A Video Analysis Report on Boys Don’t Cry
Kawehilani Unga
Wayland Baptist University-Hawaii
A Video Analysis Report on Boys Don’t Cry There are a several themes and sexuality issues that are addressed throughout the movie Boys Don’t Cry. Brandon Teena is dealing with gender identity, searching for acceptance, and wanting someone to love. Brandon Teena is portrayed as a charming, sweet, and fearless young man. Brandon’s behaviors and appearance show all the signs of being anatomically male. Brandon Teena is actually Teena Renee Brandon from Lincoln, Nebraska. An interview with a police officer reveals that Teena is struggling with a sexual identity crisis. This may be better known as transgenderism. Our textbook defines transgenderism as “a condition in which people strongly desire to be of the other anatomic sex and live the gender roles of the other anatomic sex”. When the police officer asks for Teena to explain what that is, she is, with good …show more content…
During a time when being different was not widely accepted, Brandon is exposed as a woman by the very people he considered friends. It is evident that what Brandon thought he gained as acceptance from his peers was not true. Two individuals deliberately assaulted and raped Brandon after forcibly discovering his anatomical gender. Our textbook defines rape as “sexual activity that takes place without consent”. Based on this situation, Brandon was forcibly raped, which is defined in our textbook as, “sexual activity obtained by the use of force or the threat of force”. Most rape victims choose to not report the rape. Brandon was told not to report the rape. A large majority of rape that occurs goes unreported. This is because individuals feel that the humiliation is not worth it. However, Brandon chooses to report her two acquaintances that forcibly raped