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  • Опубліковано 16 лис 2024

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  • @rayblay6295
    @rayblay6295 4 роки тому +47

    its a lovely film but it kinda feels like it frames trans people as having it easier somehow than being gnc which i dont think is true! hardly any parent would suggest to their child that they were trans. gnc people and trans people are both targeted because we dont conform to our assigned genders, so we have the same fight ✊

    • @MaddieSheaVB
      @MaddieSheaVB  4 роки тому +17

      hey you're totally right! i made this film when i was fifteen and if i could redo it i would have rewritten a lot from the mother/child scenes. thanks for watching and engaging with it critically :)

  • @arajczewski9253
    @arajczewski9253 4 роки тому +135

    I love this so much. From someone who is actually trans, and did dress the way I did because of my identity, I think this needs to be said more often. A girl can be 100% a girl but also embody masculinity. Gender and gender expression aren’t mutually exclusive

  • @_.sock75._72
    @_.sock75._72 4 роки тому +130

    Dang, based off of the shirt, this kid has got great taste in bands.

  • @ラタコフスキーマリアン
    @ラタコフスキーマリアン 4 роки тому +261

    This is really good stuff, thank you a lot. I hate when people say 'i don't like dresses and makeup, maybe I'm a boy' or 'I am not fond of football and manly things, maybe I'm a girl'. People need to know that gender does not equal gender expression. There are hardly any films with GNC trans people, and that makes me sad. You did a pretty nice job.

    • @princey2825
      @princey2825 4 роки тому +18

      Exactly! The one thing that stopped me from admitting I'm a trans guy and that makes my parents not believe me is that I'm really feminine, I like make up and I like dressing in a lot of different styles, I also like masculine stuff too but I embrace both sides of that and dress both masculine and feminine, it's because I don't hide my feminine side that some people tell me I can't be trans because I'm "too feminine to be a guy" even though I'm seriously uncomfortable in my body etc

    • @mindweb7796
      @mindweb7796 4 роки тому +7

      I've hated dresses and skirts and gowns because it's uncomfortable. Even makeups makes my skin irritated even though there's no rashes.

    • @ALLTHEDRUGSFORCREATIVITY
      @ALLTHEDRUGSFORCREATIVITY 4 роки тому +4

      I'm Genderfluid but I love dressing masculine and having short hair.
      IT👏🏻DOESN'T👏🏻MAKE👏🏻MY👏🏻GENDER👏🏻IDENTITY👏🏻LESS 👏🏻VALID👏🏻KAREN.

    • @saltcookies4862
      @saltcookies4862 4 роки тому

      @@princey2825 thanku.Even though I don't have any trans friends, I always thought, trans people have to be either feminine or masculine.I never thought of being gender neutral.Thank u for sharing this.
      I hope my words show my respect to all.

    • @alllittlethingzz
      @alllittlethingzz 4 роки тому +1

      Same here as a kid I was never into girly clothes and toys or the color pink however as I got older I realize that I’m non binary however I was sick of hearing “you dress like a boy” or “girls don’t dress like boys”
      But now I dress a bit of both now.

  • @MaddieSheaVB
    @MaddieSheaVB  4 роки тому +29

    so excited about all the love in the comment section in the past few weeks!! this was my very first short film and i poured my fifteen-year-old soul into it. i can't tell you how happy i am that people are still finding joy in it years later. xoxo

  • @brookemaclean8459
    @brookemaclean8459 4 роки тому +217

    “IM DuMB sHeS A lEsBiAn”

    • @lucy-sl7fb
      @lucy-sl7fb 4 роки тому +25

      IK at first i was like wait did she just make out with her bsf??? then i was like WAIT

    • @brookemaclean8459
      @brookemaclean8459 4 роки тому +3

      NorthStar1234 😂😂

    • @loishavert71
      @loishavert71 4 роки тому +5

      The comment about the undercut😂

    • @elearias6330
      @elearias6330 4 роки тому +1

      NorthStar1234 Bawhahahahahahaha 🤣😂🤣 confusion 😲 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

    • @maritzagonzalez2021
      @maritzagonzalez2021 4 роки тому +1

      I thought I had found the oooooone

  • @trinityjay492
    @trinityjay492 5 років тому +152

    I love the ending with a kiss part

  • @glitternpain
    @glitternpain 2 роки тому +7

    Feminine trans individual here, love this. Gender expression doesn t equal gender identity. Thank u so much for the short film!

