Queer theory

According to Plato, a Greek philosopher, “He was a wise man who invented beer.” Even though this quote is from many years ago, it is still very true, with beer now being one of the three largest advertised products in an advertising industry with an annual revenue of over half a trillion dollars. Nowadays, beer companies, like all other companies, are trying their best to get more attention and win more consumers. Most beer ads target their customers with fantasy, like the Dos Equis 2011’s ad…

A Man of No Importance is a play dedicated to showing that while we are of no importance to society as a whole, we are important to those who are closest to us. One should never keep their true selves from the truth. The book written by Terrence McNally shows the audience a very real struggle of those that are a bit peculiar in today’s society as well as the past. They lyrics by Lynn Ahrens will captivate the listener. No matter which scene you sit in you can relate in some fashion to the…

The Heidenreich article looks at the relationship between race and sexism. Heidenreich argues that there is harsher discrimination against queers of colour, and particularly those who cross gender lines. This is due to a broader discourse about queers of culture, which normalizes violence, dehumanizes queers of colour, and threatens masculinity norms. In the case study, the murder of transgender Latina youth Gwen Amber Rose is compared to the murder of Matthew Shepard. Heidenreich observes…

“Family Don’t End With Blood, But it Doesn 't Start There Either.” Adoption is a wonderful thing in this world, it allows children to have loving homes and caring parents that otherwise would be stuck in foster care. America, the land of the free and the home of the brave; all citizens here have rights. Time progresses and as a country America is taking steps to ensure that everyone has equal rights; this includes the rights of women and of the LGBT community. Equality among all citizens in…

A stereotype, as defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is to believe unfairly that all people or things with a particular characteristic are the same. Racial stereotyping is something that has been occurring throughout history and has become a tremendous issue. With an increase in social media within the past decade, many new sources and blogs have created websites to discuss these problems. Two prominent websites that talk about social issues such as these are After Ellen and Angry Asian…

In the most literal sense, Gone Home is a queer game with a story of queer identity. And it is a very real story, likely a relatable story that many in the LGBT community could empathize with. But the story is spoon-fed. The map acts as a guide, leading Kaitlin through a house that she should be familiar with—the…

Sidney Duarte Mrs. Huddleston English 12AP Gender Studies & Queer Theory: Paul's Case From the second wave of feminism emerged a new school of criticism: gender studies and queer theory. This type of criticism explores the issues of gender roles, power, sexuality, and masculinity. In "Paul's Case", Willa Cather establishes a male character who tests the accepted norms for men and women in America; Paul's sexual orientation results in apathy for his community, contempt for his teachers, and an…

In Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin, David abandoned his lover, Giovanni, for his fiancee, Hella. David faced pressure from society and himself to be with a woman, any woman. Queer theory can be clearly seen as David’s morals drive him away from Giovanni and other men. To begin with, David discovers that he may be interested in men when he spends time with a boy named Joey. They kiss and spend a night together and the next morning David leaves. “Above all, I was suddenly afraid. It was borne in…

movement celebrates the freedom that the scene’s questioning of constrictive gender presentation gave young, effeminate gay men. The views he expresses are backed up by the chapter being a part of a whole, which acknowledges threads which run throughout queer fashion history. As an opener, Cole references the way the subculture was born out of dissatisfaction with the way ‘punk had become a parody of itself’ (Cole, 2000) that, once adopted by the mainstream, began to alienate ‘many of those…

GRINDR: The demise of the gay community The advancements of the Internet have recreated just how we conduct and sustain interpersonal relationships. Through electronic communication, individuals can interchange frequent electronic messages and join diverse social activities exclusively through cyberspace. Online dating, for example, has profoundly altered the manner of establishing a relationship. Dating app users can link up across vast geographic regions, and send a series of pictures, text…