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Hollywood recently made headlines by nominating a transgender actor named Karla Sofia Gascón for Best Actress at the upcoming Academy Awards. Gascón starred in the Spanish-language film “Emila Pérez,” which received 13 nominations and made history by being the first trans person to be recognized by the Oscars.
Despite the industry’s self-praise for being inclusive and progressive, there were some glaring issues with the film itself. One major critique was that the storyline lacked coherence and depth.
In the movie, a character named Del Monte plans to undergo gender reassignment surgery to become a woman named Emilia Pérez. Del Monte also wants Rita to help his wife (played by Selena Gomez) and children start a new life. However, years later, Del Monte regrets leaving his family and enlists Rita’s help to reunite them by posing as Del Monte’s cousin, Emilia.
Oh, and it’s a musical.
Then, the gay community slammed the film as a “step backward” for “trans representation” in Hollywood. Brad Slager, one of RedState’s most dogged culture vultures, had all the details.
“‘Emilia Pérez’ is a step backward for trans representation,” GLAAD in a breakdown of its release compiled from a number of critics from the community. The group cites representations that are considered tropes in Hollywood’s portrayals of the trans community. Some of the main complaints served up concerns that while it was hyped coming out of Cannes, most of the reviews praising the film were not from members of the LGBTπ community, and so as the movie was building cultural and critical steam, it was driving away the very community it was depicting. Among the other critiques have been that the transitioning in the storyline is used as an act of redemption, where a murderous drug lord is heralded after the transition.
And, now, in a major plot twist, it seems that the Best Actress nominee has a history of posting politically-charged commentary on social media.
In another post, she took aim at the 2021 Oscars, saying, “More and more the #Oscars are looking like a ceremony for independent and protest films, I didn’t know if I was watching an Afro-Korean festival, a Black Lives Matter demonstration or the 8M. Apart from that, an ugly, ugly gala.”
Sounds kind of based, right?
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Despite decrying his own posts publicly, stating he is “not racist,” Hollywood has turned its collective back on Gascón, and you won’t be seeing the nominee at any of the pre-Oscars events in the build-up to the March 3rd ceremony. This includes sitting out the AFI Awards, the Critics’ Choice Awards, and the Producers Guild Awards. In short, Netflix doesn’t want the actor anywhere near Hollywood for the sin of having an opinion that’s not in lockstep with the town’s elite.
Hollywood was eager to celebrate its so-called progress—until it became inconvenient. They’re really hoping no one will notice.
