Some people argue drag queens are offensive because it's similar to blackface but for women (as in; men would sometimes play women's roles on stage cause women weren't allowed to act, and because they portray offensive, stereotypical caricatures). You find this argument to be:
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To clarify, I am a trans woman
and I agree with that a lot but I think most trans peeps distance themselves from the "mainstream" drag world, but there is a THRIVING queer and trans drag world too. And it's not a hard divide, there is overlap and fuzziness.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Like, black face is always a bad thing, but drag is often used by queer and trans people to explore and find themselves. And even when they do, gender is a huge fuck anyways so 'drag' is just playing with gender publically and it's amazing when done so!
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Here is an event that several gender queer and trans friends of mine are running, for example. It's drag, but hella queer and basically FUCK gender! It's a good example I think of trans/queer drag beyond just "haha cis dude is a woman now"https://www.thestranger.com/events/40477765/ah-yes-the-two-genders-gendermania …
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And I want to emphasize, I really appreciate you asking these questions and listening
I'm not trying to slam on you at all, but it's a complicated and divisive topic even within the trans community! Thanks for letting me spew words at you about it.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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