MarySue claims that Rocky Horror Picture Show has hurt Trans-gendered youths for decades.

[Halubaris Maphotika]

http://www.themarysue.com/lets-not-do-the-time-warp/

 

I won't lie, I have NEVER seen Rocky Horror Picture Show. I have always been told to watch it though. Anybody here watch it?

 

If this belongs in movies then I don't mind if it gets moved. I was debating which section it belonged in...

[Catman25]

Yeah I've no clue about the cultural significance of Rocky Horror Picture Show, but this just seems like the case of one "radical" figure, if that's even appropriate. You don't need to see this figure as the ultimate model for being transgender, and if you happen to find some sort of strength from the character, more power to you, as long as it's not reflected in you keeping sex slaves or whatever.

 

Laverne is smart, she knows what she's doing.

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I suppose it all depends on how you look at it. I personally don't find the character offensive or damaging (I mean I never thought of him as a role-model, but to each their own I suppose). Anyway considering Laverne Cox is playing the character and she is one of the biggest transgender advocates in Hollywood I trust she wouldn't play a character who she thought would hurt or offend transgender people.

[.Rai]

I mean, firstly Laverne Cox is a great actress. I agree with the notion that she probably will do the character justice, and treat it appropriately in a modern age. The way the article comes across is that every trans woman finds Dr Frank-n-Furter offensive: which is clearly not true, given the sheer fact that we have an example of a transgender woman being comfortable portraying and associating with said character, and even more blatantly when she mentions a few of her friends whose identities and want to come out came from the Rocky Horror Picture Show. In any case, there's literally no reason to take the Rocky Horror Picture Show seriously. Every single character is a huge stereotype: it's completely farcical. It doesn't even deal with transgender issues in the slightest.

 

1. I agree that there is an issue of conflating the drag community with the trans community. There are people in both that want to be associated with one of those communities, and not the other, fairly reasonably, for not wanting to give off the wrong impression of themselves.

2. If there is an issue of conflating the cross-dressing/drag community with the trans-community, it seems totally illogical to be pointing the fingers at the drag community. Sikhs getting confused and lumped in with Muslims? It would be absurd to say it's the fault of the Muslims. Admittedly, big media honeypots like RuPaul's Drag Race has had its fair share of controversy in using supposedly transphobic or offensive terms. A shame, but I think people have learnt their lessons.

3. I think both communities are being brought head-first into the media, and being normalized, which is great. Education, and visibility, is just so important.