![]() ![]() I can be wherever I want, whatever I want and however I want. But, you know, I am a trans myself and I know it’s easier for me now. I don’t think the term ‘transvestite’ or ‘transsexual’ would exist: you’d just be another human being.” He also has said, in terms of Rocky Horror’s significance, “Well in our western world, England, Australia and the United States etc, there are still strongholds of dinosaur thinking. He said in a recent interview, “If society allowed you to grow up feeling it was normal to be what you are, there wouldn’t be a problem. O’Brien himself self-identifies as transgender, and has been outspoken about how society should not “dictate” gender roles. Of course, we aren’t supposed to walk away from a midnight showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show feeling utterly meaningless. However, the symbolism of the cemetery, the pending storm, and the fact that the American Gothic characters are preparing the church for a funeral as they wheel in a casket is not lost on the discerning viewer. The marriage ritual and social expectations surrounding it are, on the surface, celebrated in this scene ( “Dammit, Janet, I love you!” sings Brad as they rollick around the church). ![]() A billboard with a heart and the motto “Denton – The Home of Happiness” looms above them. Janet’s boyfriend, Brad (Barry Bostwick), does quickly propose to her after they discuss marriage in the church cemetery as a storm brews overhead. ![]() Women (including Janet) are eager for marriage, men want to “get theirs” after the wedding is over. Sloppily written on the side of the car is, “Wait till tonight, she got hers now he’ll get his.” The heteronormativity of this scene is clear. As the wedding comes to an end (and after Janet, played by Susan Sarandon, has caught the bouquet), a car pulls up to take away the bride and groom. ![]()
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