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    Tranny Werewolves And An Apocaplyptic Starbucks

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    10/25/09

    In reply to Tranny Werewolves And An Apocaplyptic Starbucks
    "Mommie, do I HAVE to watch these awful films? Do I?" "Yes, dear, sometimes you have to take the bad with the good." "Awwww, Mom.....". "Now, now, honey, stop complaining, or I'll have to go get the wire coat hanger."
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    Image of LittleDragon LittleDragon
    10/25/09

    In reply to Tranny Werewolves And An Apocaplyptic Starbucks
    All I could think watch 2012-Whatever was "Its Leo!" and then "Aunty May, theres a twister". #iwasatrannywerewolf
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    Image of NerD: Blattella NerD: Blattella
    10/25/09

    @LittleDragon: I was counting the number of films they are ripping off of.

    I saw, the Day After Tomorrow, Armegeddon, Twister to start. #iwasatrannywerewolf
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    Image of Rtrain Rtrain
    10/26/09

    @NerD: Blattella: Don't forget the Wizard of Oz. #iwasatrannywerewolf
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    Image of Magicant Magicant
    10/25/09

    In reply to Tranny Werewolves And An Apocaplyptic Starbucks
    Reminds me of a couple low budget films done about 20 years ago. Curse of the Queerwolf and Polish Vampire in Burbank. Deathrow Gameshow and Nudist Colony of the Dead were a couple others.

    They made me laugh, but that's probably because friends of mine were in them. #iwasatrannywerewolf
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    Image of IraeNicole IraeNicole
    10/25/09

    In reply to Tranny Werewolves And An Apocaplyptic Starbucks
    Grrr tranny is a rather offensive term andd while I can't watch the video right now I have little hopes it is less offensive. #iwasatrannywerewolf
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    Image of ursulahitler ursulahitler
    10/25/09

    @IraeNicole: Hey, speak for yourself. As a tranny myself, I'm not bothered by the word at all. I don't want non-trannies to think that this term is generally considered offensive in trangender/drag/whatever circles, because it's not. "Tranny" is about as safe as it gets, you usually won't get grief for using it.

    I don't get why she's supposed to be a "tranny" werewolf, though. She seems like a regular girl who has a problem with excess hair, who then turns into a wolfwoman. She's not dressing up like a guy, or (so far as I can tell) actually turning into a guy. She's not a drag king or drag queen. She's just... a hairy girl. In a bikini. Huh? #iwasatrannywerewolf
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    Image of Shini: R.O.A.C.H. Shini: R.O.A.C.H.
    10/25/09

    @IraeNicole: Imagine how offensive something that has the name "I Was A Tranny Werewolf" could be. It is about that offensive. #iwasatrannywerewolf
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    Image of IraeNicole IraeNicole
    10/25/09

    @ursulahitler: Odd because I find that the word is considered pretty offensive in trans circles often, at least when used by cis people. It is a slur often used against us akin to fag or dyke, some of us reclaim the words but still, use by the group with privileged group is seen as pretty bad a lot of the time.

    I use the word myself and with my trans friends but I would be hesitant for any cis person to use it casually. Much like the use of words like shemale, chicks with dicks, heshe, etc. #iwasatrannywerewolf
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    Image of pH-unbalanced pH-unbalanced
    10/25/09

    @IraeNicole: Yes, exactly. No one cis should use it without knowing *exactly* what they're doing. Personally, I'll only use it to refer to myself -- I won't ever aim it at anyone else.

    Honestly, the worst usages of tranny I've seen have been in the cis queer community, because every once in a while you'll get someone who *thinks* they're entitled to use it, when they really aren't. #iwasatrannywerewolf
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    Image of IraeNicole IraeNicole
    10/25/09

    @pH-unbalanced: I have been trying to find out information on the movie to see if perhaps my thoughts on it were a knee jerk reaction to the use of the word tranny. As far as I can tell the creator, Lola Rocknrolla is cis and queer.

    So makes me think this was a matter of appropriation by the cis queer community to make a film more 'obscene' (word used in their bio). #iwasatrannywerewolf
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    Image of ursulahitler ursulahitler
    10/25/09

    @IraeNicole: I think people get way too hung up on terminology, it can become absurdly divisive. I've never been hung up on the various terms, it's all about the intentions behind them. If somebody calls me a shemale and they obviously mean it approvingly, I'm not going to blow up over it. Life's too short. All that being said, tranny is one of the few terms I haven't heard a whole lot of debate over. It's just a variation on "trans", which is arguably more PC but less fun.

    Don't get me started on "cisgender" though. I recognize the need for a word for non-trannies, but it's just such a graceless choice. It always makes me think of cysts. #iwasatrannywerewolf
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    Image of Charlie Jane Anders Charlie Jane Anders
    10/25/09

    @IraeNicole: I'm definitely aware that many people find the term offensive... The word "tranny" appears in the title of the movie, so it's hard to talk about it without mentioning the term. Sorry if it offended you. #iwasatrannywerewolf
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    Image of IraeNicole IraeNicole
    10/26/09

    @ursulahitler: " I think people get way too hung up on terminology, it can become absurdly divisive."

