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Unfairly comparing in my head the trans representation in Ladykiller In A Bind and Dream Daddy.Permalink Look on archive.org
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Dream Daddy has a line that Canonly Establishes a character is trans. They thought about ~representation~ and did something about it.Look on archive.org
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Ladykiller has The Boy, excited and nervous to be wearing frilly dresses, and also Canonly an insecure manipulative shitbag.Permalink Look on archive.org
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(I 100% loved and pursued scenes with The Boy)Permalink Look on archive.org
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Representation, like hitting the Bechdel Test or quotas for panels, is good! But it's a imperfect proxy for an actual better world.Permalink Look on archive.org
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All of these things are totally susceptible to being Goodhart's Lawed into uselessness en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart%27s_lawPermalink Look on archive.org
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They're still good as a thing you can point people who fundamentally Don't Care or Don't Get It at, and shame them into hitting that low barPermalink Look on archive.org
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But please don't mistake them for the world we're striving for.Permalink Look on archive.org
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here's a thread that's clearer than mine: @sloanesloane/893495481036230658Permalink Look on archive.org