Sexuality

Question 1

Who coined the queer theory?

Answer 1

Judith Butler

Question 2

What did Judith Butler say about feminism?

Answer 2

‘Feminism has made a mistake by trying to assert that women were a group with common characteristics and interests - gender is a performance’.

Question 3

What year was Judith Butlers book released? What was it called?

Answer 3

The book ‘Gender Theory’ was released in 1990.

Question 4

What did Judith Butler believe?

Answer 4

That identities are always fluid and are never unchanging.

Question 5

Who coined Polari?

Answer 5

Paul Baker

Question 6

What is Polari?

Answer 6

Polari is an Anti-Language, used by many gay men in the 1940’s, 50’s and 60’s. They created this language to avoid anyone finding out about their sexuality, as it was illegal at the time.

Question 7

Give five examples of Polari lexis…

Answer 7

Chicken - young boy

Fruit - queen

Lallies- legs

Crimper - hairdresser

Metzas - money

Question 8

What are Non-Gender specific lexis?

Answer 8

Words which certain countries, such as Sweden and Britain, were created to not offend some transgender people.

Question 9

Give two examples of Non-Gender specific lexis…

Answer 9

Hen (Sweden) and Ze (Britain).