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So, the white person becomes this high-society dandy
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So, the white person becomesthis high-society dandy, like the ideal of what a man should...

So, the white person becomes
this high-society dandy, like the ideal of what a man should be, but then her handmaid
is forced to take the seed

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So, the white person becomes this high-society dandy,
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like the ideal of what a man should be,
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but then her handmaid is forced to take the seed.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
67
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:54
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 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.
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,