  • @Menhera_Clown
    @Menhera_Clown 4 роки тому +100

    Why would you tell her she's beautiful and then say she's not beautiful enough wtf

    • @jannyrodriguez4203
      @jannyrodriguez4203 4 роки тому +1

      llama boi some mother's are like that 🤷🏻 which is really fucked up

    • @kyladurbin6676
      @kyladurbin6676 4 роки тому +1

      my mom does that :/

    • @harishankersharma5183
      @harishankersharma5183 4 роки тому

      @@kyladurbin6676 harishankarkogirlbannjanahai

    • @alllittlethingzz
      @alllittlethingzz 3 роки тому

      My mom does that a lot

    • @Menhera_Clown
      @Menhera_Clown 3 роки тому +1

      That's it everybody in this thread I'm your new parent drink water and do some self care to make yourself feel beautiful because you deserve to feel confident and loved

  • @mckennadenton3709
    @mckennadenton3709 9 років тому +65

    Maddie, great job directing this! This actually speaks a lot to me right now with how I'm thinking about gender expression. Keep making movies! (PS it's McKenna from camp like a century ago, I'm not a stalker.)

  • @ava130
    @ava130 4 роки тому +16

    JUST BECAUSE YOU’RE A GIRL DOESN’T MEAN YOU NEED TO DRESS FEMININE.
    This is something I wish I had heard years ago, so hopefully it helps someone else.
    I realized a couple years ago I was bi. I’d spent my whole life kinda dressing more “masculine” and I’m sure people talked shit about me behind my back, but I just never felt comfortable wearing feminine clothing. I am a girl, I identify as a girl, and I like masculine clothing. And that’s okay.

    • @DinosaurNick
      @DinosaurNick Рік тому +1

      Facts! I'm nonbinary and dress masculine (slightly androgynous but mostly masculine), And I get told "You're a grown woman you need to dress and act like a lady" all the time. And then I had supportive friends ask me "Are you sure you're nonbinary and not a trans man?" just because I'm not androgynous enough.
      Men don't owe you masculinity
      Women don't owe you femininity
      Nonbinary people don't owe you androgyny
      So many people assume I'm a boy/man ... as in I was either born male or identify as male because I apparently give off male vibes in how I text
      But I'm just an agenderfluid person who prefers neutral and male words

  • @xansflowers7698
    @xansflowers7698 7 років тому +35

    This hit too close to home.
    This is an amazing film.

  • @Ghost_Legacies
    @Ghost_Legacies 4 роки тому +29

    I've never really been feminine, I'm more androgynous, and would prefer to be masculine than feminine. This speaks to me even though for the most part people let me be the way that I am. Or the fact I look more feminine because I like having long hair (I have half the mind to cut it short but my hair grows antagonizing slow so I need to be absolutely sure before doing that), though right now its only shoulder length
    However my mom does bother me about doing my hair, doing my nails, putting on makeup.
    Sure I'll do my nails, but not some sparkly light pink
    Sure I'll do my hair, but not fancy
    And I'm most likely will never wear make up
    I think I might even be Bigender (she/they) but I'm still figuring it all out.
    Edit: I've come to the conclusion I am a demi girl and I'm thinking of changing my name and going by they/them pronouns
    Edit: I'm actually agender so ye
    Edit: After a long time of switching through labels, I've finally found one that stuck. My name is Cameron and I am a demi-boy (he/they) :)
    Edit: final update I swear lmao
    I still go by Cameron and im transmasc (no specfic label bc labels are hard lol), I use he/him pronouns + a ton of neopronouns as well as different xenogenders and I've come out to my parents so ive been socially presenting as a boy for the last two years :]]

