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How this affects my sector:

In mainstream film, trans women in particular are portrayed almost exclusively as either mentally ill and dangerous, a comedic punchline, OR as people working in the sex industry. While there is nothing wrong with either of these portrayals in a vacuum, the fact that they are overwhelmingly how these people have been represented could be potentially dangerous.

Conversely, until a couple of years ago, there has been effectively no representation of trans men or nonbinary people whatsoever, outside of very niche underground films, and even now there isn't much representation of this.

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I'll be honest, I never knew the difference between those three separate spectrums. I always used to as a kid see the term Gender used in replace of biological sex, seen it in forms and video games and I assumed gender was always the term used to describe ones biological definition, turns out I was incorrect and it is nice to be correctly educated.

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never really realised there were so many different terms and the 3 categories didn't really know much about but its eye opening and have learnt new stuff

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i'll be honest it's confusing for no reason 

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i'll be honest it's confusing for no reason 

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Within film and media it is common to see stereotypes of genders, sex, sexuality .etc.

Due to this there is not enough portrayal of certain characters outside, for example, the stereotypical cis man we see on screen

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Within graphic communication, just like a lot of other sectors theres a lack of representation for trans people and a lot of the issues they face and the discrimination against them. Not discrediting that attention is bought to these issues, but society does focus a lot more on sexuality and that area of the lgbtq+ which is good but ideally all areas are covered within the community. Futhermore, adverts, designs etc that do show advocy to trans people are seen as controversial still and get such a mixed response. Plus, genders such as non-binary and gender queer etc are lesser known by the public.

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In fashion it's often thought that there is less creative freedom with menswear as masculinity deems more simple designs to be 'manly' enough.

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It's rare to see transpeople on runways in fashion and they receive backlash sometimes even though the fashion industry labels itself as inclusive of all beauty.

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I agree with her in that gender is a construct, and that if people were a gender from birth then that would invalidate transgender peoples experiences. I think that she is saying that the gender norms presented make it difficult for people to accept that no two individuals are the same, by assuming that someone is gay/lesbian by the way they look or act is due to the constructs in society that have made us believe people who look or act a certain way MUST be this type of person or like a certain gender. Gender to me is expressing yourself through the way you dress because it makes you feel comfortable. Personally I feel gender is no ones business but the individuals and doing what makes people happy shouldn't negatively affect someone elses life to the point they feel the need to harass others on what makes them happy.

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I agree and I don't. She said in part of the video that gender isn't something that come from inside you, its something you construct. But biologically men and women have different hormones and different ways their mind works, so although I think society and culture affects our gender I think there is a correlation between how men usually prefer quite primal activities, sports and fighting for example and how men naturally have more hormonal influences.

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My project is going to be targeted towards young males as they are the ones who Key4Life have identified as the main culprits of knife crime, I don't think this discussion apply's to my brief, I may be wrong but I believe the main target for my brief will be aimed at "stereotypical" males as they are most likely the culprits

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I think that Butler is saying that the outward expression of gender through the way we act and talk is merely there to conform to the idea of being either male or female, and that gender is more complex than that being that our bodies are just a vessel for our gender identity

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I believe Butler is saying that gender is something we feel inside of us and then project through our everyday actions ie gestures and movements and If i was to go out on a limb even speech.

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That even basic mundane actions like how someone just happens to move and gesture can be assigned a gender (or is at least treated as a gender signifier).

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I believe she is saying as we develop that our gender develops alongside us, by the things we enjoy and influence us in a positive way. Gender is identified before we are even born in a lot of cases, and from that moment parents are making presumptions about the child and their future, it could be argued that nurture plays a large part in influencing our gender, by the way that society is almost marketing gender to parents as a blue/pink bundle of joy

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By repeating certain acts you begin to develop your own sort of identity. Yes, some aspects of your own identity are always there, however Butler argues that by performing these acts you build upon that identity.

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I think this is challenging those who have always believed gender is a foundation of our being, and that they must have a solid gender identity to feel validated in society, and the way they have always existed knowing of male and female ideals and constructs allows them to feel safe, where gender is much more fluid and expressive

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The construct of gender is so powerful as it has been around for so long and is recognised around the world, that it's hard for people to understand that it is actually a manmade construct and it's hard to imagine a world without it.

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While gender is an artificial construct, the belief in it is so strong that people require it as a part of their identity