Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Entertainment/2011 July 6

= July 6 =

Characters in Transamerica
I have a question about the movie Transamerica: are the main characters Bree and Toby bisexual? I mean bREE had a girlfriend when was a man, and she when become a woman she seemed interested in a guy the movie. And Toby, Bree's son sleeps with a man in the movie (Though he is a prostitute.). And he seen talking to a girl named Taylor. So are Bree and Toby straight, lesbian, or bisexual? Neptunekh2 (talk) 00:21, 6 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I took the liberty of posting a title over your question. And though I have no answer, I'll also add the unambiguous link to Transamerica (film) for others to click. ---Sluzzelin talk  02:48, 6 July 2011 (UTC)


 * So wait, what are their sexes and what are the changes in their genders throughout the film again? Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie &#124; Say Shalom! 16:46, 6 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Well they both seem to be flexible don't they? IIRC it's not explicitly stated in the film, and it's not particularly relevant to the plot, so from what you've observed above, go figure.--Shantavira|feed me 07:34, 7 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Sex is not flexible. You are born either as a man (XY) or a woman (XX). Your gender role is flexible though. Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie &#124; Say Shalom! 10:44, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I meant flexible in their preferences or orientation, which is what the questioner asked about.--Shantavira|feed me 07:46, 8 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Ah, the spacing made it seem like it was a reply to what I said. :p Also the somewhat ambiguous use of they made it seem like it was the categories of sex and gender rather than the characters. So is they dabble in a bit of this and that? When someone is transsexual how do you refer to their sexual preferences? Seems like that would be a complicated matter as you are either someone who was originally a physiological male and are now physically female with female gender roles, or the less common (afaik) female to male where it's the reverse. :p Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie &#124; Say Shalom! 08:14, 8 July 2011 (UTC)


 * That's very simplistic! See Intersex. --TammyMoet (talk) 11:59, 7 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Nope, it is what is usually the case. I don't think intersex applies here as no character was identified as being such. So, more simply, who was born a boy and who born a girl? Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie &#124; Say Shalom! 12:50, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I know this is off the OP's question but I can't let your statement go unchallenged: what do you say to those born XXY or XYY, or true hermaphrodites? It is clear that sex is a continuum just as gender is. Did you actually read the article I linked to? --TammyMoet (talk) 15:06, 7 July 2011 (UTC)


 * I glanced at it and saw what I needed to know, and can ask you whether you took a course on this subject matter as I did when we dealt with hijras where we talked about the real differences between sex and gender. :p True hermaphrodites are male, though they are usually raised as girls and have many female phenotypes. I don't remember how it functions for XXY, but XYY is still male basically. As you said though, this is all off the OP's topic. None of the people in this story are born with extra chromosomes afawk and so the rules that apply for people with such chromosomal traits do not apply here. So I'll ask again, who was born a boy and who a girl? :p Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie &#124; Say Shalom! 17:41, 7 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Actually yes I have taken courses in "gender dysfunction" as it was then (back in the 80s). I also have several transgender friends. You didn't glance far enough at the article to see the table which lists all the intersex conditions, then. True hermaphrodites actually have both male and female sexual organs - I've actually seen one such as I went to school with one. I'm sorry but you need to update your education on this. Go back and read the article. I'm sorry I can't answer the OP's question, but I'm glad to be able to help you extend your education! --TammyMoet (talk) 18:57, 7 July 2011 (UTC)

Teen Mom season 3 episode 1
Where can I found link to watch this epidode on megavideo?88.195.29.5 (talk) 13:06, 6 July 2011 (UTC)


 * That would be illegally downloading copyrighted material. Wikipedia is not the place for requesting such things.  TheGrimme (talk) 15:33, 6 July 2011 (UTC)
 * I don't mean downloading. Just watching... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aku506 (talk • contribs) 17:57, 6 July 2011 (UTC)
 * The copyright holder would tell you that watching requires simultaneous downloading. Googlemeister (talk) 18:26, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

Japanese in Kill Bill Vol. 1 and the lack of subtitles
Is Kill Bill supposed to lack subtitles for the Japanese bits? if so, who was Tarentino wishing to piss off by not having them (semi-serious fun question)? :p Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie &#124; Say Shalom! 16:44, 6 July 2011 (UTC)
 * He wasn't trying to piss of anyone; the lack of subtitles is often an artistic decision. One possible (this is purely my own speculation) is that directors will choose to forgo subtitles when they want the audience to form a more sympathetic bond with the main character; for example, if the main character doesn't speak Japanese, you get to experience what they are experiencing when other characters speak Japanese, that is a complete lack of understanding about what is going on.  It isn't that the director is trying to "piss anyone off"; he wants you to be confused because he wants you to understand how the main character feels.  Kill Bill is hardly the only movie that does this... -- Jayron  32  17:16, 6 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Errr... have you actually seen the film I am talking about (The Bride character speaks fluent Japanese)? I'm not sure the emotional connection is what the guy was going for if you are familiar with his work. :p Tarentino did subtitle his later Inglorious Basterds film (which was ofc in Engish, French, German and a smidgen of Italian). Also, the second question, as indicated, was a semi-serious joke. Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie &#124; Say Shalom! 17:21, 6 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Well, then maybe he doesn't want YOU, as the audience member, to know what is being said. Merely because he was going for a specific artistic effect in Kill Bill doesn't mean he wasn't going for a different effect in Inglourious Basterds.  He is quite capable of having different reasons for doing different things in different movies.  -- Jayron  32  19:43, 6 July 2011 (UTC)


 * I find that it is often best to try not to figure out what the artist meant rather than having it be somewhat obvious when you think about it, or having it be explained by the artist themselves that that is what they meant (when that happens it usually means something is wrong with how they conveyed it). Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie &#124; Say Shalom! 11:56, 7 July 2011 (UTC)


 * maybe he just wants you to focus wholeheartedly on the point of Kill Bill, which is a lot of gratuitous violence? It seems from interviews with Tarentino that he was using the films as a vehicle to that end... 188.29.111.138 (talk) 21:14, 6 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Possibly, sounds like what he would do. I think in some versions though, you do actually get the subtitles, especially in the club scenes. 'Least that's what I heard. Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie &#124; Say Shalom! 11:56, 7 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Throughout "Kill Bill" information is withheld from the viewer. It's not just the Japanese, it's a theme through the whole double film. (Didn't they go so far as to bleep out The Bride's name?) Not only are you supposed to be in the dark, you're supposed to be aware that you're in the dark. APL (talk) 22:46, 6 July 2011 (UTC)


 * They did indeed bleep her name. I have read that English subtitles are actually available when you want them on the DVD versions. So you can click them on then. This is a version that my friend {legally!!!} downloaded. Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie &#124; Say Shalom! 11:56, 7 July 2011 (UTC)