As far as exploitation, I assumed that being a dreamer, having been to Underland, and also fighting back an oppressive regime in Underland, Alice would of course be more empathic to other cultures.
So it could be Alice's participation in the introduction of England to China that results in an alternate universe that is more appreciative and less exploitive of diversity.
I have a friend here who does research on trans issues (she's the one who came and talked to my class last semester). I bumped into her yesterday and shared your suggestion for reading the character as a transboy and how much I liked that perspective. Turns out she hadn't seen the movie yet, but now she's planning to!
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Date: 2010-10-12 03:18 pm (UTC)So it could be Alice's participation in the introduction of England to China that results in an alternate universe that is more appreciative and less exploitive of diversity.
I have a friend here who does research on trans issues (she's the one who came and talked to my class last semester). I bumped into her yesterday and shared your suggestion for reading the character as a transboy and how much I liked that perspective. Turns out she hadn't seen the movie yet, but now she's planning to!