Frankengay: the Monster of Repressed Homosexuality By Aloh Saffran The monster of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is the quintessential embodiment of the other —which queer theory describes as those whom society at large considers outcasts based on their expression of non-privileged binary characteristics‚ or characteristics that‚ without substantial reasoning‚ have been deemed by society to be undesirable (Butler‚ ed. Abelove‚ Barale‚ and Halperin). While intellectually comparable with those
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Heteronormativity K 1NC A. Links: 1. The politics of space are profoundly gendered – the discourse of exploration‚ development‚ and colonization reproduce heteronormative hierarchies and ensure the continuation of patriarchy in space. Griffin 9 (Penny‚ Senior Lecturer - Convenor‚ MA International Relations‚ ‘The Spaces Between Us: The Gendered Politics of Outer Space’‚ in Bormann‚ N. and Sheehan‚ M. (eds)‚ Securing Outer Space. London and New York: Routledge‚ pp.59-75.) This chapter is about
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Asia Kate Dillon: Leaving the Gender Binary Behind Asia Kate Dillon is an actor known for both personally identifying as having a non-binary gender identity and portraying the first gender non-binary character in popular media (Artavia). In accordance with the non-binary gender identity‚ Asia prefers to be referred to using singular plural pronouns‚ such as: they‚ them‚ and their (Ellen Meets Trailblazing Actor). They are famous for their roles in Billions‚ where they portray the non-binary character
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I think the most interesting link between vampires and queerness is how vampires demonstrate a unique embodiment of monsters as an allegory for social outcasts in that they explicitly and implicitly parallel those in the queer community and their proximity to heteronormative culture. Two semesters ago‚ I wrote a paper on how zombies are used as a metaphor for anti-black and anti-immigrant sentiment in Western culture. Vampires’ moral transgressions are deemed predatory‚ whether explicitly sexual
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people who are identifying prisons and boarders as some of the most significant forms of violence that need to be opposed and resisted by queer and Trans politics‚ are calling for an end to all prisons.” The article is addressing issues of violence among individuals who become easy victims of hate crimes with in the criminal justice system. Much like how Queer and trans individuals are working towards trying to dismantle the racial identity in the criminal punishment system. They are questioning
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The two films were entertaining to watch because one of the main character‚ Megan (Natasha Lyonne)‚ plays around with her sexuality with having a boyfriend and picturing girls boobs and butt. Yet‚ on the other hand‚ Jenna Hunterson (Keri Russell) plays around with the men she has in her life. Yet‚ both of these films show the sexuality of both of these women due to showing Megan’s affection for Graham and Jenna’s decision of not wanting to be with men. In other words‚ both of them are lesbian and
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Furthermore‚ heterosexuality has become associated with certain gender‚ racial‚ and class practices‚ articulating a specific western heterosexuality‚ which is white‚ middle-class‚ monogamous‚ reproductive‚ gender normative. One of the great failings of queer politics is inability to incorporate into analysis of the world’s strategies for political mobilization and the roles that race‚ class‚ and gender play in defining people’s differing relations to dominant and normalizing power (Cohen‚ 1997‚ p.34).
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claims to be false‚ but that they can also cause long-term damage to a person’s morale and self-esteem‚ and often leads to depression or even suicide. Conservatives and Christians alike claim that conversion therapy can help homosexuals and other queer people “purify” themselves and become straight‚ but that is a lie. Many of the companies and mental health care professionals that support or engage in conversion therapy make many false claims to draw people in‚ like the ones mentioned previously
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psychoanalysis‚ which inevitably pathologizes homosexuality as paranoia. As borrowing Hocquenghem’s reasoning‚ she argues that paranoia reflects not homosexuality‚ but rather the homophobic perspective on it. Nevertheless‚ Sedgwick condemns‚ many queer theorists duplicate the paranoid structure when they refute the homophobic explanation of paranoia. She infers that the phobic epistemology could
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In Gayle Rubin’s revolutionary essay‚ “Thinking Sex”‚ which shook the very foundations of feminism and queer studies‚ she introduces the idea of six ‘features’ that can get in the way of other’s ability to comprehend sexual oppression and rebuke it. Though “Thinking Sex” doesn’t quite explicitly state or list these motifs of Western culture‚ the six features of Western thought that get in the way of our ability to comprehend sexual oppression and denounce it are capitalism‚ politics‚ religion‚ psychology
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