Major TW for transphobia, misgenderingABC Family Refers to Transgender ‘Pretty Little Liars&rs

Major TW for transphobia, misgenderingABC Family Refers to Transgender ‘Pretty Little Liars’ Villain as “He. She. It” in Deleted Tweet  (plot spoilers below)“In its final episode of the summer, PLL revealed the identity of “A,” the mysterious villain who has tortured the show’s four young protagonists since the series premiere — and, without getting too deep into the show’s labyrinthine plot, “A” turned out to be a transgender woman. Plenty of commentators have outlined everything that was right and wrong about this storyline; as Heather Hogan of Autostraddle wrote in the introduction to a thorough and  nuanced consideration of the episode, “Pretty Little Liars made a transgender woman A, and in some ways it was remarkable and wonderful, and in other ways it was painful and damaging.”In an interview after the finale, PLL creator I. Marlene King explained that the villain, born Charles but now known as Charlotte (and introduced to the show’s characters and viewers as CeCe), isn’t supposed to be unhinged because she’s transgender. “Actually, we tried to be very clear that Charles comes from a very crazy family,” King said. “Crazy runs in the family, I say, and it just so happens that this person, I think, suffered some tragic consequences of a crazy family, but having nothing to do with [being] transgender.”That may well be true, but even if viewers assume the best about King’s intentions with the Charlotte storyline, it will be very difficult for them to do the same with the language PLL is using to promote it. A tweet posted this afternoon to ABC Family’s official Pretty Little Liars account reads: “He. She. It. Charlotte.”The tweet was deleted shortly after it was posted, presumably in response to followers’ protests that referring to a trans woman as “he” and “it” is flagrantly transphobic. But the fact that it was created in the first place is a disappointing, potentially hurtful misstep from a show that has handled LGBT issues well in the past - and a network that has proven itself one of TV’s most progressive, on issues ranging from race to class to disability.”Read the full piece hereTO WHOEVER CREATED THAT POST: -- source link

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