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Feminism and Drag Queens

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usernamenottaken · 25/07/2017 00:13

I was just wondering if anyone else shared the same opinion as me and this article;

www.feministcurrent.com/2014/04/25/why-has-drag-escaped-critique-from-feminists-and-the-lgbtq-community/

I've always been uncomfortable with drag, but it's got worse recently as shows like RuPaul's drag race have started gaining widespread acclaim. I'll add as a disclaimer that this is nothing to do with homophobia.

Thoughts?

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DJBaggySmalls · 25/07/2017 01:29

I dont like drag, but generally you have to go looking for it, so I dont worry about it. Theres nothing I can do to change it.

Pallisers · 25/07/2017 00:20

We go to Provincetown, MA in the US every year for holidays and drag shows are very popular - including family friendly ones. I don't have a problem with them because I don't see drag as men pretending to be women but gay men expressing some aspect of their personality and sexuality that the usual societal presentation of men doesn't facilitate.

I am very very worried about the trans issue but I see drag as an aspect of male gay expression. Most of the time they are commenting on gay men rather than straight women (well in the shows I have seen). If it steps over into a commentary/critique /stereotype of women then that is different.