Dont Support About Ray

Don’t support “About Ray”

So as you may have heard, “About Ray” is a movie about a teenage trans boy named Ray going through his transition and the problems that trans men face.

Problem is: he will be played by a cis girl (Elle Fanning)

By casting a trans boy as a cis girl, it’s saying that trans men can be equated to women and that there is no difference between the two. Erasure of trans people is not representation. End of story.

The trailer also has transphobic lines in it as “born in a girl’s body” to name one in particular. The two main writers are both cis as well, so it is very unlikely that a transgender person worked on the script. (Additional sources are welcome)

This has nothing to do with the skills of the actress chosen nor the previous works of the writers. This is about actual trans people being swept under the rug for cis people to feel proud of themselves for being an ally as well as the continued erasure of trans people from their own experiences (ie the Stonewall movie).

Boycott this movie. Trans people should be recognized for what they go through and accomplish, and NOT pushed aside for an “inspiring” story to please cis audiences.

Yeah... If you're trans:

• Most binders don't even work. • No real "flatness" • Good luck trying to pass even when you have a decent binder, since where does it go but up and to the sides, making binding counterproductive sometimes • Can't take the 'lazy' way out and not bind when you're going out to the store. •Either smoosh yourself so you can't breathe or still show breast • Dysphoria so bad that you just want it to stop (your experience may vary)

Source: I'm a transman.

People without big boobs: OMG I WISH IHAD BIG BOOBS

People with big boobs:

can’t run

over sexualized

cant wear tank tops without being inappropriate

cant sleep on stomach

no bathing suit fits

BACK PAIN

people staring down shirt

creepy jokes

people grab them

no cute bras

no sports

three+ sports bras

no bra HA GOOD LUCK

can’t take any kind of selfie with cleavage because “YOU’RE DOING IT FOR BOOBS”

shirts dont fit

if the boob bit does the stomach doesn’t

DID I MENTION OVER SEXUALIZED

mocked by the media if your stomach isn’t flat but your boobs are huge

leaning over to drink from water fountain, boobs in fountain

no suspenders

crumbs are gone forever

boobs hang out of bra and everyone can see the lines

people automatically think you’re more sexual if you have big boobs?

no button up shirts, buttons pop off or constantly open

have fun with a vest for work

things smash your boobs flat and make you have a weird puffy flat chest

people constantly talk about them

dont bend over, they fall out of bra

can’t wear pajamas with no bra

people think touching them is okay

people ask if they’re fake

people saying big boobs dont count unless you’re thin

people who think you’re stupid because of boob size

people who wont take you seriously because of boob size

finding costumes is impossible

nothing if you want anything in asian sizes

most bra stores dont go past DD

people you don’t know ask their size

if you have long hair, it gets stuck in your boobs

OVER SEXUALIZATION

no artistic nudes allowed because you have big not “artistic boobs”

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