tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13297025.post7263585401147595263..comments2023-10-07T02:00:48.078-07:00Comments on Trans Group Blog: AN OPEN LETTER IN SUPPORT OF "TICKED-OFF TRANNIES WITH KNIVES" IN THE TRIBECA FILM FESTIVALhelen boydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06979008474375552946noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13297025.post-9245888030290244612010-08-05T16:20:30.152-07:002010-08-05T16:20:30.152-07:00I want to acknowledge the very real issue of any k...I want to acknowledge the very real issue of any kind of man, trans or otherwise (I am a trans man), commenting on trans women's genitals. When I saw the term on this website "pussy" I felt gross. I've heard it from gay and straight men alike AS a trans man, way way more often than I'd like. I would like to align with Kathy and Gina, though, when I say that clearly Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03378228897629459422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13297025.post-3326998787975005512010-05-01T10:59:51.698-07:002010-05-01T10:59:51.698-07:00As May approaches, the second year anniversary of ...As May approaches, the second year anniversary of an attempted murder on myself a Transwomen who spent 9.5 weeks hospitalized followed by month’s outpatient rehabbing I have to confess when I first heard the title of this movie the only thing that got my was the use of the word “trannies” but that’s a personal thing I have with the word. When I first heard about it though I was thrilled to be Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11018838816181107796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13297025.post-29619302364313833062010-04-28T15:11:55.327-07:002010-04-28T15:11:55.327-07:00Tom - wonderful post and alot I so agree with. Alo...Tom - wonderful post and alot I so agree with. Alot more you have explained well.<br />I am surprised how what I see is a small percentage of Trans in America are reacting to this. Ashley Love has shown she isnt credible in this battle as she deletes posts in an attempt to control the thoughts of Trans - so anti the American so called 'Freedom of speech.'It shows there is no credibility Stormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10182531443900063367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13297025.post-47363708114156793932010-04-14T12:51:21.498-07:002010-04-14T12:51:21.498-07:00http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/15835/from-spa...http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/15835/from-spain-condenadas-a-18-años-de-cárcel-por-vejar-y-asesinar-a-un-transexual<br /><br />So gentlemen - how worthy do you think this is of humor?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01084682363036031798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13297025.post-2483090537488780152010-04-08T12:16:17.861-07:002010-04-08T12:16:17.861-07:00Tom - I've tried to be very respectful and ope...Tom - I've tried to be very respectful and open myself, and also appreciate the dialog. I hope I haven't been too hostile.<br /><br />However, I find it disheartening that it seems you have not once acknowledged that (1) your perspective is shaped by the fact that you are not a trans woman or (2) that you are mostly (though by no means entirely) shielded from the negative consequences of Sadie-Ryannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15032876398720376575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13297025.post-70544563064663469132010-04-08T12:02:50.847-07:002010-04-08T12:02:50.847-07:00Hi Jessie,
While some people might not be callin...Hi Jessie, <br /><br />While some people might not be calling for the film to be removed from the festival, the press release circulated by Ashley Love specifically did request the removal, as did the GLAAD call to action. That is what I was replying to. Like I said in my previous comment, I am mostly replying to the GLAAD call to action because of the extreme influence of GLAAD on the Tom Legerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10567644823610056314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13297025.post-81234509166927141762010-04-08T10:09:56.957-07:002010-04-08T10:09:56.957-07:00Tom, I'm glad the Brooklyn was able to clarify...Tom, I'm glad the Brooklyn was able to clarify the incorrect beliefs that you had about the group and its creators. However, I'm disappointed that it was necessary in the first place since if you had read through the group description and the links at the bottom it should have been clear to you.<br />As well, you still haven't addressed many of the issues brought up by people in this Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968687311814741111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13297025.post-37569416884311455192010-04-08T03:57:18.692-07:002010-04-08T03:57:18.692-07:00"reading of the film--a unique, if not popula..."reading of the film--a unique, if not popular, examination of the text. TOTWK has brought together many people--not from the "trans community" but from the multitude of trans communities that exist. I hope you'll agree with me that our differences make us smarter and stronger."<br /><br />I think that you're avoiding responding to substansive concerns raised about Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01084682363036031798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13297025.post-15248133311806706792010-04-07T13:44:07.491-07:002010-04-07T13:44:07.491-07:00I think some of the issue is that I have incorrect...I think some of the issue is that I have incorrectly conflated the boycott organizers' requests and the demands made by GLAAD concerning the film being removed from the TFF schedule. That is my mistake, and I acknowledge that.<br /><br />Also, my chief concern has been with GLAAD, because of the power and reach of that organization to influence media outlets. GLAAD has a very poor record of Tom Legerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10567644823610056314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13297025.post-92071254677294245382010-04-07T12:01:26.280-07:002010-04-07T12:01:26.280-07:00Kathy said...