    • @alllittlethingzz
      @alllittlethingzz 4 роки тому +2

      Same here it is hard however I found out I was non binary and I don’t like were feminine clothes at all and I wear t-shirts and pants and etc but my mom forcing me into wearing girly clothes and it’s annoying

    • @Ghost_Legacies
      @Ghost_Legacies 3 роки тому +2

      @Lenice Gadelha please, do a little more research outside of the binary genders. Nonbinary is a thing, I know because I am nonbinary. I am a demi-boy. I feel comfortable using he/they pronouns but wouldn't feel comfortable being biologically male. Just because you don't understand it doesn't mean it's not real.
      I'm not mistaking my gender identity for gender expression bc I'm still forced to present femininely.
      Not recognizing nonbinary as a valid identity is transphobic and you're gatekeeping other people's identities simply because you don't understand them.
      I know how I feel and you telling me nonbinary isn't real isn't going to change the fact I am nonbinary

    • @theantae6380
      @theantae6380 Рік тому +1

      Loved this comment so much. I wich you just the best

    • @DinosaurNick
      @DinosaurNick Рік тому +1

      You went down the same road as me but took a different ending!
      I thought I was a demigirl (She/They)
      Then I thought I was agender (They/them)
      Then I thought I was libramasculine (they/he)
      And I finally landed on a label that stuck. Agenderfluid (they/it/he + neos)

    • @DinosaurNick
      @DinosaurNick Рік тому

      @@Ghost_Legacies Love this response to transphobia! They think telling us we're not real will make us go "Oh, you're right" and disappear. As long as nonbinary people exist ... we're real!

  • @onlyainsley
    @onlyainsley 4 роки тому +20

    i’m living for her style
    also me, gay.

  • @mdrocio
    @mdrocio 4 роки тому +47

    I felt this.
    Everyone tells me that I have to be more feminine, but I don't like those things (like the protagonist). A months ago, I started thinking there was something wrong. "Maybe am I trans because of this?" "Have I born to be a boy?". I don't know yet, I'm only fifteen. I'll see it later.
    (Sorry about my english).
    Hey, someone answered the comment a few days ago and that reminded me abt this xD. Okay, so right now I'm eighteen and I know who I am. I'm a gay girl and I feel SO happy with everything. Hope yall alright! xoxo.

    • @javivial7914
      @javivial7914 4 роки тому +9

      Me too! Especially my family, it's really annoying and, in a way, kind of brainwashing. My mother actually asked if I was trans when I cut my hair, like... What the heck?! Who does she think she is?!

    • @mdrocio
      @mdrocio 4 роки тому +2

      @@javivial7914 I'm so sorry unu. My mom didn't ask me about transexuality.

    • @javivial7914
      @javivial7914 4 роки тому +2

      @@mdrocio nah it's fine :-) But it's SOOOOOO annoying when people tell me that I have to be more feminine to be a "proper girl" lol

    • @mdrocio
      @mdrocio 4 роки тому

      @@javivial7914 OOHHHH SO TRUEEE!! I'm feminine in other way, god.

    • @javivial7914
      @javivial7914 4 роки тому +4

      @@mdrocio I know right?! People have no right to "rule" other's femininity!

  • @candioree8456
    @candioree8456 4 роки тому +5

    Totally threw me for a loop when the friend kissed her. I feel like that was outta nowhere.

  • @TheSapphireLeo
    @TheSapphireLeo 4 роки тому +16

    We must all, ideally embody "maculinity" and "femininity", together, in each "host"?

    • @DinosaurNick
      @DinosaurNick Рік тому

      o.o I think I found a secret alien!

