I'm Probably an Asshole, As You Probably Already Know (But Here's a Heads Up Anyway)

[vzg]

I find this Mary Sue article really disheartening for a number of reasons. I haven't even watched much of Transparent (I think I got to episode three? I agree with a lot of commenters about the kids being hard to watch), but the implications of a lot of this for someone who wants to be an ally come across as less... I don't know how to put it. Less

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[chocolatepot]

Another thing for people to bear in mind regarding characters that are pre-op, no cosmetic surgery, no HRT, is that in order for the physical type of the actor to match the character, they're going to have to cast someone pre-op etc. in which case any trans actor may be passing as cis, and requiring that they out themselves in order for the audience to know that the casting was appropriate is kind of iffy.