Tom - you've already found time...Kathy said... <br />Tom - you've already found time to post responses to gay men on other blogs regarding your letter.<br /><br />I hope you'll find time to respond to those directly effected by it and who are the subjects of your letter here as well.<br /><br />====<br /><br />OK Tom - I've gotten my answer. Your too busy with your many nieces & nephews.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01084682363036031798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13297025.post-6504913556109775152010-04-07T11:45:22.581-07:002010-04-07T11:45:22.581-07:00Excellent post!
I'm trans and have always be...Excellent post! <br /><br />I'm trans and have always been a fan of exploitation films; all the way from the heavily censored Reefer Madness! in the 1930s to Death Race 2000, the Evil Dead trilogy, Foxy Brown and beyond! <br /><br />To have this addition to such an itty bitty sub-genre (transploitation) has me giddy on so many levels. <br /><br />The thing is, whether someone has campy taste Dexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11789518319932340646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13297025.post-26389257988160178402010-04-07T11:42:03.621-07:002010-04-07T11:42:03.621-07:00I just wanted to post a link to Brooke's incre...I just wanted to post a link to Brooke's incredible, to-the-point response to the OP because I'm not sure the original link worked. Highly recommended!<br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=106926329329724&topic=40Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11126067426459920339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13297025.post-14325381587402351002010-04-07T11:07:30.517-07:002010-04-07T11:07:30.517-07:00As one of the creators of the FB group to whom you...As one of the creators of the FB group to whom you've made many ad hominem attacks I feel the need respond to some of the things you've said. However, Brooklyn (who created the group with me) beat me to it~.^ I'm re-posting the link to her response because the first one doesn't work anymore:<br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=106926329329724&topic=40<br /><br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968687311814741111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13297025.post-83961488316616184762010-04-07T10:36:28.726-07:002010-04-07T10:36:28.726-07:00@expede: well spoken response!
I guess I also so...@expede: well spoken response! <br /><br />I guess I also somehow missed or didn't realize that the author of this is a trans man. I agree that it's very uncomfortable, as a trans woman, to be told that I shouldn't be offended by this from mostly trans men and cis gay men, when the negative effects of the film are primarily felt by trans women. When other trans women tell me I shouldnSadie-Ryannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15032876398720376575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13297025.post-33327448757116340652010-04-07T09:39:50.310-07:002010-04-07T09:39:50.310-07:00Sorry, William, but you're just plain wrong. A...Sorry, William, but you're just plain wrong. As she said in her very first blog post about TOTWK, Ashley Love did "see[] the entire film" before criticizing it. http://transformingmedia.blogspot.com/2010/03/why-are-people-hating-on-glaad-for.htmlAbbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06293238500720538822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13297025.post-62449579589337855102010-04-07T08:28:14.454-07:002010-04-07T08:28:14.454-07:00Tom,
Thanks for explaining to me what I should and...Tom,<br />Thanks for explaining to me what I should and shouldn't be offended by. Normally, I'd object to your condescension, but I see you're a transsexual and an artiste, and therefore an expert on what trans women should think about cinema.eastsidekatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07375011642061094187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13297025.post-92088464029299760772010-04-07T06:38:05.408-07:002010-04-07T06:38:05.408-07:00Tom - you've already found time to post respon...Tom - you've already found time to post responses to gay men on other blogs regarding your letter.<br /><br />I hope you'll find time to respond to those directly effected by it and who are the subjects of your letter here as well.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01084682363036031798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13297025.post-31941665617779540212010-04-07T06:34:53.345-07:002010-04-07T06:34:53.345-07:00"To me, real trans women standing up and refu..."To me, real trans women standing up and refusing to be portrayed as cartoons is a LOT more powerful than some movie with violent fantasies."