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flag Actor Ted Levine calls Buffalo Bill’s portrayal in *The Silence of the Lambs* transphobic, acknowledging it wrongly linked gender identity with violence.

flag Actor Ted Levine, who played Buffalo Bill in *The Silence of the Lambs*, has acknowledged the film’s portrayal of gender identity is flawed and transphobic, admitting it was “f—king wrong” in hindsight. flag He clarified he intended the character as a disturbed heterosexual man, not a transgender person, but recognized the depiction reinforced harmful stereotypes. flag Producer Edward Saxon echoed this, saying the creators saw Bill as a psychopath, not a representation of gender identity, but admitted the film lacked sensitivity. flag Despite the controversy, the film remains a landmark in cinema, though its legacy is now reevaluated in light of modern understanding of transgender issues.

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