The majority of our theory class is currently sitting in the showing of Boys Don’t Cry. I could not attend because I have a class, which I could not attend tonight because I’m too sick. So, here’s my blog for the week...
For years I have gone to the Dentist and every time they tell me that I have to floss more. Every time I say “I’ll try” and it never really turns out. However, at my last appointment they had some new technology. This time I saw the ex-rays up on a computer screen. I also saw the spot that will grow into a cavity, if I do not start flossing more often. Oddly enough I have flossed every day since. It did not hit me how important this is until I say the effects.
I feel the same way about the issues addressed in Boy’s Don’t Cry. I knew they were out there. I knew people committed hate crimes. I knew people were targeted for just being themselves and I knew that there are people out there born in the wrong bodies. But now that I have seen a depiction of some of these issues in action I know they are out there and I now realise just how brutal these things actually are.
Boy’s Don’t Cry made me physically ill. The rape scene was a violent depiction of the reality some people have to face. I have never seen a more violent and accurate depiction of what some people have to go through. However, I’m glad I watched it. It was a real eye opener, really well done and I think it is an important movie for everyone to see.
lol, I love the opening to your post. Not the part about you being ill (I hope you were feeling better really soon after writing that) but about everyone being in class watching it...
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I know how you feel - I also knew that people existed who feel they were born in the wrong bodies. It's still a bit hard to wrap your head around the concept, but it was great to actually see this depicted. I think they need to make more movies that deal with these difficult concepts, and maybe then more people will be able to understand.