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Silence of the Lambs star Ted Levine says he regrets film’s trans depictions
Ted Levine expressed regret for his role as Buffalo Bill, acknowledging the film's harmful impact on transgender representation over its 35-year legacy.
- On Saturday, Ted Levine, actor who played Buffalo Bill in Silence of the Lambs, said he is 'a lot wiser about transgender issues' and regrets some script lines, as parts don’t hold up.
- Critics note the film's depiction of Buffalo Bill promotes harmful transmisogynistic tropes, linking violence to gender-nonconformity through his cross-dressing and murder of women in Silence of the Lambs.
- Levine said directly, `I didn’t play him as being gay or trans` and described Buffalo Bill as `a f–ked up heterosexual man`; he added, `It’s unfortunate that the film vilified that, and it’s f–king wrong.`
- Levine said he now supports the trans community and liked the backlash to Silence of the Lambs, a five-Oscar-winning film central to transmisogyny debates.
- Director Jonathan Demme has long defended the film, while filmmaker Lily Wachowski condemned it as demonising trans women, illustrating a split among creators and critics as Ted Levine said it's "maybe this year" people are waking up to transgender challenges.
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Conservative Review
The Blaze'Silence of the Lambs' star sorry for vilifying transgenderism: 'It's f**king wrong'
He may be a serial killer who wants to wear his victim's skin, but "The Silence of the Lambs" sicko Buffalo Bill is no transphobe. At least according to Ted Levine, who portrayed the troubled womenswear enthusiast — real name Jame Gumb — in 1991 Best Picture winner "The Silence of the Lambs." 'We all know more, and I'm a lot wiser about transgender issues.'"There are certain aspects of the movie that don't hold up too well," the actor recently t…
The Daily Wire
Revolver‘Silence Of The Lambs’ Actor Apologizes To ‘Trans Folks’ For Iconic Cross-Dressing Role
Actor Ted Levine apologized recently for his iconic turn as cross-dressing serial killer Jame Gumb in the 1991 horror classic “The Silence of the Lambs,” saying that it was “f*cking wrong” that the film had “vilified” the apparent gender confusion of his character.Levine told The Hollywood Reporter that his intent had always been to play Gumb — nicknamed “Buffalo Bill” — as a “f*cked-up heterosexual man” despite the fact that the character dres…
In the film "The Silence of the Lambs," a man kills women and sews a dress from their skin to become a woman himself. The actor playing the killer finds this "fucking wrong" today. Why this way of thinking is the last and greatest victory of the patriarchy.
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