![]() In that sense, appropriation helps people.Īnd no matter what it's doing, appropriation is unavoidable. Likewise, I'm sure there's a lonely queer kid somewhere in America who's streaming Drag Race right now and feeling better about herself. Tsang noted that even though Paris is Burning, the landmark documentary about the New York drag scene, has a troubled legacy, it was a lifeline for him as a kid in rural New England. It presumes there's some sort of culturally stable bubble world that has to be protected the way it 'should be,' versus constantly evolving and interacting." "But actually that becomes paternalistic and kind of fucked up. ![]() "I had this impulse to be politically righteous around that stuff and say, 'Well, this is a marginalized community and we need to protect it,' " Tsang said. It transcends any kind of cross-dressing." "'Realness' is this really large idea of performing and being. I called Tsang (who's work is currently on view as part of the Whitney Biennial and at the New Museum's triennial) to ask about the meaning of "realness," and he said it doesn't mean 'you look like a real woman.' It's more than that. They create a world, and then other people twist it. ![]() #OccupyBallroom." That underlines the frustration in ballroom drag-typically a queer community of color. (Read Steven Thrasher's take on the current New York City ballroom scene, " Paris is Still Burning.")Ĭonsider this: When he was researching a recent project, queer filmmaker and artist Wu Tsang encountered a Tumblr post that read, "99% of gay white males misuse 99% of the dialog from the film Paris is Burning. You could argue that pushing drag into the gay mainstream, or even the American mainstream, destroys what made it meaningful in the first place. ![]() You could argue-and people have-that Drag Race and To Wong Foo and Paris is Burning commit cultural violence by turning the lives of underground queer communities into mass-market entertainment. After all, I don't actually belong to drag culture, and by using its language, you could argue that I'm stealing the words from drag's mouth. But being gay makes me feel like I watch it better, like the show is mine. It said once this occurs, any information provided will be assessed to determine whether further investigation will be carried out.And yes, I know straight people watch Drag Race. NSW Police has told the ABC it has not received a report from the Goulburn Mulwaree Council. The Goulburn Mulwaree Council said it had referred the threats to the relevant authorities. "We know how to dress for that event, so we'd dress quite conservatively, like a long flow dress, or we know what to wear so we're not going down the path of what some people say an over-sexualised manner." "It's not uncommon but it only really comes around when we do things that involve either families or can involve young children which is a shame because all they see is another version of an entertainer," she said. The Rainbow Story Time events are designed for children between the ages of three and eight and are billed as a way of celebrating diversity and inclusion in the community.īetty Confetti said they had unfortunately drawn criticism from some people.
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