Drag queen

Some say heroes are only found in story books and declarations from wrinkled grandparents. Some say heroes are all around us. Tales of epic heroes are found throughout history. Most of these tales include an individual who possesses all or most of a general set of traits such as the following: the hero was born of noble birth or some imperial station in life; they have established themselves as an exceptional warrior; they are well recognized as an exceptional and heroic person; and they are…

In Chapter 5 of of the Gendered Society (2011), Kimmel and Holler discuss the interactionist approach of ‘doing gender’. They discuss the arguments of Candace West and Don Zimmerman, who suggested that gender is not an inactive or fixed component, but instead it is a characteristic of an action and gender is the product of an occurring interaction (Kimmel & Holler, p.127, 2011). Kimmel and Holler (2011) argue that doing gender is a case of our biology determining which gender one will become…

holding her lovingly, covering her hands with soft socks to stop Nina’s scratching. Her mother tries to stop her from leaving for the ballet, but Nina has come too far. Nina announces the “sweet girl” she once was is now gone, she is now the “swan queen” (Aronofsky 2010). Finally,…

A common misconception within American society is the only people who can protest for gay rights and equality are people who are in the LGBT community and usually uninformed people think it’s the more flamboyant people such as drag queens, but this picture proves otherwise; each person in this picture could easily be in the LGBT community, but they break the stereotype that protesters are flamboyant and over the top kinds of people; the people in the picture are very diverse, ardent…

There are stereotypes for everything in this world. We see them every day and sometimes we don’t even realize it. The most common stereotypes occur in advertisements. It usually comes down to a woman doing chores or raising children, or men advertising beer or things that are usually thought of as manly. Advertising is all about grabbing people’s interest, and the best way to do that is to advertise things that relates to them. Most companies refuse to challenge the stereotype that we have come…

middle. Gavin ends up winning and taking everything which brings out the worst in Patricia. Patricia comes back to their house and finds Gavin and his friends moving his stuff out and she completely destroy the house. To get more revenge she brings a drag queen to Gavin’s job and he rushes out to leave and ends up getting in a car accident which leads in…

group of two murderers to kill Banquo and his son Fleance while they are horseback riding. Lady Macbeth has no idea this is happening and starts to feel uncomfortable and unsafe because she is no longer able to control Macbeth as much. As the night drags on, Macbeth starts to dangle that something is going to happen that night to Lady Macbeth, but he will not tell her what - little does she know Banquo will be dead by dinnertime (Act III, Scene 1 and 2). After Banquo is out of the way and…

The community that I have chosen to “build bridges” with is the transgender community. I chose this community is because my exposure to them has been very low, thus my education is limited and my perspective is narrow. I have seen a decent amount of shows that depict the lives of transgender people, such as “I am Cait” which chronicles Caitlyn Jenner’s (formally Olympic gold medalist Bruce Jenner) transition, and other shows on TLC, so most of my information comes from the media, which can be…

other details in Zootopia also show the metaphors of gender concepts. For example, the leopard in the front desk appeals to the more flamboyant among other characters, which seems allude to the “ladies” in gay community, transsexuals or flamboyant drag queens. Also all the animals are naked in a Zootopia naturalist club and an argument between two male gorals indicate to their cohabiting relationships. Zootopia gives direct attitudes toward those details are: “in Zootopia anyone can be anything.…

King Lear is another famous tragedy by William Shakespeare that includes women, both virtuous and evil, whom lead to destruction by play’s end. King Lear includes three female characters: Cordelia, Regan, and Goneril. While all three women are daughters of King Lear, Goneril and Regan are portrayed as lying, hypocritical, greedy, and selfish monsters while Cordelia is the only daughter who truly loves and cares for their father. “In spite of her virtue and piety, she is presented as a woman who…