tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248715231511931671.post8682112180555550322..comments2024-03-06T02:16:16.989-08:00Comments on Hushicho's Official Words: Glee Rocky Horror - Bigotry RefinedHushichohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13116519201334245992noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248715231511931671.post-3697335254532041692010-10-28T19:24:00.255-07:002010-10-28T19:24:00.255-07:00Actually, they had wanted to have Kurt be Frank, w...Actually, they had wanted to have Kurt be Frank, who is not transsexual but is a transvestite. He's from Transsexual, Transylvania -- which is a planet in a system, if you weren't aware. They nonetheless censored the name of it and removed the word from the episode, if you didn't notice.<br /><br />Due to Fox's insistences, they were forced to alter the episode in several ways, those being the two most prominent ones. Fox refused to let them have a male character be Frank, as they also censored the word 'transsexual', even though fans of the film would know it is the name of a planet in the story. So if you think this wasn't a bigotry-motivated decision or that these decisions weren't homophobic...think again.Hushichohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116519201334245992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6248715231511931671.post-65503974657120397172010-10-28T15:57:45.348-07:002010-10-28T15:57:45.348-07:00As a transgendered person, I wasn't offended p...As a transgendered person, I wasn't offended personally. I watched it on Hulu and there was no censor present, so the censor of transsexual may have been a regional thing (since anything censored network-wide is generally left censored on the online versions as well).<br /><br />As far as the premise of casting a female in a transsexual's role, it was clear that the decision was made because none of the male students were comfortable with the role (or allowed to take part in it). If it were a real high school, I can definitely see something like that happening. Besides, there is a real life precedent for this, where an actor of the transperson character's psychological gender portrays the character, rather than someone of the transperson's physical gender.<br /><br />Being pansexual and transgendered I find Glee to be one of the most avant-garde mainstream TV shows regarding the LGBT community to begin with, featuring both gay and lesbian adolescent couples as part of the main cast.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830386306074030721noreply@blogger.com