Local student is being denied the role for not be assigned male at birth. Now they’ve decided that Oklahoma is too controversial of a play and includes graphic scenes not fit for minors so they’re pulling the whole show. Bunch of asshats at Sherman, TX ISD.

Edit: I will try to answer any comments I can. I do not personally know the student. I can’t really speak for trans folks as I’m just an ally who wants better for this kiddo and all trans people.

  • @Fal
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    151 year ago

    Is the student actually transgender? Because the text of the article mentions Mrs. Doubtfire, which imo is pretty fundamentally different situation. I’m legitimately asking this question, would it be ok for a cis male student to play a female lead? I feel like that wouldn’t be ok with a lot of people.

    • RickRussell_CA
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      331 year ago

      The text of the article also says that Max Hightower identifies as a transgender male. His parents refer to him with male pronouns.

      I’m legitimately asking this question

      Are you? Because it seems like you’re wilfully ignoring the explicit statements in the article.

      • @Fal
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        11 year ago

        That’s fine. I read the article. But his dad also talked about Mrs. Doubtfire, which like I said is fundamentally different situation

    • KumatomicOP
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      171 year ago

      The student is transgender. From my understanding he was assigned female at birth.

    • @Luvon@beehaw.org
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      161 year ago

      Why not? In Shakespearean times all the roles were played by males. It’s called ACTING for a reason. If I play I Christian it doesn’t mean I have to be one; if I play an outgoing sporty dude, it also doesn’t mean I am one.

      The student is also transgender, it states as much in the article. Mrs doubtfire wasn’t from the article writer or the kid. It was someone else wondering why people are being so conservatively idiot about it.

      • @Fal
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        21 year ago

        Why not? In Shakespearean times all the roles were played by males

        You answered your own question. They were played by males because females weren’t allowed to perform.

        It’s called ACTING for a reason

        I’m not saying people would have an issue with it solely because of gender identity. But you don’t think people would take issue with a cis male taking the part of a female role?

        • @Luvon@beehaw.org
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          51 year ago

          Even to this day females often enough play teens or young adult males. Sometimes because there’re simply aren’t enough male actors.

          If they can look and can act the part the director wants, that’s what matters.

      • @Fal
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        21 year ago

        I am, where women weren’t allowed to perform so men played their roles instead.

    • @puchaczyk@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 year ago

      The thing is Mrs. Doubtfire IS a male lead. In the musical Daniel Hillard (male lead) crossdresses as Mrs. Doubtfire, so not allowing Max to play that role seems transphobic (though it’s propably the school trying to protect its ass from lawsuits by groups such as Moms for Third Reich or whatever they’re called… It’s also quite ironic as the role seems to me gender non conforming to begin with).

    • SSFC KDT (MOVED)
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      11 year ago

      the doubtfire reference is a bad one imo because dad is earnestly trying to support but not really able to come up with relevant concepts

      but the article does say

      “Because Max identifies as a transgender male, he could no longer be cast as the male lead.”

      link to real article: https://www.kxii.com/2023/11/06/sherman-high-school-transgender-student-loses-lead-theater-role-over-gender-policy/

      link to newsweek coverage:
      https://www.newsweek.com/transgender-student-lose-role-play-over-gender-policy-1841739

      • SSFC KDT (MOVED)
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        11 year ago

        But honestly this is the most “utter bullshit” part:

        > SISD said there is no policy on how students are assigned to roles, but for this production, the gender of the role as identified in the script will be used for casting. This may not apply to future productions.

        #howbowdah