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When you are a member of a marginalized community, most of the film and television is not made with you in mind. And so if you are a person of color, an LGBTQ person, a person who's an immigrant, a person with a disability, you develop a critical awareness because you understand that the images that you're seeing are not your life
When you are a member of a marginalized community, most of the film and television is not made with you in mind. And so if you are a person of color, an LGBTQ person, a person who's an immigrant, a person with a disability, you develop a critical awareness because you understand that the images that you're seeing are not your life
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Laverne When you are a member of a marginalized community
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most of the film and television is not made with you in mind
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And so if you are a person of color an LGBTQ person
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a person who's an immigrant
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um a person with a disability
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you develop a critical awareness because you understand
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that the images that you're seeing are not your life
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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.
