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Soon · 03-25-2010, 02:14 PM

CALL TO ACTION:
Demand That Ticked-Off Trannies with Knives
Be Pulled from Tribeca Film Festival Line-up

By marketing Ticked-Off Trannies with Knives as a "transploitation" film, by using the word "trannies" (a pejorative term for transgender people) in the title of the film, by casting transgender women in some roles, and by citing the murders of Angie Zapata and Jorge Mercado in the trailer, Israel Luna has attempted to place his film squarely within a transgender narrative. However, while some of the actors in the film identify as transgender, the characters are written as drag queens, “performing” femininity in a way that is completely artificial. The very names of these over-the-top female caricatures (Emma Grashun, Rachel Slurr, et al.) drive this point home. Because of its positioning as a transgender film, viewers unfamiliar with the lives of transgender women will likely leave this film with the impression that transgender women are ridiculous caricatures of "real women." It demeans actual transgender women who struggle for acceptance and respect in their day-to-day lives and to be valued for their contributions to our society.

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I learned about this story from joemygod who posted a trailer and wrote: GLAAD has posted a petition calling for the film to be removed for the roster. Here's the trailer, judge for yourselves:

Ticked-Off Trannies With Knives - movie trailer

What do you think?

03-25-2010, 02:14 PM	#38
Soon Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: femme Relationship Status: attached Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: . Posts: 6,896 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,046 Thanked 13,095 Times in 3,386 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	From GLADD: Call to Action CALL TO ACTION: Demand That Ticked-Off Trannies with Knives Be Pulled from Tribeca Film Festival Line-up By marketing Ticked-Off Trannies with Knives as a "transploitation" film, by using the word "trannies" (a pejorative term for transgender people) in the title of the film, by casting transgender women in some roles, and by citing the murders of Angie Zapata and Jorge Mercado in the trailer, Israel Luna has attempted to place his film squarely within a transgender narrative. However, while some of the actors in the film identify as transgender, the characters are written as drag queens, “performing” femininity in a way that is completely artificial. The very names of these over-the-top female caricatures (Emma Grashun, Rachel Slurr, et al.) drive this point home. Because of its positioning as a transgender film, viewers unfamiliar with the lives of transgender women will likely leave this film with the impression that transgender women are ridiculous caricatures of "real women." It demeans actual transgender women who struggle for acceptance and respect in their day-to-day lives and to be valued for their contributions to our society. ------------------ I learned about this story from joemygod who posted a trailer and wrote: GLAAD has posted a petition calling for the film to be removed for the roster. Here's the trailer, judge for yourselves: Ticked-Off Trannies With Knives - movie trailer What do you think?