Saturday, December 27, 2008

Oh, Pope Benny...

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Living anachronism. Not much more needs to be said beyond that. I could but that delve into the realm of theological debate and, like, that would be boring for me to write at the moment. Instead all I will write on this is the above 'living anachronism' comment as well as the declaration that the idea of the pope as some sort of rockstard shredding at some rock festival makes me smile and grind these teeth all at the same time.

Saturday, June 14, 2008

Political Drag

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Woah, it has been awhile. In any case this bit of trans news kind of stuck out to me because one does not often hear about political legislators dressing up in drag. I have to admit I am just a little bit confused on this one. SI mean it is no secret that some people who happen to be trans also dislike drag and find it all kinds of offensive for one reason or another. They are entitled to their opinions and all of that. And these legislators ARE likely a bunch of privileged white men with no real understanding of what drag actually is and does. But then again, comparing a few politicians doing a drag show for a few laughs to Klu Klux Klansmen dressing up in blackface is maybe just a little bit fucked up, Joann Prinzivalli. Letting our white privilege out to play, are we?

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In other news I just want to point out how much it just tickles me to see the following statement "One might think, in this age of anything goes, that a pianist's private life would be just that and irrelevant to his or her ability to play the piano" in an article which starts off exposing the very private life they try to establish as irrelevant, using the usual pronoun jumble when dealing with the past and present tense. Though fuck yeah for Sara Davis Buechner and her awesome piano skills. I love me some Baltimore musicians after all. Though... oh wait... what is this at the end of the article? Masculine emphasis? Oh William Littler, you cheeky cheeky reporter, you!

Bluh. At least there were no pianist jokes.