"Je m'appelle Laure"

Leo 2022-08-13 14:23:08

They say you are Laure, you are Laure. What's more, you can be Emilie, Olivia, Elsa, Annie... and thousands of names, but you can't be Michel—it’s really disappointing, isn’t it?

In fact, you can be Michel, if you want to-in fact you are Michel, more than others call you by name.

It is silly and cruel to classify people by gender. When everything about you shows that you are "he", people call you "her" according to your physical characteristics and put you in the social place. In a limited frame.

In my opinion, this is not a gay movie: this movie is about the conflict between gender framework and personal choice. Why do people tell you that you are a girl, you have to wear a floral dress, grow long hair, and wear girl clothes? Don't ask, the rules are like this. What if you prefer the rules on the other side? Is this deception?

I am fortunate that on this earth, in the West, many people nowadays abandon that layer of skin and say directly to each other, "Although my body is a girl, I am a boy..." or vice versa. I hope that one day there will be no more rigid gender distinctions, and everyone can freely choose their own gender expression. This is the better world in my dreams.

In addition, there is a digression: I think if Laure posts her own video on youtube, saying "Hi I'm Michel" and specifying her biological sex; there will be a lot of people commenting on "You're such a cute guy". "UR so adorable!!!" When he grows up, he will know.

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Tomboy quotes

  • [last lines]

    Lisa: What's your name?

    Laure: My name is Laure.

  • Lisa: [subtitled version] Are you looking for the others? I noticed you looking at them. They already left. Are you new around here?

    Laure: Yeah, we got in yesterday.

    Lisa: I'm Lisa. I live here.

    [pause]

    Lisa: You're shy.

    Laure: No, I'm not.

    Lisa: Won't you tell me your name?

    Laure: Mickäel. My name is Mickäel.