    People get 'hung up' on terminology becaus terminology like tranny can be and regularly are used to deny our identities, demean us, and Other us. And when you are seen as "Just a tranny" and not a person it is easier for people to deny us rights and murder us. People hear words like tranny used against them in verbal if not physical attacks and so it can be hard to not have a lot of problems with the words in a casual usage.

    " If somebody calls me a shemale and they obviously mean it approvingly, I'm not going to blow up over it. "

    Thats nice, I am glad you take a more relaxed attitude to things like that. I know I do for some other things. No one is trying to say you have to be offended by something. Still terms can offend a lot of people and while you don't mind shemale in a positive context others may find it horribly offensive and triggering. Cis people get it into their heads that if some trans people don't mind a term then there is nothing wrong with it. Hell I once had a cis guy tell me because he worked with some trans people who didn't mind it, I or anyone else who entered into the discussion, should not be offended by the term. A member of the group with privilege should not tell members of the group without privilege what is appropriate or not.

    "Don't get me started on "cisgender" though. I recognize the need for a word for non-trannies, but it's just such a graceless choice. It always makes me think of cysts."

    That seems a bit silly. Cis seems like a rather appropriate term and geeky too. Whats better then the chemistry term that means the opposite of trans? I have heard complaints about it before but I have never heard a better alternative offered. #iwasatrannywerewolf
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    Image of AshThePirate AshThePirate
    10/25/09

    In reply to Tranny Werewolves And An Apocaplyptic Starbucks
    I just skyped 'I was a Tranny Werewolf' to so many people right now. #iwasatrannywerewolf
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    Image of Zyg Zyg
    10/25/09

    In reply to Tranny Werewolves And An Apocaplyptic Starbucks
    Love all of Meredith's articles. Except this one (lol). Thanks for the warning that these exist. =] #iwasatrannywerewolf
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    Image of Julius Seizure - Canuck Julius Seizure - Canuck
    10/25/09

    In reply to Tranny Werewolves And An Apocaplyptic Starbucks
    Maybe it's nothing but the "2012" text in the trailer looked suspiciously like it'd been digitally added. I'm thinking it was called just "Supernova" or "something Supernova" until someone got a bright idea. #iwasatrannywerewolf
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    Image of Meredith Woerner Meredith Woerner
    10/25/09

    @Julius Seizure - Canuck: most likely #iwasatrannywerewolf
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    10/25/09

    In reply to Tranny Werewolves And An Apocaplyptic Starbucks
    Niiiice teaser

    *enters the waiting room for Waiting Room* #iwasatrannywerewolf
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    10/19/09

    In reply to Timur Bekmambetov's Full Black Lightning Trailer
    Remote sounds like the episode Blink. But with crappyer effects. :D #blacklightning
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    Image of MissBuckyC MissBuckyC
    10/19/09

    In reply to Timur Bekmambetov's Full Black Lightning Trailer
    Black Lightning: Looks like the best Christmas movie ever! #blacklightning
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    Image of Lampbane Lampbane
    10/19/09

    In reply to Timur Bekmambetov's Full Black Lightning Trailer
    CAR FIGHT! #blacklightning
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    Image of CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard)
    10/19/09

    In reply to Timur Bekmambetov's Full Black Lightning Trailer
    Wow!!! Black Lightning looks really high in production for a Russian film. Thank god Day/Night Watch broke the old stereotype and made cool inroads into the west with the help of Mr Tarantino. I love those films. If all Russian films are going to be like this, I prepose we move Hollywood over to Moscow!

    Cant wait for this one. It looks like a cross between the flying cars from Back to the Future 2, a story losely based around Spiderman and the energy of a high octane action film! Count me in!!! Please...no Russian Jazz hands though.

    'With great power comes great metalic carnage'!! Whoooo!
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    Image of enderwiggin13 enderwiggin13
    10/19/09

    @CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): I dunno if I'd want to move all of Hollywood over there, but I am definitely enjoying the production values in these films. I had only the vaguest of ideas of what was going on in the Black Lightning trailer, but I definitely want to see it. #blacklightning
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    Image of CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard) CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard)
    10/19/09

    @enderwiggin13: What if we moved the good stuff but left fox Fox in the middle of the Nevada desert with a wooden shack!!?? #blacklightning
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    Image of Anto103 Anto103
    10/19/09

    In reply to Timur Bekmambetov's Full Black Lightning Trailer
    It's like Spider-man 1 but with a car that flies. #blacklightning
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    Image of monkeydress monkeydress
    10/19/09

    So with fairly decent wheels comes great responsibility #blacklightning
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    Image of Michael_GR Michael_GR
    10/18/09

    In reply to Timur Bekmambetov's Full Black Lightning Trailer
    so, it's like Chitti Chitti Bang Bang, with less songs and more missiles? Sounds good to me. #blacklightning
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    Image of Zyg Zyg
    10/18/09

    In reply to Timur Bekmambetov's Full Black Lightning Trailer
    Even though one of his movies aborted one of the greatest comic books of the decade I want to see Black Lightning. #blacklightning
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