also a million other characters, but i saw someone arguing silence of the lambs wasn't transphobic the other day so that's on my mind

  • Riffraffintheroom [none/use name]
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    9 months ago

    They explicitly state that he’s not trans in the movie as well, but yes that movie was a lot of peoples first or only exposure to the idea of gender transition and that’s probably done a lot of harm.

    • AutomatedPossum [she/her]
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      9 months ago

      Explicitly claiming that a trans person isn't trans, but instead has a weird fetish is already transphobic as fuck, it's an integral part of what makes Silence of the Lambs the 20th century's most transphobic work of art.