Post by The Curmudgeon on May 17, 2017 17:48:12 GMT 2
Well, in fairness, I never really checked IN, in that I only watched the first few episodes, but no way am I throwing that headline away. "Fuck you, Bates Motel" didn't really have the same ring to it.
I don't even know if this is a spoiler or not, but it was all over the internet so it's probably common knowledge anyway.
So, Norman Bates. You hear the name you think of Anthony Perkin's shy, awkward, tortured loner. You think of THAT shower scene? You think of this;
Even if you haven't seen the movie in years, there's no escaping that image, easily one of the most iconic scenes in movie history. Except if you're making a TV show in 2017, because - surprise! Showing Norman dressed up as his mother is now considered transphobic.
heatst.com/culture-wars/bates-motel-showrunners-redo-iconic-hitchcock-scene-to-eliminate-its-transphobia/
Dunno about you, but I've never looked at anyone who's trans or a cross-dresser or whatever and thought "Psycho." Maybe that's just me. But then, if I was making a TV show where the entire premise of the character is dressing up in their dead mothers clothes to kill people, and I found that premise offensive, I wouldn't make the fucking show. Again, maybe that's just me.
The original Psycho movies are my favourite every horror franchise, but this hand-wringing guilt-trip is just bullshit, and pretty much guarantee's I'll never watch this show.
I don't even know if this is a spoiler or not, but it was all over the internet so it's probably common knowledge anyway.
So, Norman Bates. You hear the name you think of Anthony Perkin's shy, awkward, tortured loner. You think of THAT shower scene? You think of this;
Even if you haven't seen the movie in years, there's no escaping that image, easily one of the most iconic scenes in movie history. Except if you're making a TV show in 2017, because - surprise! Showing Norman dressed up as his mother is now considered transphobic.
heatst.com/culture-wars/bates-motel-showrunners-redo-iconic-hitchcock-scene-to-eliminate-its-transphobia/
Dunno about you, but I've never looked at anyone who's trans or a cross-dresser or whatever and thought "Psycho." Maybe that's just me. But then, if I was making a TV show where the entire premise of the character is dressing up in their dead mothers clothes to kill people, and I found that premise offensive, I wouldn't make the fucking show. Again, maybe that's just me.
The original Psycho movies are my favourite every horror franchise, but this hand-wringing guilt-trip is just bullshit, and pretty much guarantee's I'll never watch this show.