  • @hodayaashush2719
    @hodayaashush2719 Рік тому +1

    THIS IS EXACTLY LIKE MY MOTHER!! SHE ALWAYS TELLS ME TO WEAR DRESSES AND MAKE UP

    • @adrienwalker513
      @adrienwalker513 28 днів тому

      Same here . That's making me so upset 😢

  • @DinosaurNick
    @DinosaurNick Рік тому +1

    Amazing film. I'm nonbinary and was always labeled a tomboy because of how I dressed and behaved as a kid. And then as I got older I tried dressing and behaving like a girl, but it made me uncomfortable. When I came out as nonbinary at 36 people were like "You're just confused" And older people in my life kept calling me a lady and telling me to dress lady-like
    The stigma of "You're a girl dress like one" or "You're not trans you're a tomboy" or "You're not a tomboy you're trans" needs to stop... gender identity and gender expression are not the same thing. Let people just exist and be happy as themselves.
    The same above goes for boys. Don't call them girls just because they're feminine. Don't call them gay dudes just because they're trans.
    And for my trans and nonbinary pals... you don't owe anyone femininity, masculinity, or androgyny!
    edit: Because I present more masculine leaning, and am fine with he/him pronouns and don't mind being called male nouns like boy, or dude... I had friends ask me "Are you sure you're nonbinary and not a trans man?"
    I'm agenderfluid

  • @aquaartistcat5835
    @aquaartistcat5835 7 років тому +15

    Awwww, I love the ending!!

  • @likestowalkthewalk33
    @likestowalkthewalk33 4 роки тому +1

    I don’t want the story to be over after their first kiss! They make a very cute couple :)

  • @allenvanbeek934
    @allenvanbeek934 9 років тому +5

    Maddie awesome to see the expanding scope of your talent and knowledge.

  • @rachelgarcia5282
    @rachelgarcia5282 4 роки тому +3

    The video was nice but I’d wish there was more representation of straight cis gendered girls that dressed that way. Not trans or gay (nothing wrong with that) but some of us just wanna wear a suit and still like boys. And it sucks that it isn’t normalized in society cause you feel all pretty dressing in your own style and the clothes you like but it’s still hard to find a boyfriend.

  • @crochetismytherapy
    @crochetismytherapy Рік тому +1

    i just watched this and besides covering an important topic , the soundtrack is wonderful - kimya dawson is the best! good choice ;)

  • @alllittlethingzz
    @alllittlethingzz Рік тому

    As a non binary person I’m really glad I watch this short film a lot it’s really relatable and now that I’m in college I realize that there’s no specific way to dress or be non binary. Now I’m more comfortable in skirts and thighs and dresses and even shorts and jeans and shirts. I’m still non binary no matter how I dress and makeup and I love it!

  • @doncameron8018
    @doncameron8018 4 роки тому +5

    I am enjoying using beauty products and fashion modeling videos and beautiful hairstyles too because I love makeup facials and being feminine very much lovely ladies and enjoying the other side of my personality!!🧒👰😇💄😍👄👗🧒👜💁‍♀️♥️💋💆😧🌹

  • @CarolineMosesComedy
    @CarolineMosesComedy Рік тому

    Just because a child dresses like the opposite gender or are a tomboy or something doesn't mean they actually are the opposite gender. So many parents and doctors should learn this! ❤️

  • @hmm0009
    @hmm0009 5 років тому +18

    I got pissed when the parent asked if he was trans. (Short film related)

  • @kristofirdean6353
    @kristofirdean6353 4 роки тому +5

    loving that pierce the veil shirt

  • @theantae6380
    @theantae6380 Рік тому

    I really liked the film cause i could see myself in this. Loved it, thanks

  • @AlleyAcesGachalife
    @AlleyAcesGachalife 3 роки тому +2

    girl, I am gender-fluid, but my female identity is right there with ya, TOMBOYS FOREVER!

    • @DinosaurNick
      @DinosaurNick Рік тому +1

      I'm agenderfluid and I mostly stick to the neutral and male/masculine side of the spectrum, while constantly returning to the genderless end as my base. I'm rarely on the female/feminine end, and if I am, I'm a femboy/tomboy
      I guess I'm on the spectrum of "I want to be masculine like a girl and feminine like a boy"

    • @AlleyAcesGachalife
      @AlleyAcesGachalife Рік тому

      @@DinosaurNick yeah, I tend to present more masc, but I sometimes present fem

  • @nathanr5737
    @nathanr5737 4 роки тому +2

    Great to see a film where being masc doesn’t mean ur a boy and being fem doesn’t mean ur a girl....
    however I’m questioning whether or not I’m ftm so now I’m even more confused so probs not what I needed to see 😅

