HEARTSTOPPER - SEASON 1 EPISODE 4 - 5 - 6- 7 AND 8
Added 2023-02-15 15:44:19 +0000 UTCI had so many questions about the lgbtq - religion , the family dynamic and pretence please note that it is made honestly and with a sincere attempt to learn. I would appreciate thoughtful answers.
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Loved finally watching this show with you!!! In regard to your questions/thoughts that begin at 1:12:09, every lgbtq+ person has their own individual expression but when we are together there is a sense of unity we tend to take up precisely because of the rigid space of loneliness and isolation heteronormative culture places us in individually. And the unfortunate reality is that for many lgbtq+ folks there isn’t space for us to integrate the many specifics of the culture we are rooted from and our queerness because often (not always) that culture, it’s traditions and normative heteropatriarchal society in general is so oppressive towards so many facets of queerness that it seems and feels completely antithetical to merge the two and for many they feel as though they must pick up that one part of themselves that so much of the rest of the world has told them is bad and put all their energy into making it a sanctuary from the usual all-immersive and systematic heteronormative oppressive culture that requires so many of us to conceal and keep secret the multiplicity of ourselves, largely for safety, because even in the US there aren’t many law protecting lgbtq from housing, job, and other kinds of discrimination and violence so I can imagine the situation being in most cases worse elsewhere in the world. So the space for lgbtq+ expression remains extremely limited as much of the world is still horribly, violently anti gay and integrating widely known traditional culture with queerness while in reality is nothing new in some spaces, it can often attract the wrong kind of attention and endanger us, that is unless we are in positions of special privilege and many of us aren’t. Still queer integration into normative culture is a thing we’re all still working on but takes cue from heteronormative society that still expects us to hide in closets so more or less, the space of queer expression is so limited internationally and cross-culturally because of how homophobic humans refuse to see us as anything more than sexual deviants--the space of understanding that straight society has for the LGBTQ+ remains to the realm of sex and deviance. So essentially...blame the homophobic straights. Lol jk. But That dance you were describing is called voguing and it is specific to black queer ballroom culture in the states but l has become universal and international for much of the lgbtq+ community largely due to others, celebrities and musicians, namely Madonna, co-opting the dance and making it more mainstream. As such, voguing has become almost like a universal celebratory dance and an exhalation of opulence and fierceness in the face of a society’s violent homophobia that wishes us dead. The “death drop” move is particularly iconic because we always rise back up from it like a phoenix from igneous ashes in full queer defiance of the death homophobic, heteronormative society would have us resigned to. Long winded but that’s the full weight of it… hope that helps clarify a bit! Love your reactions!!!
Patrick Anthony
2023-02-16 06:42:08 +0000 UTCI haven’t watched your reaction yet but I REALLY appreciate the disclaimer about your willingness to learn and converse with the community you’ve built. There are things within the LGBTQI world that I am still learning as a gay male in my 30s. Never be afraid to ask! That’s how we learn and grown as individuals. Educating one another and with a willingness to learn something beyond our normal routine. ❤️❤️❤️
Michael Brooks
2023-02-16 03:47:23 +0000 UTC
