Pose is also poised to combat the historical revisionism and
co-opting that has long plagued both ball and drag culture. After the
success of Paris Is Burning, the brilliance of these arts was
snatched up by the cishet masses. Once secret, underground scenes of
solace, they became used, mistreated, and misrepresented in popular
culture. Cis white gay men, and notably, drag superstar RuPaul, have rebranded
many of the elements of these cultures in the name of capitalism. The
lingo born from the mighty ball battles of yesteryear are now chewed up
and spat out by people who have little to no birthright to them. As
well, the contributions of trans women of color are regularly dismissed
as many cis gay men ascend to success and wealth via assimilation. Pose reclaims that rich heritage and places queer and trans people of color at the forefront as the rightful OGs.
[…] There may be many fights left for queer and trans people of color, but as Elektra advises in the opening scene, Focus children. It is time we remind the world who we are.
You know… in the darkest timeline I was not expecting megacorps like Starbucks to suddenly lead the way with inclusive shit like this. It gives me mental whiplash but this is fucking awesome. I know that facial feminisation costs a fucking fortune, and I’ve spent thousands of dollars on hair removal myself, so I know $$$ can be a major road block to people achieving the appearance they want.
your relationship doesn’t have to be toxic to be a bad one. it can be unfulfilling, exhausting, loveless. and someone doesn’t have to be terrible to you for you to leave them. if you aren’t primarily happy in your relationship, you have a valid reason to not be in it. don’t beat yourself up because your situation “could be worse.” if it isn’t what you want, you don’t have to stay in it.
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