  • @LillyWhom
    @LillyWhom 9 років тому +10

    THIS IS SO GOOD oh my god maddiE

  • @doncameron8018
    @doncameron8018 4 роки тому +15

    I love to dress up pretty like ladies who enjoy our feminine side of me too because I love facials and makeup products and dresses too and beauty salons very much very much lovely ladies 😇😍💄❤️👰💆👄👗♥️👧🏼👜💁‍♀️💋

  • @wilmahernan
    @wilmahernan 4 роки тому +2

    I still get the "wasted potential" line, and I'm 21. People can be so close-minded sometimes

  • @sherbetlemon5540
    @sherbetlemon5540 4 роки тому +1

    THE KISSSS YAYAAYAYAYAYA EEEE!

  • @mimieariffin8279
    @mimieariffin8279 4 роки тому +3

    I'm not a feminine girl. And I think I'm more masculine than feminine.

  • @la1dtowaste
    @la1dtowaste 4 роки тому +1

    Ok but I love her music taste. Look at her merch ((:

  • @donaldkingsbury5614
    @donaldkingsbury5614 4 роки тому

    Amziliantly Great! !! Quite a beautiful gem this is.

  • @sim5790
    @sim5790 4 роки тому

    I relate so much to this
    also the actor for Riley is very cute

  • @bish4674
    @bish4674 2 роки тому

    love the pierce the veil shirt

  • @izchan4350
    @izchan4350 7 років тому +4

    This is so cute and mind blowing, good job :")

  • @yesucansell2
    @yesucansell2 7 років тому +3

    Nice, well done.

  • @rawrmscryfrm
    @rawrmscryfrm 4 роки тому

    i relate to that girl on a whole other level

  • @whosebuilderandmakerisgod
    @whosebuilderandmakerisgod 2 роки тому

    Like the Moldy Peaches music

  • @jacivelasquez4192
    @jacivelasquez4192 4 роки тому +1

    Omg so relatable

  • @yelenakate4ever200
    @yelenakate4ever200 4 роки тому

    Da hell? This is so good

  • @melmel1071
    @melmel1071 4 роки тому +1

    Her friend sounds like my mum lol. Like not exactly, just how I need to wear more dresses and they’d suit me etc.

    • @melmel1071
      @melmel1071 4 роки тому

      Emotionally abused me into wearing a skirt for skl 🤪🤪🤪

  • @stacygordon5784
    @stacygordon5784 4 роки тому +1

    I literally started having a panic attack when her mom and her friend kept telling her to dress feminine. My friends and family did the same thing.

    • @DinosaurNick
      @DinosaurNick Рік тому

      Same but it was my ex's family. They kept buying me and giving me dresses and makeup as gifts and telling me I needed to be lady like. (I'm agenderfluid and lean more masculine)

  • @CalipsoSarah
    @CalipsoSarah 4 роки тому

    I have been told by my mother to dress more feminine. I wear men shirts because I love it and i look great in it. But i never changed or paid attention to her too much because I love myself as i am and nobody should ever have an opinion on you.

  • @spinter1310
    @spinter1310 4 роки тому +2

    I need friends like Riley’s friend, except I’m a trans girl, not a trans guy, so it would be a little different.

    • @worldwidewebabc3304
      @worldwidewebabc3304 4 роки тому +2

      Did you even watch it? She is not Trans...

    • @spinter1310
      @spinter1310 4 роки тому +2

      WorldWideWeb ABC Perhaps she is. Perhaps she isn’t. That would be yet to be seen. But my point is that Riley has a supportive friend for her gender expression, and I’m an emotional trans girl who wishes she had had more friends like that as a teenager.

    • @spinter1310
      @spinter1310 4 роки тому

      WorldWideWeb ABC But yeah, you got a point. She said she’s not, so why should I be saying she is?

    • @DinosaurNick
      @DinosaurNick Рік тому

      She's not trans. Just a gay tomboy

    • @DinosaurNick
      @DinosaurNick Рік тому

      @@spinter1310 Aww I feel you. I'm an emotional, masculine presenting, nonbinary person. My feminine side shows with my sensitivity and my masculine side shows with how I walk, sit, and dress. I wish I had more supportive people in my life.

