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The radical power of 'queer' always came from its inclusivity. But that inclusivity offers a false promise of equality that does not translate to the lived reality of most queer people. ”
It wasn't always easy - getting dumped by my female friends for their newfound boyfriends, husbands, girlfriends stung; I felt like a jilted lover, heartbroken and wondering what I'd done wrong. But it was also easier to forgive them, to accept what time and energy they were willing to offer, even if it was less than what I wanted. ”
Drag Race' has become a staple of modern television for the way it skewers expectations and attitudes about gender, much as a show like 'black-ish' works to challenge stereotypes about black families in America. ”
You know, she was a girl. She was a female. And she wasn't like, trying to compete in a man's world and she wasn't trying to be in a man's position, she was just who she was. And I think that was like, a good thing. ”
I love flawed characters, male or female, and I only want to talk about flawed characters, really, in what I do. ”
Creativity does not stop just because you're over 50. Hollywood spits female actresses out after age 29, but you don't stop creating. If anything, you become wiser and even better. ”
We have to get women's stories out there so a guy will read it, laugh, and think, 'I'm not laughing at a chick story but a story.' ”
The women doing comedy do not even think of themselves as 'female' comedians. ”
My daughter loves stories about my childhood, and we both love discussing women's issues. She's a wise and mature ten-year-old. ”
Beethoven, Schubert, Schoenberg, Berg imply a type of pianist who is intellectual. That's not always associated with female soloists. ”