i do agree that drag is about mocking women--i know lots of gay men disagree, but i don't see how talking about being "fishy" isn't misogynistic. there's also the question of: what about the drag kings? why not drag king and queen story-hour?
Jun 20, 2022·edited Jun 20, 2022Liked by Phoebe Maltz Bovy
Because it's seen as disgusting and perverse. It's that simple. Homophobia isn't an accurate term because it's almost never a fear response. It's almost always a disgust response.
Drag queens and transgender people elicit the disgust response in many people. Why some have this response and some don't is sort of the crux of this question. I don't know why, but it literally is the entire reason behind it.
I have a trans woman friend who dislikes drag culture for this exact reason. It’s not always mocking feminist, but sometimes it really, really is. I have been listening to Juno Dawsons sex and the city podcast and this issue has come up more than once
I find the conservative obsession sort of baffling since drag story hour is if anything is anti-trans and reinforcing of gender stereotypes. It's like worrying that kids will see a clown at a birthday party and want to become the Joker… The ostentation takes it out of normal life and makes it into a special event, which is why kids like it, but it also means kids don't connect to it as a normal way to be. It's carnival, the purpose of which is to reinforce the hierarchy of non-carnival times.
i do agree that drag is about mocking women--i know lots of gay men disagree, but i don't see how talking about being "fishy" isn't misogynistic. there's also the question of: what about the drag kings? why not drag king and queen story-hour?
Because it's seen as disgusting and perverse. It's that simple. Homophobia isn't an accurate term because it's almost never a fear response. It's almost always a disgust response.
Drag queens and transgender people elicit the disgust response in many people. Why some have this response and some don't is sort of the crux of this question. I don't know why, but it literally is the entire reason behind it.
I have a trans woman friend who dislikes drag culture for this exact reason. It’s not always mocking feminist, but sometimes it really, really is. I have been listening to Juno Dawsons sex and the city podcast and this issue has come up more than once
I find the conservative obsession sort of baffling since drag story hour is if anything is anti-trans and reinforcing of gender stereotypes. It's like worrying that kids will see a clown at a birthday party and want to become the Joker… The ostentation takes it out of normal life and makes it into a special event, which is why kids like it, but it also means kids don't connect to it as a normal way to be. It's carnival, the purpose of which is to reinforce the hierarchy of non-carnival times.