Trans People React to The Powerpuff Girls "Horn, Sweet Horn" (2016 S01E05)

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Link to interview where executive producer Nick Jennings actually stated that this episode was meant to tackle transgender issues: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/herocomplex/la-et-hc-powerpuff-girls-20160401-story.html "In addition to shattering old tropes and kick-punching dated ideas, the new "Powerpuff Girls" will also address issues of gender and identity. One upcoming episode in particular touches on ideas of gender identity -- a topic open to conversation even in animated shows, thanks to programs such as "Steven Universe," which explores gender fluidity and rejects established gender norms. 'We did an episode where there's a unicorn. Basically when it starts out, he's a pony, but he wants to be a unicorn," Jennings explained. "He has to go through a transformation to become a unicorn and so it's a whole [episode that asks], 'What are you on the inside? What are you on the outside? How do you identify yourself? How do people see you?' There's a lot of subtext in that.'" UPDATE: Someone who saw this video and my HuffPost article about the episode created a petition requesting cartoon network to pull the episode and issue an apology to the trans community. If you'd like to sign it or share it, it can be found here: http://chn.ge/1W3TlUJ Thank You! :) This video is the first in a new series where you'll get to see other trans people I know watch and react to depictions of transness in the media to see how they hold up, and what potential positive and negative impacts they could have on public perceptions of transgender people. The format consists of excerpts from the viewings followed by an overall reaction, and a series of questions about each individual's thoughts on the material. Viewing: 1:12 Overall Reaction: 9:59 Question #1 "What do you feel like this episode did right?": 11:39 Question #2 "What do you feel like this episode did wrong, or could have done better?" 15:19 Question #3 "How did you feel about Donny as a representation of a transgender individual? Do you feel like it was positive or negative and why? 20:24 Question #4 "What kind of ally do you feel like Bubbles represents?": 25:13 Question # 5: "What kind of message do you feel like this episode sends to cisgender people about us?" 29:11 Question #6: "What kind of message do you feel like this episode sends to any transgender children or youth who may watch it?" 34:01 Question #7: "What, if anything, do you feel could have been done to salvage this and make it something positive?" 38:10 This video takes a look at the episode "Horn, Sweet Horn," from the new Powerpuff Girls series produced and aired by Cartoon Network, which features a horse named Donny who wants to be a Unicorn as an allegory for transness. How does it do? Watch and find out! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/delia-melody http://somethingaboutdelia.tumblr.com http://www.facebook.com/deliamelody8712 https://twitter.com/delia_melody https://instagram.com/delia_melody Support this channel at http://www.patreon.com/deliamelody