Transploitation
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Definition
Transploitation is the exploitation of transgender or transsexual people in media, especially film and television. The noun can also label a film or other work associated with that genre, including cases where creators reclaim the term.
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What does transploitation mean?
Transploitation describes media that exploits transgender or transsexual people, particularly in film and television. It is used especially in discussions of a transploitation genre and can be applied to films or other works as a label.
How the term is used
The word can be used critically to describe exploitative representation. Some creators have also used it as a self-applied or reclaimed label for films and projects, including work presented in a camp or deliberately provocative style.