19 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

You could theoretically give Nomi a pass on being arrested at the wedding as that was involuntary and not something Nomi planned for that moment. But when Nomi made a speech about at the wedding, it was ALL about how Nomi felt the night before Nomi's bottom surgery. Nomi chose that. Nomi had a chance to speak about a sister her special day, so Nomi made a conscious decision to speak about Nomi's penis.

I had not peaked at this point. I really liked this show and all the characters. But I was just watching it wondering why Nomi isn't telling nice stories about the sister. Why talk about that?

[–]TransspeciesUnicornI sexually identify as a mythical sparkly equine 16 insightful - 11 fun16 insightful - 10 fun17 insightful - 11 fun -  (1 child)

But I was just watching it wondering why Nomi isn't telling nice stories about the sister. Why talk about that?

Well at least it's a realistic portrayal of transgenders' self-centered narcissism.

[–]Wanderingthehalls 13 insightful - 6 fun13 insightful - 5 fun14 insightful - 6 fun -  (0 children)

Absolutely. It's the same as the Batgirl issue where Barbara tells her flatmate all about the horrific trauma she's endured at the hands of the Joker and her brother. And her flatmate responds with, "Barbara, I'm trans." Unintentional realism galore.

[–]JulienMayfair 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

But when Nomi made a speech about at the wedding, it was ALL about how Nomi felt the night before Nomi's bottom surgery. Nomi chose that. Nomi had a chance to speak about a sister her special day, so Nomi made a conscious decision to speak about Nomi's penis.

I'd forgotten that part.

[–]xanditAGAB (Assigned Gay at Birth) 9 insightful - 6 fun9 insightful - 5 fun10 insightful - 6 fun -  (0 children)

Andy Dick playing perhaps the worst gay character in the history of television

fixed

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I remember that show. If I'm not mistaken, the showrunners declared that all eight characters are pansexual, which just so happens to contradict/erase the latino gay's entire subplot.