redmetal86
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Huh, I never knew the first one came out.
I've never actually seen a picture of the Wachowskis.
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The second Wachowski filmmaker sibling has come out as trans.
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HazySaiyan
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The Daily Mail is the absolute fucking worst, wish that paper would just die off.
Wish her all the best, sucks that she wasn't able to come out on her own terms.
Wish her all the best, sucks that she wasn't able to come out on her own terms.
Charles Brandon
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Oh God, the fucking Mail. It's not going to die off anytime soon either because it has the most popular English language newspaper website in the world. And that's on you America, it's not just a British problem anymore. Stop clicking those articles.
Napoleonthechimp
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Well if you don't see it then I guess it's a non-issue!
Or... The C-Section wasn't needed to show the connection that the mother had between her baby and the name, but they threw it in there for that specific woman because...
Is there some stigma about C-sections I'm unaware of? I'm Australian so maybe I'm missing something culturally. I was born via C-section (and also happen to be trans), should I hate my mother?
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Is that all you know about it?
Napoleonthechimp
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Why are you asking me that? Trying asking the Wachowskis. They're the ones who put that shit on screen.
I'm asking you that because you seem offended by the scene, as if it negatively depicts women who get C-sections. I apologize if I seem insensitive, it's coming from ignorance rather than malice.
You haven't seen the Matrix?
Blackthorn
"hello?" "this is vagina"
Good on her, the Daily Mail are evil, there's no other word.
Also, Redpillers must hate this.
Also, Redpillers must hate this.
Probably not.
Charles Brandon
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It's quite interesting. Says a lot about where these feelings come from e.g. is there a physiological cause?
Miles Quaritch
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Hadn't heard about the UK story. Just further cements everyone at the Daily Mail are a bag of cunts.
Not a single decent person there it seems...
Not a single decent person there it seems...
valkillmore
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Hope she finds happiness. Brave.
SlickShoes
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I was massively skeptical after watching the horrific jupiter ascending but sense8 was a masterpiece.
Fun story: The kids at my school who were raving about The Matrix back in the day were also harrassing every student that liked anime because it was stupid in their eyes.
Ventilaator
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I haven't seen Sense8 so I don't know how it's specifically presented, but there definitely are people who think C-sections don't count as "giving birth", and also that the only reason people have C-sections is because they're lazy and too much of a failure to give birth "properly"
(My girlfriend reads various blogs from women who have babies and blog about being a mother, and the comments on those things, man, you think comments about video games can get bad)
"Akira?? I bet that's got schoolgirls who transform into miniskirts in it."
redmetal86
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Yes. I mean I've never seen a photo of them. Well, until now.
Yes, you must. It's the Wachowskis' best movie.
Skellig Gra
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Crazy that they'd both be trans, well glad they are doing what makes them happy.
Hard to say really as we don't really have accurate statistics on the number of trans people out there.
Good for them.
I hope this means, with their personal lives sorted (if that's the right word), that we see something new from them soon.
And I don't mean that rubbish Netflix show of theirs.
I genuinely feel dirty if I unknowingly open a link to their website.
Horrid from top to bottom.
I hope this means, with their personal lives sorted (if that's the right word), that we see something new from them soon.
And I don't mean that rubbish Netflix show of theirs.
I genuinely feel dirty if I unknowingly open a link to their website.
Horrid from top to bottom.
Abstrusity
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I've very happy for them. Dealing with this affliction is hard. Your family and friends don't or wouldn't understand, so you just suffer silently. I'm so glad that they feel they could both let the world know who they are. IT may take a few years, and it may take longer, but nobody should have to suffer with gender dysphoria. If I wasn't afraid of losing my way of life I would've begun transitioning long ago, but I live in a conservative area and...well, it'll be obvious for too long once I start, so I'd have to pick up and leave, start over completely.
All the while listening to people like who unironically get their news from places like the Daily Mail claim we're all just insane, or pushing false equivalences about us. Congratulations and welcome, Lilly.
All the while listening to people like who unironically get their news from places like the Daily Mail claim we're all just insane, or pushing false equivalences about us. Congratulations and welcome, Lilly.
NoblesseOblige
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For some reason I had thought they were both already open about their gender identities. Guess I blurred some things in my head. But good for Lilly, though it's a shame it had to be done under media pressure rather than fully her own readiness. Hopefully she can be more comfortable though. I'm sure it helps having a sister with similar experiences. And I hope the pair can inspire some positive change in public view of gender, or at least help some others feel confident in expressing who they are.
FortuneFaded
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I think I know which person to believe.
Gordon Shumway
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Good for her. What are the odds? Has there ever been another case where siblings have both been transgender?
Indeed..
Now make something else that isn't Sense8. That thing is dookie butter..imo.
I'm skeptical of your opinions. Jupiter Ascending was the masterpiece. Sense8 was a 3/5.
CapitalismSucks DonkeyBalls
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Hooray! Now maybe having that monkey off her back can result in better films.
Demoskinos
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Goddamn that bit about the teacher is fucking heartbreaking. 
Why the fuck do people have to be such scumbags to people just because they are different?
Why the fuck do people have to be such scumbags to people just because they are different?
Rktk
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That's what had me interested, I guess they share similar genetics?
The evidence suggests that the path from being two blokes to two women hasn't improved their quality but hopefully the transition was disruptive and with equilibrium achieved the trend will reverse.
That said while many of their films are actually pretty messy (Speed Racer, Cloud Atlas, Jupiter whatever) going right back to the Matrix sequels, I've always found them interesting and often visually arresting.
Thinking about it Bound with its triumphant lesbian couple is bound (sorry!) to get reappraised thematically in light of how things played out for them gender wise.
same here. pretty wild
80s Bad Guy
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Ctrl + F: Banned...no results! Good job
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Obviously the Daily Mail is terrible, but if the Wachowski's are ever OK with it I'd love to hear their story, it seems fascinating. And of course, good for them.
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Obviously the Daily Mail is terrible, but if the Wachowski's are ever OK with it I'd love to hear their story, it seems fascinating. And of course, good for them.
NoblesseOblige
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Transgendered is incorrect too. Here's actually GLAAD's guide on this:
http://www.glaad.org/releases/tip-sheet-transgender-terminology-and-tips-covering-lilly-wachowski
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