There is a lot of ignorance on this show! Transvestite whichever way you use it is a negative word. No one that one would be describing with such a word would want to be called a transvestite to their face. Also Ben used "tranny" yet another pejorative interchangably with transvestite, as well as drag queen (which is not a bad term to use as long as you are speaking of someone actually in drag) and the three terms are entirely different. A transvestite is refering to a cross-dresser which is typically used when refering to a heterosexual male who A. likes the look and feel of women's clothing on his body and or b. is sexually aroused by doing so. A "tranny" is short for transexual which is a word that describe a person (in Ben's role's case) a biologically born male who has had or is going through the transition of becoming a female through hormones and or plastic surgery. A drag queen is a male gay or striaght who is paid to perform as a woman impersonator usually doing a caricature version of a celebrity woman or an over the top woman personality. The fact that the director used transvestite in his desciption of the role shows that he has no idea what he is talking about, has not done his own research and thus due diligence, and perhaps is soley using this type of a lead character to get attention at Sundance as a means to get notoriety. At least that is what it appears to be.Later Alex said "sexual preference". I wanted to be clear that it is not a choice or preference to be gay people are born gay they do not "turn" gay. No one would intentionally make themselves a person who is a target for harassment and belittlement based on who they like,lust or love.

I don't know if americans are getting dumber and lazier year by year, but please... stop repeating everything a million times over. I can perfectly well remember earlier in the show Ben was offered "a shortfilm playing a character of a bisexual transvestite hooker". Especially since it was repeated 4 or 5 times. Otherwise quite nice way to spend 20 minutes.

believes the human form is sacred. She covers it in a shroud while others display it for other humans to enjoy. I believe Kara is extremely intelligent and she's wasting her time in Hwood. That life doesn't seem fit for her. She should probably think about the stage.The thing that sets her apart from an aspiring actress like Amanda is Amanda said she wanted to BE like Marilyn, while Kara wants to act the Marilyn Monroe character. There are people who want to famous and rich and there are people who just want to do something that seems easy, and there are people who just want to express themselves through their craft. Kara is one of those people. Even though the role sounded ridiculous, Ben should have made it work. To insult the guy by saying he didn't like the script was so rude. Hopefully acting will work out for him...