Slog - Comments on All My Transgender Children http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/11/all_my_transgendered_1 Admittedly, I'm not really up on the latest trends among soap opera writers, but having the lesbian daughter of the iconic Erica Kane make out with a male-to-female transsexual seems pretty progressive. Granted, said pre-op tranny is a very stereotypical, "flamboyant rock star" bestowed with the freakish name of "Zarf," but the producers actually brought in consultants from GLAAD. The story arc begins on Thursday and I predict plenty of angry housewives across the Red states will be letting networks know their thoughts. Bravo, AMC! Incidentally, this Zarf character adores Mike Patton and showed up in this widely circulated and... Copyright 2008 Mon, 27 Nov 2006 16:29:34 -0800 Mon, 27 Nov 2006 20:45:33 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Tiffany According to that link, the lesbian daughter is not making out with a pre-op transsexual, but rather a pre-transition transsexual. There's quite a big difference between the two.

]]> Tiffany http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/11/all_my_transgendered_1#c498102 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/11/all_my_transgendered_1#c498102 TV Mon, 27 Nov 2006 16:38:21 -0800 Comment by Hannah Levin Actually, it sounds like that part is up in the air:

"It's not clear, Carruthers said, whether "All My Children" will stick with the Zarf character through any surgery; one suspects the reaction of the soap's audience to the story will have a lot to do with it."

]]> Hannah Levin http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/11/all_my_transgendered_1#c498125 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/11/all_my_transgendered_1#c498125 TV Mon, 27 Nov 2006 16:41:27 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Just for the record, there is no relation between "Zarf" and "Fnarf".

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/11/all_my_transgendered_1#c498194 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/11/all_my_transgendered_1#c498194 TV Mon, 27 Nov 2006 16:47:40 -0800 Comment by lady_a Oh, oh! Who else bets (hopes, prays) that the character will be modeled on the flamboyant tranny (hermaphrodite?) 'Z-man'fron 'Beyond the Valley of the Dolls'? And, of course, Zarf would have to end up going batshit crazy over a conflicted sexuality and killing everybody.
That's seems a little more soap opera progressive than actually developing a cohesive transgendered character...

]]> lady_a http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/11/all_my_transgendered_1#c498248 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/11/all_my_transgendered_1#c498248 TV Mon, 27 Nov 2006 17:46:36 -0800 Comment by Hannah fan You're ditchin the youtube crap for the Flipper gig this week Hannah right? I'll be there as close to front and center as possible (the ONLY way to experience a punk show). For the most part guys nowadays respect tough women like us. I hope they do Brainwash first, followed by Talk's Cheap. Maybe we can smoke out together, if not that's cool too.

]]> Hannah fan http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/11/all_my_transgendered_1#c498249 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/11/all_my_transgendered_1#c498249 TV Mon, 27 Nov 2006 17:47:00 -0800 Comment by Gitai Huh. All of the trannies I've met are either incredibly flamboyant or as manly and craggy as Walter Mathau. Given a choice of one of these types representing trannies on television, I think most would have to argue for flamboyance.

]]> Gitai http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/11/all_my_transgendered_1#c499553 http://slog.thestranger.com/2006/11/all_my_transgendered_1#c499553 TV Mon, 27 Nov 2006 20:45:33 -0800