• JoYo
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    9 months ago

    that’s not what drag queen means.

    also not the first.

    • notfromhere
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      9 months ago

      What does it mean then?

      Also what are some shows before it?

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        9 months ago

        What does it mean then?

        Oh boy. This is all kinda complex and definitions vary, but very generally:

        What Daniel Hilliard does in the movie is technically “drag” in the loosest sense of the term, but he’s definitely not a “drag queen”. That is a very specific type of gender-bending performance art. A queen is a persona that is typically defined by their exaggeration and/or subversion of gender norms.

        What Daniel does is merely playing a female role, and that involves cross dressing. It’s a job. He’s not out to say anything about gender or play with any social conventions. It’s just acting.

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          9 months ago

          Great movie. Where was “story time” in The Birdcage? As I say that I have to wonder about any bad faith in OP’s shower thought considering Mrs. Doubtfire was rightly pointed out as crossdressing and not drag queen.

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    9 months ago

    It was a drive-by fruiting.

    Wow, the existence of that joke really underscores how fucked American society already was. Gun culture out the ass. I suppose it’s only natural that you can be shot pretty much anywhere today.