Whats with that nosy kid - Transamerica (2006) Discussion

[–] cherryflavoreddeath 16 years ago

Kids ARE that curious. Curious and kids are practically synonymous! My husband is heavily pierced and tattooed, and children are constantly staring, talking, and asking questions. I used to be kind of androgynous (in my teenage years I was very confused, I was unhappy and thought I wanted to be male, but I won't go into that any further.) and children would ask if I was a boy or girl all the time. To someone who is actually trans-gendered that can be a frightening experience, because it can feel like invalidation or rejection.

Anyway, long point short, kids are definitely curious.

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[–] fitchrulz 16 years ago

not transgendered at all, but i do have got a some facial piercings in my face, and little kids ask about those often! i even get little fingers touching my eyebrow ring or trying to touch my lip ring. i just tell them what they are and that they aren't old enough to get one until they're old like 16 at least...lol... these are like 7 or 8 and under that usually ask me. i'm pretty patient about it sense they're curious and not trying to be mean or anything like that. but i don't know how a person in transition would answer that question the girl asked bree in the movie.

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[–] dkermit007 16 years ago

Travel to a foreign country sometime where your skin color isn't the predominant one sometime. Adults avert their eyes when you catch them staring, and will rarely talk to you usually. Kids however are too honest. Even if they don't understand your language they'll sometimes even try talking to you. Kids don't have that filter that limits most adults so heavily.

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[–] fitchrulz 16 years ago

exactly! a 5 year old will tell you you have ugly shoes, but an adult won't be so blunt! lol... unless the adult hasn't learned tact yet

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[–] JaneSchmo 16 years ago

Kids ARE that curious!

Kids see a very overweight/obese person, they point and stare and ask "Mommy, why is that lady so fat?!". Then Mom and Dad look mortified and shush them or grab them by the hand and turn them away.

Kids see a person with unusual clothing, such as a Hassidic Jews, and instantly scream "Daddy, why does that man dress like that?!". Again, Mom and Dad look highly embarrassed and hiss at them to mind their manners.

Kids see an albino and point and stare and ask something like "Why does she look so white?!". And, again, are told to be quiet by their parents or babysitter.

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[–] ageraldinepageturner 16 years ago

Um, kids in real life are that curious. I've heard some very shocking and blunt things come out of childrens' mouths.

However, on a side note: Did anyone else think that scene was a homage to By Hook or By Crook?

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[–] december_roses 15 years ago

You apparently don't have any kids or you wouldn't have posted this. My nephew once asked me, "Why are your boobs bigger than my mom's?"

There are potholes on the road less traveled....

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[–] Devans00 15 years ago

During the director's commentary, he mentioned that transgendered are wary of children. Like others mentioned, kids don't have the filter adults do. So they may out a transgendered person in a public, embarrassing way without meaning any harm.

No two persons ever watch the same movie.

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[–] BugisStreetAnnie 15 years ago

During the director's commentary, he mentioned that transgendered are wary of children. Like others mentioned, kids don't have the filter adults do. So they may out a transgendered person in a public, embarrassing way without meaning any harm.

I was going to make this point too as I have Transamerica on DVD and heard when the director, Duncan Tucker, says in the commentary how all the transsexuals he spoke with mentioned their biggest fear, and danger, is being around other transsexuals and children. While I don't think I've ever been 'read' by a child - and I've been living and working as a female for many years - I do believe I was 'read' when I once went out with another transsexual. People would stare at us, or occasionally I would hear someone gasp or see their mouths drop open when we would walk into a store or restaurant. Incredibly, the trans-female I was with would pretend not to notice any of it, but I couldn't help it. I would cringe every time I would hear a sound.

One little girl, about 4 or 5, even stood about four feet from her and just stared straight at her. This transsexual merely walked around in a daze pratically, oblivious to it all. I suspect that's how she dealt with it.

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[–] dollvalley 10 years ago

What someone said here about kids not having that filter, is something that I always thing ok, kind of related, when I hear adults' silly excuses why they don't want their children to see homosexuality. I am sure, very sure, that if a kid sees two men or women kissing, they would be satisfied with a simple "men can love men and women can love women" and not question it, because it's that natural. It is the parents who want to instill this notion in their kids and making them scared of anything different. Scared they might become gay too.

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[–] y311 14 years ago

Actually they can. I was 15/16 yrs.old and was at a company party of my mom's. I was hanging with the kids and one of them looked at me and asked if I was a girl or a boy. I am a bit of a tomboy and is a bit sexually confused so when she asked me that I was just thrown off-guard and was embarrassed. I told her I was a girl, but like I said it can happen.

Sarah: Some people wanna be heroes and others have to be asked, so, Chuck are you ready?

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[–] draftdubya-274-182961 12 years ago

I am a straight male with long thick eyelashes and kids think I have makeup on all the time.

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[–] jfd0210 11 years ago

I thought it was a very real moment.
I substitute taught in elementary before I got a job teaching full time in high school, and the kids were constantly full of questions; some not so subtle!
And to the person who said they didn't think a child that age would ask a question of a lady, I remembered this story, told to me by a family friend: Jean was a friend of my parents for years. She was incredibly sweet, called everyone, "Honey." but just did not take time for personal upkeep. She was very clean, but usually didn't take time to comb her long, black, somewhat frizzy hair, didn't wear any kind of make up, and had not been to a dentist in years. One October day, she was walking out of a grocery store and was asked by a little girl, "Hey, are you the Halloween Witch?" I am sure the little gir's mother wanted to stuff that one back down her mouth, but Jean just laughed and said, "No, honey, I just look like it!"
What was that show that ARt Linkletter used to host, KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS, or something like that.
It is true!
(and back on point about the movie, I liked how the mother of the little girl didn't even turn around to look at Bree!)

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