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And so, a Black man donning a dress is this emasculating thing
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And so, a Black man donning a dressis this emasculating thing

And so, a Black man donning a dress
is this emasculating thing

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And so, a Black man donning a dress is this emasculating thing.
Duration
6 seconds
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53
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:25
Uploaded
Jun 04, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Bow + Arrow Entertainment,Field of Vision,Fork Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,California Humanites,Independent Film Producers (IFP)

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Movie Summary

An in-depth look at Hollywood's depiction of transgender people and the impact of those stories on transgender lives and American culture.
And I do feel like the relationship - Disclosure 00:09
And I do feel like the relationship
Putting a Black man in a dress, in some people's minds, - Disclosure 00:06
Putting a Black man in a dress, in some people's minds,
"Oh, we can laugh now." - Disclosure 00:17
"Oh, we can laugh now."
As if my existence on that subway car was just a joke. - Disclosure 00:07
As if my existence on that subway car was just a joke.
And I think people are-- have been trained to have that reaction. - Disclosure 00:06
And I think people are-- have been trained to have that reac...
It lends itself to this idea that we're just comedy, - Disclosure 00:10
It lends itself to this idea that we're just comedy,
And we see comedians dressing up as women - Disclosure 00:06
And we see comedians dressing up as women
These are all real obstacles for actual trans people. - Disclosure 00:05
These are all real obstacles for actual trans people.
For me, as a child in the '60s... - Disclosure 00:05
For me, as a child in the '60s...
♪ We're dressed as ballerinas ♪ - Disclosure 00:11
♪ We're dressed as ballerinas ♪
So, naturally, when I saw film and television, - Disclosure 00:06
So, naturally, when I saw film and television,
When you're this queer kid in the suburbs, - Disclosure 00:17
When you're this queer kid in the suburbs,
And there's this sequence - Disclosure 00:12
And there's this sequence
She sees this hot guy, and she's gonna pick him up. - Disclosure 00:05
She sees this hot guy, and she's gonna pick him up.
...and big sunglasses, and a trench coat... - Disclosure 00:04
...and big sunglasses, and a trench coat...
We look at that now, and we say, "This is atrocious," - Disclosure 00:09
We look at that now, and we say, "This is atrocious,&qu...
For decades, Hollywood has taught audiences - Disclosure 00:06
For decades, Hollywood has taught audiences
And sometimes, they're being taught that the way to react to us is fear. - Disclosure 00:05
And sometimes, they're being taught that the way to rea...
That we're dangerous, that were psychopaths, - Disclosure 00:07
That we're dangerous, that were psychopaths,
Alfred Hitchcock seems to be obsessed - Disclosure 00:08
Alfred Hitchcock seems to be obsessed