This is what I remind myself when I see the news ofSquid Game’stransgender representation.
She will be played by Park Sunghoon, a cisgender man.
A lot of people will tell you this is a bad thing.
And in an ideal world, they would be right.
But my fellow trans people, look around you.
It’s good news.
Of all sexual minorities, transgender is the lowest class -Former head of the LGBT Human Rights of Korea.
This means that many trans people are forced to remain closeted in South Korea for their own safety.
Things are not always as easy as internet buzzwords suggest.
But no one forced the show to do this at all.
No one expected it.
One of the biggest shows on television will feature a trans woman in a prominent, sympathetic role.
If you care about the history of transgender rights in Asia, watch Funeral Parade of Roses.
It deserves to be as revered as Paris is Burning.
Squid Game Has Tackled Major Issues Before
There will befurther controversies to come, no doubt.
We also have to remember that if we insist on perfection, we’re often left with nothing.
Scarlett Johansson was slated to play a trans man in 2018 for the biopic Rub & Tug.
After pressure (and a somewhat ignorant response to the context), she dropped out.
In 2020, Halle Berry also left an unnamed trans man role, albeit with more grace than Johansson.
We need to learn that while we still have wins left.
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