<br /><br />I like this, a lot. And honestly I mostly still support the boycott - although I do still very much appreciate the opposing viewpoints.<br /><br />When we talk about censorship, we also need to talk about power. When a trans artist is Sadie-Ryannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15032876398720376575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13297025.post-71413278989337299042010-04-07T02:12:29.116-07:002010-04-07T02:12:29.116-07:00I don't quite know where to start. There are m...I don't quite know where to start. There are many false and/or fallacious statements made about the boycott so I'll have to go point-by-point and keep it to the top few. Out of necessity, I'm posting my (too long to post on Blogger response ^^;) here:<br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?topic=39&post=202&uid=106926329329724#post202expedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12317346365873541290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13297025.post-90702329534928374342010-04-06T22:25:30.450-07:002010-04-06T22:25:30.450-07:00Btw Tom (Mr. Media expert) your 3 criteria for tra...Btw Tom (Mr. Media expert) your 3 criteria for transphobic films are so absurdly not to the point I have to wonder why you even brought them up? What you're talking about has more to do with talk shows than films.<br /><br />"Ticked-Off Trannies With Knives" is a film that I would have been proud to make"<br /><br />Wow, that says a lot about you as an artist. Aim low, stay lowGinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11126067426459920339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13297025.post-42322615868817228732010-04-06T22:01:22.948-07:002010-04-06T22:01:22.948-07:00Okay, honestly, why should we give a crap what Kat...Okay, honestly, why should we give a crap what Kate Bornstein thinks? I think many of us would prefer to think for ourselves.<br /><br />To whit... the reaction of transphobes to this film. If there's one thing I've learned about perpetrators of transphobic crimes, they overwhelmingly feel as if THEY are the ones who've been victimized by the person they've murdered. For the Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11126067426459920339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13297025.post-87538864188364642752010-04-06T21:03:14.639-07:002010-04-06T21:03:14.639-07:00You might be interested to read my take on this fi...You might be interested to read my take on this film here -<br /><br />http://trinityofhedon.blogspot.com/2010/03/looking-for-clouds-in-silver-lining.html<br /><br />- as, like you, I seem to be in a minority among trans women in that I think this movie is a GOOD thing. Kate Bornstein herself comments on said blog, so I say if Kate Bornstein says this movie is awesome that should be good enough Penny Marie Sautereauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03954378927871092503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13297025.post-44151232864482348932010-04-06T15:22:29.201-07:002010-04-06T15:22:29.201-07:00i like the piece and the comment but i do want to ...i like the piece and the comment but i do want to defend the author. the person who mostly organized the protest (also the girl behind the MAGNET group) hadn't seen the film and has consistently posted untrue things about the film's content and what happened during the making of it. <br />Ashley love has no credibilitywillamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17682573412711101716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13297025.post-87374762612115426592010-04-06T14:34:37.193-07:002010-04-06T14:34:37.193-07:00cont'd
2) Even if some of the protesters do w...cont'd<br /><br />2) Even if some of the protesters do want to the film pulled from the festival, I reject this ANY different than African Americans speaking out about Amos and Andy on the TV, Latinos speaking out about the Frito Bandito, lesbians speaking out about Basic Instinct, and gay men protesting "Cruising" (which was also protested because of its depiction of the gay Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11126067426459920339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13297025.post-75753764541128089002010-04-06T14:34:37.194-07:002010-04-06T14:34:37.194-07:00I'd like to comment on both Scott and Tom'...I'd like to comment on both Scott and Tom's posts. Firstly, I wrote piece about this film appearing at Tribeca FF on my media blog which started much of the protest about this film. (http://alturl.com/g7ag) My blog is specifically about deconstructing trans depictions in media. I've been following issues of media activism since I saw Vito Russo's lectures about gay people in film Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11126067426459920339noreply@blogger.com