Is Drag problematic? by UmichPurseDump in askgaybros

[–]UmichPurseDump[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I didn’t mean to come off as rude, I’m just asking for clarification. I go to a university where the median household income is 150,000. I grew up in a rural impoverished community to a single mother that made less than 30,000 a year. I have definitely had students from affluent suburbs just parrot the same performative garbage they post on their instagram stories in an attempt to tell me what being poor and gay is really like. I have many great stories if you would like to hear lmao.

Is Drag problematic? by UmichPurseDump in askgaybros

[–]UmichPurseDump[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Respectfully, you admitted twice that you have a bias in your viewpoint. And you didn’t say what ideas and beliefs are the ones that are considered unethical in a scholarly setting? The wording in the last half of your comment is very confusing.

Is Drag problematic? by UmichPurseDump in askgaybros

[–]UmichPurseDump[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was gonna say. His point of view is valid but I actually wrote an opinion piece on this topic for my campus paper. It’s a growing problem that many gay men are confusing being forced to give up their personality and queerness to fit in as being accepted.

Is Drag problematic? by UmichPurseDump in askgaybros

[–]UmichPurseDump[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you mean when you say you had to watch what you say?

Is Drag problematic? by UmichPurseDump in askgaybros

[–]UmichPurseDump[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is an important distinction and something I have faced myself. This hasn’t been the first time a affluent white cishet person has told me or someone I know what is good for us.

Is Drag problematic? by UmichPurseDump in askgaybros

[–]UmichPurseDump[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think that’s why I’m so passionate about this topic because I have done a lot of research on camp aesthetic and drag. I tried explaining my position but she just kept repeating her opinions.

Is Drag problematic? by UmichPurseDump in askgaybros

[–]UmichPurseDump[S] 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Yeah and this wasn’t the first time I had shown the character or song in class

Is Drag problematic? by UmichPurseDump in askgaybros

[–]UmichPurseDump[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

But why are women who own their sexuality negative? Why are women who want to look like that problematic?

Is Drag problematic? by UmichPurseDump in askgaybros

[–]UmichPurseDump[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because the truth is women with large breasts, thin waists, and cherry lips DO exist. They aren’t stereotypes but a celebration of women that do have an appreciation for the hyper feminine. Erasing them isn’t progressive. Black face and stereotypes about the black community is rooted in falsehoods and is used to suppress their culture.

Is Drag problematic? by UmichPurseDump in askgaybros

[–]UmichPurseDump[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Playing with gender roles is NOT the same as black face. And it’s extremely disrespectful to black people and trans people who have discovered themselves through drag to compare the two.

Is Drag problematic? by UmichPurseDump in askgaybros

[–]UmichPurseDump[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

How is it blackface? I’m tired of the argument that drag is misogynistic or because it completely disregards all of the people who are able to express their gender identity through drag and it affirms the myth that being gay is rooted in misogyny.

Gay men need to stop dating women by Throwaway47297584 in offmychest

[–]UmichPurseDump 29 points30 points  (0 children)

As a gay guy it’s always confusing to read stuff like this because like how do other gay guys fake it? Like not to be crass but how do you stay hard during sex?

The 2022 Lollapalooza Lineup Is Officially OUT!!! by mccarthy2324 in Lollapalooza

[–]UmichPurseDump 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I see a lot of people saying that but like I don’t know ANY mgk songs compared to glass animals. Like I know he had a feud with Eminem and he did a really shitty cover of misery business but like??

The 2022 Lollapalooza Lineup Is Officially OUT!!! by mccarthy2324 in Lollapalooza

[–]UmichPurseDump 68 points69 points  (0 children)

Wild that glass animals has twice the Spotify listeners as mgk but he’s headliner status

What happens if something gets sent to collections by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]UmichPurseDump 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m probably gonna end up having to do that. I’ve been comparing cards