Editing Twin Peaks (section)

== Representation ==

Denise Bryson (David Duchovny) is a [[transgender]] FBI agent who is introduced in season two. When she is reintroduced to audiences in the third season, she has a conversation where Gordon Cole (David Lynch) informs Bryson that he told her [[transphobic]] colleagues to "fix their hearts or die."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vasquez |first=Zach |date=September 25, 2017 |title=Fix Your Heart or Die: The Startling Empathy of David Lynch |url=https://www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2017/09/25/fix-heart-die-startling-empathy-david-lynch/ |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=Bright Wall/Dark Room |language=en-US |archive-date=May 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240504221307/https://www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2017/09/25/fix-heart-die-startling-empathy-david-lynch/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Over the years, this quote has been adopted by the [[LGBTQ+ community]], particularly those in the trans community, with Bryson becoming a cult icon for [[transgender women]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=Samantha |date=May 5, 2017 |title=What Made Twin Peaks' Denise Such a Radical Trans Character on TV |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-made-twin-peaks-denise-such-a-radical-trans-character-on-tv |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=The Daily Beast |archive-date=May 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240504221317/https://www.thedailybeast.com/what-made-twin-peaks-denise-such-a-radical-trans-character-on-tv |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Coates |first=Lauren |date=August 17, 2020 |title=How Twin Peaks' Denise Bryson Was (and Wasn't) Ahead of Her Time |url=https://www.themarysue.com/twin-peaks-denise-bryson/ |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=The Mary Sue |archive-date=January 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126173855/https://www.themarysue.com/twin-peaks-denise-bryson/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Through the run of ''Twin Peaks'', there is a limited cast of characters of color. Frank Guan of ''[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]'' stated that "Lynch's focus on archetypes and myths necessarily ties him to stereotype," specifically referring to the treatment of Black and Asian characters within Lynch's collected work.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guan |first=Frank |date=September 12, 2017 |title=What Does David Lynch Have to Say About Race? |url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/09/david-lynch-racial-politics.html |access-date=April 25, 2024 |website=Vulture |language=en |archive-date=November 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115152428/http://www.vulture.com/2017/09/david-lynch-racial-politics.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Yellowface]] is also present in season two with Catherine Martell (Piper Laurie) masquerading as a Japanese businessman named Mr. Tojamura for several episodes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nguyen |first=Hanh |date=June 21, 2017 |title='Twin Peaks': Diane's Style Continues the Problematic Orientalism From the Original Series |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/twin-peaks-diane-asian-orientalism-stereotype-exoticism-1201844974/ |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US |archive-date=May 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240504232721/https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/twin-peaks-diane-asian-orientalism-stereotype-exoticism-1201844974/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The secret of Laurie's true "identity" of being Mr. Tojamura was a closely kept secret between her and Lynch on set.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Why Piper Laurie and Joan Chen weren't asked back to 'Twin Peaks' |url=https://ew.com/article/2016/05/03/piper-laurie-joan-chen-twin-peaks-revival/ |date=May 3, 2016 |access-date=May 4, 2024 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |first=Joey |last=Nolfi |archive-date=May 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240504221904/https://ew.com/article/2016/05/03/piper-laurie-joan-chen-twin-peaks-revival/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Deputy Hawk ([[Michael Horse]]) is a [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] deputy who functioned to be a "[[Stereotypes of Indigenous peoples of Canada and the United States|generic Native American]] tasked with ameliorating [[White guilt|settler guilt]]" through cryptic dialogue.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bil |first=Geoff |date=December 20, 2010 |title=Tensions in the World of Moon: Twin Peaks, Indigeneity and Territoriality |website=Senses of Cinema |url=https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2016/twin-peaks/twin-peaks-indigeneity-territoriality/ |access-date=April 25, 2024 |language=en-US |archive-date=April 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425204126/https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2016/twin-peaks/twin-peaks-indigeneity-territoriality/ |url-status=live }}</ref>