Here's an
interesting series of photos I saw a few days ago.
I found it really interestingly staged and done - it's not just VISUALLY interesting, it's interesting from a sociological point of view as well.
Both teen girls and trans* women are considered to be 'not quite women' by many people (not that I'm agreeing with this, obviously). But the photos seem to conflate the two identities - trans and teenaged - as a sort of 'hey look we're not that different after all' type argument.
Which is cool and all.
But once again, all the trans* women shown appear to have probably transitioned in their twenties or thirties or so - their second puberty, paralleled with the girls' first. But once again, it buys into the societal image of trans* women, one that just isn't completely accurate.
My thoughts on these images, as both a transgirl AND a teenager, are obviously complex. The fact that I am clearly not represented (there are cis teens, and older trans* women, and no intersection thereof) irks me a little, although I'm sure that it'd be a much less compelling visual image if I were. So no real hurt there.
What I find so interesting, though, is that the artist's statement so clearly identifies both groups as those society (by which I mean cis,straight,white men) shies away from - Lolita and The Crying Game - both 'predators', preying on the poor, poor cis straight man who didn't know, honest! And, of course, it's 'their fault', for leading the man astray.
And now I have no clue where I was going with this.
To sum up - interesting series of photos which could be thought-provoking for cis acquaintances. Also I realized I haven't posted in AGES and wanted to post something. So that too.