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It lends itself to this idea that we're just comedy
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It lends itself to this ideathat we're just comedy, that we're just some kind of freaks,...

It lends itself to this idea
that we're just comedy, that we're just some kind of freaks, that we just playin' dress up
in order to make other people laugh

Full Transcript

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It lends itself to this idea that we're just comedy,
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that we're just some kind of freaks,
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that we just playin' dress up in order to make other people laugh.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:33
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 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
Do you know why he's called "Buffalo Bill"? - Disclosure 00:05
Do you know why he's called "Buffalo Bill"?
Well, it started as a bad joke in Kansas City homicide. They said... - Disclosure 00:05
Well, it started as a bad joke in Kansas City homicide. They...
"This one likes to skin his humps." - Disclosure 00:06
"This one likes to skin his humps."
It's a great film, and it's a great book. I know it's problematic. - Disclosure 00:04
It's a great film, and it's a great book. I know i...
♪ Goodbye, horses ♪ - Disclosure 00:13
♪ Goodbye, horses ♪
Like, why can't you just say we're not psychopathic murderers? - Disclosure 00:05
Like, why can't you just say we're not psychopathi...