Interesting in that it seems to use trans identity as a starting point. Instead of housing queerness in a metaphor, the queerness is the metaphor for a self-enabled lack of fulfillment.
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(S/o this review (https://letterboxd.com/nolovedeeptrans/film/i-saw-the-tv-glow/) for inspiring most of these thoughts in me.)
Houses an insipid, devastating viewpoint. Weasly.
Insists that all forms of discontentment in your life are from one core problem (e.g. your inability to transition) that YOU can solve right now. Your job is bad; you…
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