‘If you don’t “pass” as cis, you don’t exist’. The trans audience's reproofs of ‘Cis Gaze’ and transnormativity in TV series

IF 1.8 2区文学 Q2 COMMUNICATION

European Journal of Communication Pub Date : 2023-03-20 DOI:10.1177/02673231231163704

Isabel Villegas Simón, J. S. Sánchez Soriano, Rafael Ventura

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Abstract

There are currently more trans characters than ever in television series, while at the same time scrutiny of trans people is intensifying in social and public debate, and the correspondence between this increased presence in the media and improvements in the trans community's rights is in dispute. This research aims to find out how trans audiences relate to their portrayal in TV series, to learn about their perceptions and opinions, and to understand how these depictions affect their everyday lives. A qualitative analysis was conducted of 19 trans people in two focus groups and nine semi-structured interviews. The findings show that the participants perceive a clear distance between their realities and the most popular narratives about trans lives. They identify cispassing as a transversal element that drives the production, creation, and distribution of media narratives, leading to a transnormative representation. Consequently, the trans audience demands the inclusion of trans people in the (audiovisual) cultural circuit in order to combat the ‘cis gaze’ and to create more diverse narratives.

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'如果你不以顺式身份“通过”，你就不存在'。跨性别观众对电视剧中“Cis Gaze”与跨规范性的批判

目前，电视剧中出现的跨性别角色比以往任何时候都多，与此同时，社会和公共辩论中对跨性别者的审视也在加剧，媒体中出现的这种增加与跨性别群体权利的改善之间的对应关系存在争议。本研究旨在了解跨性别观众如何与他们在电视剧中的形象联系起来，了解他们的看法和意见，并了解这些描述如何影响他们的日常生活。对19名跨性别者进行了定性分析，分为两个焦点小组和9个半结构化访谈。研究结果表明，参与者认为他们的现实与最流行的关于跨性别生活的叙述之间存在明显的距离。他们认为，传递是一种横向的元素，它推动了媒体叙事的生产、创造和传播，导致了一种跨规范的表现。因此，跨性别观众要求将跨性别者纳入(视听)文化圈，以对抗“cis凝视”并创造更多样化的叙事。

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