  • @adrienwalker513
    @adrienwalker513 28 днів тому

    Being a tomboy isn't a bad thing . But my mom think that's like a end of the world . 😢 But this is who I am I don't wanna be a girly girl .

  • @ameliashandcraftedmemes7888
    @ameliashandcraftedmemes7888 4 роки тому +1

    The ending... I thought she was American-

  • @righteouschica
    @righteouschica 4 роки тому

    Beautiful ❤️

  • @dannyplayswithknives2192
    @dannyplayswithknives2192 4 роки тому

    love this kinda vids would love one for people who are like myself in-to crossdressing and want to express our more feminine self's without the stereo types its hard to tell certain people

  • @domii6400
    @domii6400 4 роки тому +1

    Pierce the veil shirt❤️

  • @AlleyAcesGachalife
    @AlleyAcesGachalife 3 роки тому +1

    hey I agree you are struggling but not in the way your "mother" thinks, instead of saying "I'm a girl, not a boy" try saying "I'm a girl, just a different type of girl!"

  • @hopemcgruder1573
    @hopemcgruder1573 4 роки тому +1

    im a trans male so i relate a bit but my mom didnt even know yet she still never asked i think deep down she knew i wasnt the little girl she first had but guess I'll never find out now (small explaination shes dead sorry)

    • @DinosaurNick
      @DinosaurNick Рік тому

      I feel that. My mom died last year. I never got to come out to her, at all, with my orientation or my gender identity.

  • @iheartt.lenaa_
    @iheartt.lenaa_ 4 роки тому +1

    Nice

  • @whosebuilderandmakerisgod
    @whosebuilderandmakerisgod 2 роки тому +1

    It’s not as if Riley’s mum is putting much effort into it either

  • @racheltgal
    @racheltgal 2 роки тому +1

    i cameout 23 years ago had grs 14 years ago and i am still been bullied and threaten even today and am a trans woman 64 years old lesbian

    • @DinosaurNick
      @DinosaurNick Рік тому +1

      You are walking proof that trans isn't new, a tiktok trend, or a phase. Love the older LGBTQ+ generation

  • @anastasiavezyraki4442
    @anastasiavezyraki4442 4 роки тому

    i can indetify with the subject of this film

  • @joshwhat4122
    @joshwhat4122 3 роки тому +1

    This feels so illegal to watch. Why aren‘t they wearing masks on public transportation? Aaaaaah!

    • @DinosaurNick
      @DinosaurNick Рік тому

      No covid 7 years ago ha :P Good ol days

  • @glitternpain
    @glitternpain 2 роки тому +1

    Lmao so she would have accepted her masculinity only if she was a trans man? Performative activism at its peak :)))

    • @DinosaurNick
      @DinosaurNick Рік тому

      I feel like that was the message she (the mom) was trying to convey. That all girls are feminine and if you're masculine you're a boy. But the point of the story is girls can be masculine too. And boys can be feminine. And nonbinary people can be whatever they want. And anyone can be androgynous. Just be you!

  • @katietdm_1403
    @katietdm_1403 3 роки тому +1

    I feel like Riley could be non binary (they don’t want to be male but don’t feel feminine)

    • @DinosaurNick
      @DinosaurNick Рік тому

      She could also just be a tomboy. She still identifies as a girl and uses she/her pronouns.
      I'm agenderfluid. I present masculine. I use they/it/he and neo pronouns. I use neutral and masculine nouns and such (person, enby, goy, boi etc)

  • @leongraf6284
    @leongraf6284 Рік тому

    at 4:00 the girl clearly overreacted

  • @percy.loves.plants
    @percy.loves.plants Рік тому

    KIMYA DAWSON>>>>

  • @sallyannekolar7449
    @sallyannekolar7449 2 роки тому

    She's a women why would she want mens clothes

    • @DinosaurNick
      @DinosaurNick Рік тому

      Because they make her comfortable. She's a masculine woman, also sometimes referred to as a tomboy.