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[–]SailorMoon2020 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Excuse my language but I fucking love drag. It's not like black face where black people didn't have the ability to act in such projects, so instead movie makers depicted negative and racial stereotypes of them.

Drag came about because women could not partake in theatre productions during certain time periods and many countries from the west and even in the east use men.

There's so much to drag than what mainstream lgbt culture has turned it in. One of my go tos is to go to Japan and see of Takakenzu (misspell) Revenue, an all female theatre troupe. There's also an all male ballet troupe I'd like to see as well.

[–]lmaonope333 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

that's not true. there are women who do drag, and there were black people that did blackface. that doesnt make either of them ok as a concept, both were invented by the non minority in order to mock a caricatured version of a marginalized group, and just because a small number of member from a minority group participate in it for money it doesn't erase the negative affect that the (((art form))) has on the members of the minority

[–]SailorMoon2020 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

There are women who do drag now, yes. As for black people having done black face. I am unaware of that.

However during history, women were not allowed to be apart of theatre productions in many countries. In ancient Japan, women were allowed but then we're outlawed due to many of the were also selling other more 'personal' services behind stage. Kabuki theatre is good to start out with if you are interested in more.

In China, it was similar. Women were not allowed to do stage productions. I would highly recommend the movie or theatre play, Madame Butterfly as a glimpse into that world.

For Western society, specifically in the United Kingdom during Shakespear time, women were not allowed to participate in stage productions.

Drag is very much apart of theatre culture and history.

[–]lmaonope333 5 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

agreed. drag would not exist if not for the oppression of women, so I dont know why they're considered the height of wokeness. not all parts of history need to be preserved

[–]SailorMoon2020 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Many things would not exist if it weren't for the lack thereof. As I mentioned in another comment, drag goes beyond lgbt and has place within theatre with both males and females this day and age. It is vibrat, bold, and beautiful; I for one absolutely love drag in all its form for I love theatre in all its form.