Chad : What Happened to the Binary?
I have, recently, been observing what makes a figure feminine or masculine, or androgynous. Sometimes it's big shoulders, bug muscles, small hips for masculine; sometimes it's an hourglas figure or birthing hips for feminine. But often those norms aren't evident, but we still classify the person into the binary based on a million clues and that's interesting to me.
I've just seen an advertisement for a TV show, Chad, a coming-of-age / awkward teen / cringe comedy about fitting it as an outsider. The advertisement shows a full-body image of a teenager, wrapped in a bulky jacket, shoulders emphasized with backpack straps - a teenage boy at a quick look. Something was off and on zooming in, it did not look like a young boy's face.
The lead actor, Chad, is played by 39-year-old actress Nasim Pedrad. (story, wiki ) Pedrad, who has chops as a Saturday Night Live alumni, developed the character and show herself.
I wonder: the name Chad, which in media is often a codeword for confusion in Florida ballot analysis - why Chad and not Jack or Biff? Is Chad a signal for a confusing binary?
It seems like a show that may (or may not) bring surprises.