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cerullos · 5 months ago

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genuinely thrown by all of this. is drag an inherently binaristic artform? what knowledge do we have of chappell’s own gender to confidently make the call that her methods of engaging w/ drag culture only “count” if she dresses as a drag king?

chappell has publicly expressed that she is doing drag (or attempting to, apparently-ymmv) and this conversation does seem to enforce the idea that when (presumed!) women do drag, their efforts are subjected to greater scrutiny by others in the community because why do multiple aesthetic hallmarks of drag amount to “drag inspiration” on chappell when they would most likely be accepted as drag on a gay man? not being facetious here, i truly don’t understand

#these are radfems btw but i’ve seen identical takes from others in the community #am i wrong to say her more exaggerated looks are basically indistinguishable from drag #that in fact the sole distinction is (again-presumably!) her being a woman #is drag a vehicle of gender exploration & discovery for all or just gay men?#idk i’ll be honest as a lesbian i’ve avoided drag for years #makes my imposter syndrome start acting up like crazy ♥️#thinking about when chappell said drag has allowed her to finally FEEL queer/feel like a part of the community #& how much that resonated as someone who has always kind of existed on the fringes of it #it’s only very recently that i’ve allowed myself to consume drag for my own enjoyment and these kinds of conversations uhh #make me want to take another step back lol

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