Disclosure (2020)
Laverne Cox: Self - Actress
Quotes
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Self - Actress : We always have to be really skeptical when a few people are elevated and the majority of people are still struggling.
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Self - Actress : When you are a member of a marginalized community, most of the film and television is not made with you in mind. And so if you are a person of color, an LGBTQ person, a person who's an immigrant, a person with a disability, you develop a critical awareness because you understand that the images that you're seeing are not your life.
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Self - Actress : At this point, we're talking, really, about unprecedented trans visibility. Trans people are being murdered disproportionately, still.
Self - Media Maker : That's the paradox of our representation, is... The more we are seen, the more we are violated.
Self - Actress : The more positive representation there is, the more confidence the community gains - which then puts us in more danger.
