They're completely different. In Blackface, members of a majority group are made up to look like members of a minority group. In drag, it's the other way round.
"dat" my dear marvin, is the one of the greatest bigots the far right has to offer.
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This woman has clearly never been to a drag show or known anyone who does drag.
Drag has nothing to do with reinforcing any "stereotypes." Women do drag, too. Are they reinforcing "male stereotypes?" Nope. A lot of men and women who do drag do it as an outlet for their desire to express particular "feminine" or "masculine" traits [[be it in dress, body language, performance, etc.) that is still not acceptable in mainstream society. I have never met one single woman who has been offended by men in drag. In fact, I've been to quite a number of drag shows and most of the audience IS WOMEN. Many drag performers work incredibly hard to emulate, in great detail, the appearance, artistry, and mannerisms of their idols. It has nothing to do with making fun of genders. In fact it is the OPPOSITE.
Blackface, however, has been used to humiliate a race and entertain people AT THE EXPENSE of that race. No one does blackface because they have a desire to connect with black culture. Those who do respect the culture will emulate the musical and dance traditions [[hip-hop, "blue-eyd soul," etc.) - not paint their face.
Black people don't attend blackface shows. Women attend drag shows. If she cannot see the difference, there is no help for her.
I know all about drag queens,my wife whose the queen of this castle used to drag me to her parents house even when i didn't want to go,which was all of the time.
You can either laugh with people or you can laugh at them. Most drag queens [[is that still an acceptable phrase??) respect the women they emulate. They take great care to appear as much like them as possible, even to the point that they can fool many, if not most, men. Blackface is just the opposite. Not only do they disrespect Black people, but they go out of their way to look as cartoonish and foolish as possible while doing it. She is an idiot to try to race bait in such an obvious way.
So, why don't one of you tweet Mary Cheney and let her know.
hey marv,sounds great bu oe small thing...if you poured you hooch on plants woud they sprout ten feet?only geuine hoch does that..oh and does it come with a warning from every known medical society begging you never to actually drink this wonderul elixur,because if it doesn't then you've been drinking[koolaid]my friend.
Naw, but the hooch I had was home made by this gentleman in this tiny Ohio town. You have to stay away from any and all open flames within a mile of opening the bottle! He said it was 160 proof! I believe it was of a measure that cannot measure yet! You have to sip it very slowly.........LOL!!!!
Probably. I'm not part of Facebook, though. Can't put all of my business out there like many of my associates do.
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