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How Exercise Can Help Us Sleep Better - 2 views

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/21/how-exercise-can-help-us-sleep-better/ Many people have believed that exercise can disturb the mind and body, resulting in less efficient sleeping habits. I...

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started by Oliver Rosenfield on 03 Sep 13 no follow-up yet

Taking running to another level - 10 views

I think this guy is borderline crazy...I think this lifestyle could potentially lead someone to become insane (in my opinion). It's great that he's into exercise, but I think that running or hiking...

started by Lauren Lampl on 01 Apr 13 2 follow-ups, last by liz archer on 25 Apr 13

10 trans actors that could have played jared letos role. - 7 views

blogs.indiewire.com/...in-dallas-buyers-club-20140220

shared by Haydn Wall on 04 Mar 14 - No Cached

Haydn Wall on 04 Mar 14

I think that we as a society have to start looking at why we aren't casting the people who are most qualified for roles (not to say jared letos performance wasn't good), and figure out why hollywood feels the need to perpetuate the impressions that trans women are men by continuing to cast men in those roles. Representation is important and this is an area in which hollywood is severely behind. what do you think?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I think that we as a society have to start looking at why we aren't casting the people who are most qualified for roles (not to say jared letos performance wasn't good), and figure out why hollywood feels the need to perpetuate the impressions that trans women are men by continuing to cast men in those roles. Representation is important and this is an area in which hollywood is severely behind. what do you think?</div>

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Max Bayer on 04 Mar 14

I believe in any role, whether the character be straight/gay/lesbian/trans/etc, there are many possible options for actors/actresses. Obviously the blogger believes that the trans actors he provided would have been a more suitable option than Leto but the fact is that his performance just won him an Oscar, the most prestigious award he could've won for his performance. Also, a key part of acting is delving into the character. I believe that as long as an actor properly exercises the expectations of a director for that specific character, they have done their job.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I believe in any role, whether the character be straight/gay/lesbian/trans/etc, there are many possible options for actors/actresses. Obviously the blogger believes that the trans actors he provided would have been a more suitable option than Leto but the fact is that his performance just won him an Oscar, the most prestigious award he could've won for his performance. Also, a key part of acting is delving into the character. I believe that as long as an actor properly exercises the expectations of a director for that specific character, they have done their job.</div>

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Daniel Carroll on 06 Mar 14

I completely agree with Max. Jared Leto's performance was about as convincing as they come, and his Oscar only supports this. Although I understand where the blog is coming from, I don't think actors should be cast based on how much they relate to a role, but rather how well they can play a role. Sean Penn playing Harvey Milk is another example of this. Rather then choosing an actual gay man, Penn was chosen and played the role impeccably, also winning an Oscar for his portrayal of a member of the LGBTQ community.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I completely agree with Max. Jared Leto's performance was about as convincing as they come, and his Oscar only supports this. Although I understand where the blog is coming from, I don't think actors should be cast based on how much they relate to a role, but rather how well they can play a role. Sean Penn playing Harvey Milk is another example of this. Rather then choosing an actual gay man, Penn was chosen and played the role impeccably, also winning an Oscar for his portrayal of a member of the LGBTQ community.</div>

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Mae P on 20 Mar 14

Part of the problem though is clear even as you talk about Sean Penn - Cisgender people tend to conflate a transgender woman with a gay man. There is a huge difference between every identity on the LGBTQ spectrum, and how they should be treated is vastly different - something that only someone identifying as such could truly and deeply understand. The problem is also that they didn't cast Leto because he outacted every transgender woman, the problem is that they never considered a transgender woman in the first place, or thought about how this could hurt people. I guess the bottom line for me is that this hurts people - i don't really care about performance tbh

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Part of the problem though is clear even as you talk about Sean Penn - Cisgender people tend to conflate a transgender woman with a gay man. There is a huge difference between every identity on the LGBTQ spectrum, and how they should be treated is vastly different - something that only someone identifying as such could truly and deeply understand. The problem is also that they didn't cast Leto because he outacted every transgender woman, the problem is that they never considered a transgender woman in the first place, or thought about how this could hurt people. I guess the bottom line for me is that this hurts people - i don't really care about performance tbh</div>

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