In the 1980s and the 1990s, the feminists have been increasing their concerns to marginalising community. The way description of a female associates with classification. Politics and society were accustomed to use ‘lesbian’ and ‘gay’ to describe a person’s sexuality and ‘identity’ (Butler, 1993). Butler (2009) comforts homophobic regulatory oppression by reconsideration of gender and sexuality. Butler (1993) points out that identity classifications are used by oppressive regulatory systems. The distinct and clear definition of sexual orientation is suitable for every complexity and plurality amongst a certain group. The sexuality is fluid and unclear so it is sexy. Butler’s core argument is that all gender and sexuality is performative. Heterosexual
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Queer theory stands on the belief that gender is not a component of the essential self and on the foundation that gay/lesbian inquires’ exploits the socially constructed nature of sexual acts and identities. Unlike gay/lesbian studies, which focus to natural and unnatural behaviour in relation to homosexual behaviour, queer theory embraces all forms of sexual activity or identify that belongs to normative and deviant categories. Jagose (1996) illustrates that queer theory emphasises inconformity between sex, gender and desire. Queer theorists argue with the validity and consistency of heteronormative doctrine but promote the extent of non-heteronormative sexualities and sexual practices. Queer theory is multi-dimensional study targeting to decompose the consolidated monolithic ideals of social norms and taxonomies (Giffney, …show more content…
Hooks (1992) points out that a man in cross dress is perceived as inappropriate behaviour because the stereotype in the society. She doubted the difference between black cross-dresser and white cross-dresses, suggesting that the stereotype of black man allow black cross-dresser to be more easily to be accepted by society because black men are labelled as ‘rapists’, being overly sexual with women, and inferior groups in the first place in the
Queer theory stands on the belief that gender is not a component of the essential self and on the foundation that gay/lesbian inquires’ exploits the socially constructed nature of sexual acts and identities. Unlike gay/lesbian studies, which focus to natural and unnatural behaviour in relation to homosexual behaviour, queer theory embraces all forms of sexual activity or identify that belongs to normative and deviant categories. Jagose (1996) illustrates that queer theory emphasises inconformity between sex, gender and desire. Queer theorists argue with the validity and consistency of heteronormative doctrine but promote the extent of non-heteronormative sexualities and sexual practices. Queer theory is multi-dimensional study targeting to decompose the consolidated monolithic ideals of social norms and taxonomies (Giffney, …show more content…
Hooks (1992) points out that a man in cross dress is perceived as inappropriate behaviour because the stereotype in the society. She doubted the difference between black cross-dresser and white cross-dresses, suggesting that the stereotype of black man allow black cross-dresser to be more easily to be accepted by society because black men are labelled as ‘rapists’, being overly sexual with women, and inferior groups in the first place in the