A Brief Summary of the Hubbub Surrounding Dallas Director Israel Luna's Ticked-Off Trannies With Knives

• He says someone suggested that it would be fun to do the film with drag queens. And here in lies the problem. Being a drag queens and a transwomen are two different things. While there are many drag queens who have been the target of violence, maybe following a performance while still in drag, tanswomen aren't performing. They have the unfortunate task of trying to live their truth in a society that doesn't understand. Mr. Isreal's film seems to completely miss this point. Does he even understand the trans community?

• Bet'cha certain southern KKK bigots would be more than a little 'ticked off', if someone made a snuff movie which featured real killings of actual transphobes (um...with...ahem...'knives';)

• He mentions Tarantino and Rodriguez, but not John Waters? Bah. Besides, Tarantino has already made more than enough homages to Tarantino...

• I agree with the use of the "t" sound at the beginning of both words to create rhythm, I was only joking about the "pissed" part.

• Actually, i think that the "t" sound in ticked correlates better with "trannies", they mesh well as it were. And if any group should be irritated at it's portrayal in horror films, it's rednecks. In fact, the horror film industry of the past three decades would barely exist if not for homicidal hillbillies.

• I think the fact that "on" and "off" are so close in the way they look when combined with "pissed", it would probably confuse some people into thinking it was a different kind off film, you know?

• Who still says "ticked off"? What year is this, 1958? Did they seriously think a word like "pissed" would be too risque in the title given the subject matter?

• Come on. Ticked off Jews, white guys, women, black guys, Asians, lesbians, gay dudes, Indians, etc With Knives doesn't have the same ring to it. Does anyone really think Tranny's do any of the stabbing in their relationships with others?

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