transploitationEtymologyFrom trans + -sploitation.nounThe exploitation of transgender/transsexual people in the media (especially film and television).“Created by photographer Austin Young and Saskia Wilson-Brown, the series was first screened in 2007 as part of the Silver Lake Film Festival, and last week’s follow-up sought to probe the “transploitation” genre (as the creators have coined it) further, with short films and music videos by and about their favorite gender-blender superstars.”