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Not only is D. W. Griffith incredibly racist
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Not only is D. W. Griffithincredibly racist, but he understands that you can...

Not only is D. W. Griffith
incredibly racist, but he understands that you can turn
gender-nonconforming people into the joke of your story

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Not only is D. W. Griffith incredibly racist,
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but he understands
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that you can turn gender-nonconforming people
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into the joke of your story.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:37
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.
It's like, "Oh, yeah, great, D. W. Griffith, - Disclosure 00:10
It's like, "Oh, yeah, great, D. W. Griffith,
If you look at that early silent film, - Disclosure 00:15
If you look at that early silent film,
You know, just, like, it's these sort of twin fascinations - Disclosure 00:08
You know, just, like, it's these sort of twin fascinati...
Like, you know, first, there's no such vocabulary back in the day of... - Disclosure 00:04
Like, you know, first, there's no such vocabulary back ...
In A Florida Enchantment she eats a seed, and then, like, voilà, - Disclosure 00:05
In A Florida Enchantment she eats a seed, and then, like, vo...
And, you know, not only were we looking at gender expression, - Disclosure 00:09
And, you know, not only were we looking at gender expression...
So, the white person becomes this high-society dandy, - Disclosure 00:10
So, the white person becomes this high-society dandy,
And so, even in this gender-transgressive fantasy, - Disclosure 00:12
And so, even in this gender-transgressive fantasy,
There are lots of ugly things about our history - Disclosure 00:07
There are lots of ugly things about our history
But I think we have to know them. I think we have to learn them. - Disclosure 00:04
But I think we have to know them. I think we have to learn t...
There's all sorts of theories around the history - Disclosure 00:09
There's all sorts of theories around the history
Well, I guess you'll just remain the, uh, mid-level comedian, just... - Disclosure 00:04
Well, I guess you'll just remain the, uh, mid-level com...
There is a history of Black men in America - Disclosure 00:08
There is a history of Black men in America
...and almost predatory in relationship to white womanhood. - Disclosure 00:04
...and almost predatory in relationship to white womanhood.
Like, a literal history, during slavery and during Jim Crow, - Disclosure 00:07
Like, a literal history, during slavery and during Jim Crow,
And so, a Black man donning a dress is this emasculating thing. - Disclosure 00:06
And so, a Black man donning a dress is this emasculating thi...
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.