Anti-drag Flashcards

1
Q

Insulting term used to describe drag artist that “passes” as a woman:

A

Fishy

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2
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Drag = Blackface

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-both are a masquerade where powerful privileged individuals dress up as less powerful privileged individuals
-both originated when the impersonated individuals where restricted from the stage.
-both present impersonated individuals with restricted behaviors and exaggerated characteristics that oversimplify and often insult
-both portray tropes that assert that the impersonated need controlling
- same function to ease the minds of those threatened by change

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3
Q

The culture and experience of women is not

A

a costume.

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4
Q

Femininity is not a privilege,

A

it is a construct designed to keep women in their place.

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