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Silence of the Lambs star Ted Levine says he regrets film’s trans depictions: "It’s unfortunate that the film vilified that, and it’s fucking wrong. And you can quote me on that." (www.thepinknews.com)

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Silence of the Lambs star Ted Levine says he regrets film’s trans depictions: "Having gotten aware and worked with trans folks, and understanding a bit more about the culture & the meaning of gender… It’s unfortunate that the film vilified that, and it’s fucking wrong. And you can quote me on that."

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[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago

This is sadly a common trope in horror and slasher movies (which I do love as a genre). TV Tropes calls it a Fraudien Excuse.

You’ve got Psycho as probably the most famous, Sleepaway Camp and sequels (not great representation), Insidius for some reason, Dressed to Kill, Fatal Games (this one was especially egregious and of the worst type of bigotry).

I just watched Joe Bob’s Last Drive In Show where this season he did a section on Slasher movies and talked about this exact trope (See Intruder and In a Violent Nature).