tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139527419896752730.post5928016492730575824..comments2023-09-07T02:25:28.026-07:00Comments on A Matter of Taste: 011: Silence of the Lambs (1991) - CLARICE!amatteroftastehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03096786066345620278noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139527419896752730.post-14026237761447807862014-03-17T07:30:19.237-07:002014-03-17T07:30:19.237-07:00Re: Buffalo Bill and transphobia
I think, if we e...Re: Buffalo Bill and transphobia<br /><br />I think, if we ever get to The Silence of the Lambs, the best way to not horribly insult trans people is to include other trans characters. To make a bad simile: Hannibal Lecter isn't a serial killer because he's a psychiatrist. The audience KNOWS there are non-evil psychiatrists because they see Alana being a psychiatrist who is a good person.<br /><br />Also, I would probably die of happiness if I saw a well-written story where Clarice Starling was a trans woman. Not only does it put a face on "trans people, whatever those are," it sets her up as a foil for Buffalo Bill: a man who kills and discards women because he fetishizes bits and pieces of them vs. a woman who forfeited every societal privilege that comes with being seen as male because <i>this is who she is</i>. Also, it would be an interesting addition to her backstory and add a new dimension to her relationship with her daddy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139527419896752730.post-39127705802763913822013-07-26T01:56:35.631-07:002013-07-26T01:56:35.631-07:00Tell us how you really feel about Chilton, Cleo! N...Tell us how you really feel about Chilton, Cleo! No need to hold back... ;-)<br /><br />(on Lecter being rude to Clarice) As Alana said, "Rude! Shockingly rude!"<br /><br />Veal cheek... O.O OMG!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com