okay that photo is troubling, but i will point out that "man hands" is a phrase a lot of trans women find really offensive, since it's often used to imply "hey, you're not a woman". it's one of those things that i wouldn't personally put on a poster because it's easy enough to think of something else and it could easily injure someone's feelings for no particularly good reason. IMO of course.
I guess I'd have to use another image then, because it's pretty obvious that it's a man in the Minky Momo outfit, and that's the appeal of the photo. That's the joke- those are, in fact, man hands.
This being Canada, I'm fairly sure I'll be informed pretty rapidly if any transgendered people are offended by my flyer. And yes, I do know trans people, and no, none of them have expressed any dismay over this flyer.
I don't personally believe it's likely to cause offense, and wouldn't deliberately create a flyer that would seek to insult any person or group. You'd have to stretch things pretty far to take this flyer personally, I think.
as i said you can make the determination. and i may have been being a bit more sensitive last night due to the whole amendement 1 thing, honestly. but thought it was worth pointing out.
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Date: 2012-05-09 06:54 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-05-09 03:29 pm (UTC)This being Canada, I'm fairly sure I'll be informed pretty rapidly if any transgendered people are offended by my flyer. And yes, I do know trans people, and no, none of them have expressed any dismay over this flyer.
I don't personally believe it's likely to cause offense, and wouldn't deliberately create a flyer that would seek to insult any person or group. You'd have to stretch things pretty far to take this flyer personally, I think.
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Date: 2012-05-09 05:31 pm (UTC)