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‘Cis’ actors playing trans characters. Males actors getting away with doing it whilst female actors apologise for thinking about it

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RaPumPumPumPum · 14/12/2021 22:08

Watching Dallas Buyers Club and idly wondered if Jared Leto ever got any stick for playing a trans woman. All Google could throw up was he was heckled by a person once. He’s never been questioned or criticised for it and certainly has never made an apology for it.

Then I remembered Scarlett Johannsen apologising a few years ago for just considering playing a trans man. Halle Berry also dropped out a project to play a trans man and apologised. Both heavily criticised, harassed on social media and ‘called out’.

I can’t think why people attack women for thinking about playing a trans character, but don’t even say anything to men for actually doing it. It’s almost like they’re trying to control what women do, what they say and how they feel

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Redshoeblueshoe · 14/12/2021 22:43

I'm sure Julie H does

NeedsCharging · 14/12/2021 22:43

Fact is women can't do anything unless men, transwomen included approve.

Patriarchy has changed the dress code but it's still Patriarchy it's just woke now.

Spottybluepyjamas · 14/12/2021 22:43

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MaryAndGerryLivingInDerry · 14/12/2021 22:39

Do any of those people identify as cis?

Redshoeblueshoe · 14/12/2021 22:37

Julie Hesminhalgh apologised for playing Hayley Cropper.

VortexofBloggery · 14/12/2021 22:37

I've been watching Money Heist and there is a woman playing a trans identified man in the show, I believe she was criticised for taking that role too.

PurgatoryOfPotholes · 14/12/2021 22:32

@Aroundtheworldin80moves

Eddie Redmayne, Danish Girl.
He got away with it, until he defended JK Rowling. Then the blades of retrospective cancellation came out.
Aroundtheworldin80moves · 14/12/2021 22:14

Eddie Redmayne, Danish Girl.

FallonCarringtonWannabe · 14/12/2021 22:10

I can’t think why people attack women for thinking about playing a trans character, but don’t even say anything to men for actually doing it. It’s almost like they’re trying to control what women do, what they say and how they feel

It’s almost like the trans rights movement is a men’s rights movement. If it wasnt, the focus would be on gaining rights for transmen.