The trailer for Roland Emmerich's "Stonewall" continues to prompt aggravation in the LGBT community and beyond, among people who take issue with his casting a white man in the leading role and, judging from the trailer, not portraying trans women of color in any leadership roles, or very much at all.
A new parody of the trailer silently skewers the director in a way that is pretty masterful in its subtlety.
Using footage from the real trailer, the parody begins with nearly the same text Emmerich led with, but with a sharp twist.
"For every movement and every injustice," the on-screen text reads, just like Emmerich's trailer does. "There is a moment that changes history."
In the exact same style, the next frame of text reads "and a white guy that steals all the credit."
The trailer intersperses footage from Emmerich's big-budget Hollywood action flicks with the "Stonewall" trailer, ostensibly insinuating that his version of "Stonewall" is no less fictive than "Day After Tomorrow" or "2012."
In an email sharing the video with friends, one of the people behind it wrote, "It's funny, not unbearable, I promise!"
She's right. Take a look.
