that Jackson didn't have to choose between being a boy and a girl, between dance and basketball
That was the only thing I wished, too -- particularly in Thirteen's bedside post-reveal conversation -- that someone could have made the distinction between gender and sexual preference (boy/girl vs. "liking" his friend), and between gender and gender stereotype (dancing/sports).
I didn't read your review until after I rushed home and watched it. I thought it was good and classic bastard House. I especially liked House's,"...just because you gave birth to a freak, doesn't mean you have to treat him like one." ((dodges rotten tomatoes))
As far as the orientation and gender stereotyping: I viewed it as the kid alluding to his intersexuality causing his like for a boy - not the adults. I thought it was an accurate portrayal of the logic of a kid that age. And, I thought 13 answered the "I like like him in that way" and basketball vs dance questions in an doctor-speaking-to-patient and age-appropriate way. Was it her place and was it the appropriate time to discuss sexual orientation? Hmm, I could go either way, but I lean towards let him recover and then let the parents have a shot at it.
All in all I think the writers did a pretty darn good job with a tough subject.
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That was the only thing I wished, too -- particularly in Thirteen's bedside post-reveal conversation -- that someone could have made the distinction between gender and sexual preference (boy/girl vs. "liking" his friend), and between gender and gender stereotype (dancing/sports).
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As far as the orientation and gender stereotyping: I viewed it as the kid alluding to his intersexuality causing his like for a boy - not the adults. I thought it was an accurate portrayal of the logic of a kid that age. And, I thought 13 answered the "I like like him in that way" and basketball vs dance questions in an doctor-speaking-to-patient and age-appropriate way. Was it her place and was it the appropriate time to discuss sexual orientation? Hmm, I could go either way, but I lean towards let him recover and then let the parents have a shot at it.
All in all I think the writers did a pretty darn good job with a tough subject.
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