Trans characters have usually have been either portrayed as the pyscho-killer or the prostitute, such as trans-woman Candis Cayne who played a trans-character in Dirty Sexy Money who was cast as a prostitute. However, when it is time to portray a trans-people in a positive light, it seems we are pushed aside and a non-trans-person is cast in the role of a trans-person, in “The Education of Max Bickford” the trans-character, Erica Bettis was portray by Helen Shaver and now in Small Town Security that will premiere on Sunday on the cable channel AMC will have a trans-man, Lt. Croft who I believe is portrayed by a non-trans-man. I say that I don’t think that he is a trans-man because all of the interviews that I can find of “Dennis Croft” are in character and on IMDb the actors and actresses are not listed, that leads me to think that the actor is not a trans-person.
Why is it that shows and movies like “The Education of Max Bickford” and “Transamerica” do not think we are worthy or capable of portraying ourselves? To me it is like casting a white person in the role of a black person, it is simply bigotry and judgmental.
Why is it that shows and movies like “The Education of Max Bickford” and “Transamerica” do not think we are worthy or capable of portraying ourselves? To me it is like casting a white person in the role of a black person, it is simply bigotry and judgmental.
Agreed. I also look forward to the day that a trans-person is in a movie/show and there transness is just a detail and not central to the story. That is, their transness just happens to be who they are.
ReplyDeleteAn alternative would be a series where, for example, we are introduced to a private investigator and several episodes latter we find that he is a crossdresser but nothing is made of it. Later on, he uses his gift to solve a crime, thus becoming a hero because of his gift.