“Neololita”, Elle Italia, 1997
Photographer : Troy Word
Model : Korina Longin
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Don’t support “About Ray”
So as you may have heard, “About Ray” is a movie about a teenage trans boy named Ray going through his transition and the problems that trans men face.
Problem is: he will be played by a cis girl (Elle Fanning)
By casting a trans boy as a cis girl, it’s saying that trans men can be equated to women and that there is no difference between the two. Erasure of trans people is not representation. End of story.
The trailer also has transphobic lines in it as “born in a girl’s body” to name one in particular. The two main writers are both cis as well, so it is very unlikely that a transgender person worked on the script. (Additional sources are welcome)
This has nothing to do with the skills of the actress chosen nor the previous works of the writers. This is about actual trans people being swept under the rug for cis people to feel proud of themselves for being an ally as well as the continued erasure of trans people from their own experiences (ie the Stonewall movie).
Boycott this movie. Trans people should be recognized for what they go through and accomplish, and NOT pushed aside for an “inspiring” story to please cis audiences.
Okay, but consider this alternative:
What if we supported and encouraged representation, and didn’t treat it as a zero-sum game where we can only ever support one movie involving or related to trans people, but instead could support more than one?
I don’t at all see how you get from “two main writers are cis” to “very unlikely that a trans person worked on the script”. I mean, yes, Hollywood is crazy, but people do consult on things like this a lot?
And… I think there’s a real problem when you start picking things that many trans adults say about themselves, and believe to be the best way for them to relate to their experiences, and call those things “transphobic”. Lots of people say things like “born in a girl’s body”, and that’s actually pretty much totally fine by me. You get to decide how you relate to your body. If someone feels that “born in a girl’s body” is the best description for them, that’s up to them, and what I’d think is “transphobic” is telling them they can’t say or think that because it’s wrong.
But… The really big thing that bugs me is claiming that casting a cis actress to play a trans dude is “saying that trans men can be equated to women and that there is no difference between the two”. That testifies to some kind of very fundamental failure to understand what “acting” is. Actors don’t play people they are, they play people they look like. And by and large, cis girls and untransitioned trans dudes look like each other, as categories. So this is not, at all, “erasure”.
I mean, yeah, I think it might be better to cast a trans guy, but there are a lot of medical issues and actor mental health issues you’re gonna have if you try to make a guy who just finally got rid of those damn boobs put them on again for a movie, or whatever. So maybe they tried and failed. Maybe they didn’t think of it. Maybe they put out a casting call and got zero responses. Who knows?
But on the whole, if the movie is successful and people watch it and get some kind of idea that trans people are real and are not evil, I and many of my friends will be safer, and I care a lot more about this than I do about yelling at people for not doing everything perfectly.
It’s my business when men are forcing their girlfriends into anal sex. It’s my business when women are getting surgeries on their labia and breasts so they can look like model’s in playboy, its my business because young girls are being forced to act out porn scenes with their first boyfriends in case their boyfriends leave them or stop thinking that they’re hot, it’s my business when men are so gorged on porn they think a woman who doesn’t send nude pictures is weird, its my business when men are taking up-skirt photos and groping women, it’s my business when women are being forced to have sex without condoms so that it will feel better ‘for men’, because there are no condoms in porn scenes, its my business when women are lying and faking their orgasms because porn has taught men that sex is about THEIR pleasure, and that sex is just endlessly pumping their dick into a woman over and over again, it’s my business when I can’t look up anything on the internet without coming across advertisements for porn, its my business when I can’t look up any information on my sexual orientation without being overrun by porn even with the safe search on. Its my business, its my business, its my fucking business.
You wont believe how many messages I’ve recieved from young girls and women saying that they’ve experienced a lot of the things I mentioned above. If I could I’d fight all of your nasty boyfriends and husbands and ex-boyfriends and throw their unconscious bodies in a fucking ditch.
And to you slimy pieces of shit doing this (dont try to do a quick scroll pass) to your girlfriends or have done it to your girlfriends, I hope you choke and die.
- Buy lace underwear and model it around at home. You’re a goddess, own it.
- Realize the fact that if somebody can’t see your virtues doesn’t it mean you don’t have them.
- Pamper yourself. Fill the bathtub with hot water, throw in a bath bomb, jump in, play some music and enjoy. Exfoliate your skin, wash your hair, use a hair mask. Don’t dare to leave the bathroom till you’ve polished every single inch of your body. Try to polish your soul too.
- Remember situations you faced in the past. Realize they’re not a big deal anymore. That bad anxiety you had two months ago suddenly seem so small you might just want to laugh for being so silly, and now it’s over all those tears you cried are the most pointless thing ever. This will happen over and over again, so next time you face a problem remember in a year from now it will be insignificant.
- Go for a walk on your own. Walk aimlessly without a finish line. Come back home when you’re tired, no need to hurry.
- Doodle. Maybe you think you’re doing not so great at living but your watercolors skills are still on point.
- Buy yourself flowers. This one needs no explanation.
- Clean bed sheets are always a good idea.
- Stare at yourself in a mirror after a long nap and admire how glowing, beautiful and dreamy your face looks. Naps work wonders.
- In fact, stare at yourself on a mirror daily. Each time compliment on something. Maybe today you like your hair but don’t enjoy the shape of your lips, but that’s ok because tomorrow you’ll be delighted at how cute your smile is even tho your hair might be a mess. Learn to love you.
- Bake cookies just to eat with your fingers the remaining cookie dough. Everybody knows that’s the best part of baking.
- Forgive yourself.
Tips for people who feel lost (via saltaconmigo)
WATCH THIS
I just went from having 0 feelings either negative or positive about Taylor Lautner and after watching this and with no other knowledge of him as a person I fully believe that he is a gift to humanity if for nothing other than this single contribution.
I… I want Taylor Lautner… to be friends with me.
moments when grls r Extra pretty :
• the lil smile when they put on blush
• tying up their hair - bonus points if she pulls out a few strands at the front to frame her face
• putting on lotion - bonus if she rubs some on your hands cuz she took too much
• pulling their hair out from under a scarf or jacket
• when there’s like stray glitter on their faces ? shimmer blush ? eyeshadow ? who knows but it’s angelic
• wearing Anything that is too big for them. in general - 2x bonus if it’s yours
• when they receive a hot drink and hold it with both hands and just sort of put their face right up close to it
