The title of this film is very ironic. Because of its similarity to the phrase "rose colored glasses," the title first calls to mind an inference a long the lines of a perpetual state of sweet contentment. Ludovic's life, however, is anything but sweet or content. The child had the misfortune of what many psychologists call (I am pretty sure they call it) "gender displacement syndrome."
Media either completely ignores or makes such issues a joke. A Will and Grace episode that aired over the summer showed the other gay character attempting to revert to "normalcy" by going to a meeting intended to "straighten out" gay people. One couple there that declared themselves a success consisted of a stereotypically "butch" ex-lesbian and a stereotypically effeminate ex-gay man. I did not watch the whole episode, but such things on T.V. is one of the reasons people hold negative feelings against and stigmatize LBGT individuals. While the concept was good, their attempt to expose the ridicolousness of the idea of trying to change people's sexuality only trivialized a little acknowledged topic. While people speak out against the stigma, the battle is still far from reaching a middle ground. This is made obvious in the language used by people that do so by announcing their own membership in the LGBT group: "coming out." As I mentioned in a blog about Creed's article, it is worse to try to blend in to an accepted group knowing that you do not meet society's standards for the group, get away with it for a while, and get found out. People do not like being deceived (according to their standards) and Ludo soon discovers what societies standards are and the truth in the statement.
It makes you wonder what you would do if you were Ludovic or any of his other relatives. It is one thing to say liberal things but what would we honestly do if we had a child that was LGBT? What are the possible ways Ludo could end up when he gets older? What can we do to try to make sure people like him can live successful, sweetly content lives?
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