Talk:NoShame/@comment-76.99.252.28-20160416201346/@comment-129.252.33.40-20160417025309

Actually trans, which is why I'm not logged in. I mean, it makes some sense to have Caitlyn Jenner played by a trans woman and for reasons previously stated it's alright politics. In the long run it would be great if trans actors could play characters of their identified gender.

The only thing I am very nervous about for this battle is that if they could easily turn it in to a slew of jokes about trans people instead of hitting Jenner on something else. Like vehicular manslaughter. Or her family situation. Or denying she's a lesbian while talking about how she's attracted to women. Or the "Ted Cruz would understand me" thing.

And I'm not even saying you can't make jokes about being transgender. But when "lol this person is transgender and that's funny" gets invoked, that's actually offensive. It suggests there's something inherently laughable and unnatural about a group of people already dealing with intense social and legislative stigma. And given, among other things, Adam v. Eve being an entire battle devoted to "lol here's a sexist streotype and it's hilarious," I'm not really trusting they'll play this one in a way that respects that I'm a normal human being and my existence isn't a punchline.

But, for now, I will just wait to see how the battle plays out.