April 17, 2008 6:21 PM BST
Hi!
Movies for the most part are fiction and aren't really meant to mirror real events or real people. Why aren't there transsexuals playing transsexuals? Well, one reason might be how many TS actors/actresses there are to cast in the first place. I guess not that many.
Maybe transsexuals aren't portreyed in a way that reflects the every day TS but I also think that a lot of people can make the same argument. I don't think people base their entire view on other people based on what they see on TV. If they did, they'd think that:
The average person working in a crime lab look like a supermodel, does car chases and shoots criminals a few times a week.
The average african American is a criminal, selling drugs.
There are aliens out there and most of them speak English.
The biggest interest in a gay mans life is skin care and fashion and they all act like Carson in Fab5.
The average doctor is under 30, saves 10 lives a day and has random sex with their colleagues, just like in Greys Anatomy.
There average woman is under the age of 35 and wakes up in full makeup. If she IS over 35, she is likely evil.
If they make a movie of an average day in a TS life (like today in my life) it would contain something like this:
Wake up (after snoozing), have breakfast, get ready for work, go to 2 meetings, read e-mails, have lunch, go to another meeting, write document, shop for groceries, cook dinner, watch movie with BF, go to bed.... The End.
Realistic? Oh absolutely! Blockbuster? Well, you decide.
April 18, 2008 7:22 PM BST
I may be in the minority here but I really don't care who plays the roles as long as they play them well. The movies are about entertainment and that is how I see them. For example, I love the Bond movies, and I don't give a hoot about realistic they are or aren't, I just want to enjoy a good film.
If a TG/gay/lesbian actress or actor is right for the role then fine, but if not, give it to someone who can 'act' (since that is what it is all about) better and do more justice to the part.
Nikki