在教育缺位的现实情况下,媒体上的representation really matters. 它是人们唯一的point of reference, the only template for understanding. 当你是少数群体的一员时,你真的会develop a critical awareness of YOUR people 因为你希望看到让你产生共鸣、感同身受的故事,你希望看见,希望被看见。也许我们平时打开gaydar,无非是一种想要让自己觉得less alone的企图和渴望。
But when you are a member of a marginalized community, most of the film and television is not made with you in mind. 跨性别者被异化,被消费,被讨论生殖器。 The trans victim narrative is perpetuated. 直到你把对的人放到了writing room里,放到了producer/director/actor/creator role里面,你才会讲出真正真实深刻的好故事。
Having positive representation can only succeed in changing the conditions of life for trans people when it is part of a much broader movement for social change.
这部片子里的很多人我都采访过拍过,想来自己曾经真的是身处在世界LGBTQ movement的最前沿里。This film is really a timely reminder for myself. How can I create the change I wanna see.