Well, someone went out a created a television show just for me, and by someone I mean RuPaul. RuPaul has found a way to queer the heretofore incredibly heteronormative, cisgender world of reality shows like America’s Next Top Model and I’m just delighted. I love the way that RuPaul has assembled a very diverse group [...]
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The Time has come for you to Lipsync..for your Life: RuPaul’s Drag Race
Posted in Video on February 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Oh for Satire: Marvin Bloom on the “Q” Word
Posted in subversion, Video on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
More and more, I think that humor is the most effective form of subversion. Is there a better way to explain why the word “queer” is important, while acknowledging its history? Maybe that’s because humor at its heart is about uniting opposites, which doesn’t seem that far away from collaspsing binaries. More from performance activist [...]
