I just got done watching the first 11 episodes of Transparent, and I have one word - Depressing! Wow, what a cast of characters. I really didn't find much sympathy for most of them. I would swear that Tennesse Williams wrote that from the great beyond. Most of the characters were totally self absorbed. And frankly, the sex scene were uncomfortable and un-enticing.
But perhaps that was what the writers were looking for. Who knows?
Anyway, having gotten that out of the way, I had some other thoughts or observations. I wonder how accurate the depiction of Maura and the other crossdressers is. I guess that I have encountered a variety of people that crossdress, and seen them look and behave in the manner presented, but I also kind of felt that they over did it a little. The schoolgirl giddyness of Maura and Mark in a number of scenes seemed somewhat repetative and juvinile. Most of the crossdressers at the camp/conference did only a fair job of dressing and makeup. So many bad wigs. The fierce admonition that Transsexuals were not really welcome, because We Are MEN!
I don't know, it just all seemed a bit much. While I think it DID represent the community to a degree, I also felt that it cherry picked. For those not in the community, I would think it did not look pretty. Of course some of this needs to be viewed within a historical context as well. I say this because some of the scenes of Maura's "Current Time" friends seemed so much more well adjusted and normal. Maybe because they were TS, maybe because with the prevelence of knowledge and connection, largely provided by the internet, we have become more sophisiticated and experienced, and are somewhat less in that akward pubescent stage.
But then again it made me wonder. Do I look like that or come across like that? Maybe, while I choke in the pink fog, I too am almost a charicature. Maybe there is a big difference in how we act and are preceived based on where we are on the spectrum, what our motivations are, why we do what we do. Maybe this post really belongs to the Non-binary? Or maybe just me.
What do you think, are we that cliche'?