I don’t *think* she has mentioned being trans on the show but she has been there SO long now they’re really scraping the bottom of the barrel for stuff to talk about with her post-introduction so who knows, maybe when she’s the all-time winner she’ll call an audible and talk about the problems trans people face a la…

Talk about it (I have 3 little ones). You never know how much info those little sponge minds absorb and there’s no certainty they won’t wait until they see their Asian friend at school and make the association. 

Watch it without comment, then bring it up later (unless they ask about it in real time). My take is that if you’re watching something as entertainment then don’t let something inappropriately dated ruin the moment, but do reinforce later that this was made a long time ago when those types of attitudes were widespread…

That being said, the one thing they did seem to misunderstand is... well, they say that Tyler gets committed to an institution and then released years later. Tyler who... is not real. Though that could just be a bit that’s been lost in translation and they’ve just conflated Tyler/Jack/Ed.

As others stated, this somewhat echoes the novel (though I’d posit that’s more by accident than intent) but I wouldn’t characterise this as a “misunderstanding” of the film... it’s clear that the authorities DO understand, to an extent, what is going on, and don’t want people to see it or associate it. That’s the…

Shes very open about it while not making it her only identifying aspect.  Has spoken about issues and wore a pin on multiple occasions.  Most Jeopardy fans love her, of course there's a vocal minority but fuck them.

I’m not sure if she’s mentioned it explicitly, but one of her story segments was about relating to Ozma from the wizard of Oz books, and the character being a princess who was raised as a boy.

You must be talking about the part just before the talent agent asks what they call the act.

She has said things in the personal interview section that imply it, but I don’t think she’s overtly said the word? She often talks about her girlfriend, though, so anyone watching without awareness of the gender identity part certainly knows she’s openly queer.

This is always a touchy and complex issue because oftentimes they are imaginary races based on folklore and myth... which were often in turn inspired by people of other races, or with specific disabilities, diseases, genetic conditions, differing anatomy, etc. I think we are a long way off from parsing this with…

I think you could argue that in the film that’s not totally clear because yes, in the fairy tale it’s the latter - They are a specific species known for mining - but in the movie, they seem to be human.

I'll just politely say FUCK YEAAAAH!  This woman makes me hella proud, its great seeing a trans woman this visible for such a long time.  I hope she continues to stick around and kick ass.  Knowing hundreds of transphobes are bitching and can't do shit is a wonderful feeling.

Most women didn’t wear steel boned corsets. Whalebone isn’t a thick bone it’s a nail like structure that softens with wearing. Most mass manufactured corsets of the times came pre-shaped with steam on a form so they were pre-seasoned. 

Are the dwarfs supposed to be humans with dwarfism or are they their own separate species like other fantasy works though? 

I was never really into Meat Loaf the Singer, (my teens were filled with post-punk, new wave, and prog rock) but when he did act, he was almost always perfect for the roles he got.

And he’s Jack Black’s dad:

Fuck I love that movie.

Given the mockumentary format, it would be strange if they acted all the time as if the cameras weren’t there. And the will they-won’t they element of the show is pretty low-key. Lots of shows take a while to hit their stride (as a fan of The Office, I didn’t warm to the US version for a while, and P&R took a season…

Honestly this show is pretty good

Abbott Elementary is pretty damn solid for show that just started. Stronger than that other Office clone, Parks and Rec, was in its first season (side note: it does feel more Parks and Rec inspired anyway, since it’s about publicly funded employees and features an idealistic lead with a cynical, older coworker she…