While growing up, all queer people feel a sense of isolation from those around them, whether it be real or simply in their heads. As a result, they are commonly drawn to creating connections with people that are also percieved as being different. However, since queer youth are also attracted to unnecessary drama, they almost [...]
Archive for March, 2008
#5 HAVING EMOTIONALLY UNSTABLE CHILDHOOD BEST FRIENDS
Posted in bi, gay, homo, lesbian, queer, stuff people like, stuff queer people like, tagged friendship, My So called life, queer on March 29, 2008 | 9 Comments »
#4 FEMALE MUSICIANS AND SINGERS
Posted in bi, gay, homo, lesbian, queer, stuff people like, stuff queer people like, trans, tagged Beth Ditto, Cat Power, Dolly Parton, Kylie Minogue, Madonna, music, Patti Smith, Sleater Kinney, women on March 25, 2008 | 10 Comments »
(above) All queer people own an album by at least one of these performers. While it is true that queer people appreciate a wide variety of musical stylings, ranging from country to punk to techno to folk music, a reccuring trend emerges in each of these musical/cultural queer subsets. Queers tend to be overwhelmingly drawn to [...]
#3 FINDING EXCUSES TO WEAR SHORT-SHORTS
Posted in anthropology, bi, comedy, gay, homo, lesbian, queer, short-shorts, stuff people like, stuff queer people like, trans, tagged a anthropology, queer, short-shorts, shorts, stuff on March 21, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Over the several decades in which cultural anthropologists have been studying queers, none has been able to explain to connection between non-normative gender/sexual expression and the strong desire to wear short-shorts. Though the direct correlation is still being researched, what is known is that queers will find any excuse to where short-shorts. Occasions in which this apparel choice occurs vary. Queers [...]
#2 READING QUEER SUBTEXT INTO THINGS THAT ARE NOT ACTUALLY QUEER
Posted in film, gay, homo, lesbian, movies, queer, stuff people like, stuff queer people like, subtext, x-men, tagged movies, queer subtext, stuff people like, stuff queer people like, x-men on March 20, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Queer people, like most others, are big appreciators of pop culture. However, it is in their interpretation of film, television shows, and books where they differ from their hetero/gender normative counterparts. When attempting to find deeper meaning in the cinematic portrayal of a story, queers tend to project their own experiences (frequently those of ”otherness” and “coming out”) [...]
#1 OFF COLOR HUMOR AS TOLD BY AWKWARD WHITE WOMEN
Posted in amy sedaris, comedy, gay, homo, lesbian, queer, sarah silverman, stuff people like, stuff queer people like, tagged fag, faggot, gay, homo, lesbian, queer, stuff people like, stuff queer people like on March 19, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Though most queer people would have you believe that they are empathetic and politically correct, truthfully they all adore off color jokes that derive there humour at the expense of marginalized peoples. IN FACT, their overriding liberalism is how they justify this love affair with the offensive. They are so liberal, that of course they [...]
