#whenever i write longer paragraphs i feel weird cause english isn't my first language

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re: mcr5 video - god I hope they go for it cause:

The look is not a costume; it's not drag. Feminine clothing on amab people doesn't typically happen in videos without it being a joke. But mcr has always been dedicated to championing self expression and keeping people alive, something that gender expression has a LOT to do with. I don't doubt they've been thinking of our political climate while using their platform - on top of finally having fun onstage - to uplift their nonconforming audience. So I doubt Gerard would shy away from fucking with gender on screen. He might even be banking on it.

Based on the quality of the shows and the confidence they had wearing those looks, I think the professional-secretary-person is another foundational character like the Patient, you know? It felt like they were locking her in.

I just have theories.

Gerard shouting "in the face of extermination say fuck you" while wearing the secretary clothes shows how much they were thinking about the recent wave of anti trans laws, with how many times he's talked about their connection to trans people and feelings of gender noncomformity it really doesn't surprise me, and honestly i feel like this next album could go into a lot more themes of gender and identity.

Also TRUE the secretary really feels like such a character, Strange Aeons pointed out in her video on this tour how many of the fem looks, specially the ones referencing real women (joan of arc, princess diana, jackie kennedy, the manson family girls, the black swan look) are all women close to tragedy and i feel the secretary could go in a similar route of a woman close to tragedy (maybe someone who worked on the world trade center since the drum messages in those shows had references to 9/11?)

(also check out this cool theory on what her name could be)

Genuinely I think she could be our main character in the next album (which will be REAL DAMN IT) and I'm so excited to see what her story could be aasdijalsjdaoisj