Queer An Archetype Of The Ideal Queer - 1883 Words

There seems to be a prevalent belief among queer theorists that there exists an archetype of the â€Å"ideal queer.† This person is subversive in everything that they do, and disrupts norms in all ways. Obviously, this ideal is different from dominant society’s view of the ideal queer - a person who keeps their identity to themself, is not â€Å"outwardly queer,† holds some type of stable corporate job, is â€Å"just like the rest of us† in all other aspects of being, and is decidedly non-radical. Of course, neither of these ideals are representative of the reality of LGBT individuals. Gender and sexual expression is infinitely varied, and cannot be boxed into categories which are palatable to one group or another. LGBT individuals who chose to marry or†¦show more content†¦Assimilating completely to society’s norms is not an option either, especially to those whose very existence defies these norms. Many aspects of queer theory scorn those who do make decisions deemed regressive by popular queer theory, for example, the accusation that LGBT individuals who advocate for marriage equality are upholding heteronormativity. â€Å"Critics of the same-sex-marriage movement have argued that advocating for marriage rights is assimilationist and simply affirms that some families are better than others.† (Brandzel) This critique fails to take into account the importance that marriage can have to some people, and the legal and economic benefit to being married. Additionally it implies that establishing a longterm relationship is somehow not a part of being gay. Assuming that every action by an LGBT person must be subversive not only tokenizes LGBT individuals, but also places an unjust amount of pressure on the shoulders of people who did not ask to be put on a pedestal. Corporate activism, à   la FCKH8, tends not only to be single-faceted in its approach to justice and activism, but is ultimately useless, as it worksShow MoreRelatedA Queer Woman Of Color And My Privileges Of Being Born Cis1802 Words   |  8 PagesBefore beginning this essay I would like to acknowledge my subject position as a queer woman of color and my privileges of being born cis-gendered, into the Roman-catholic faith with educated parents living in Toronto passable as â€Å"straight†. â€Å"Being in the closet† is a colloquial term coined to represent the lgbtq2iaa phenomenon of hiding their sexual or gender identities. There are a number of reasons that individuals choose to stay away from disclosing their orientation and from personal experienceRead MoreThe literary Trope of a Superfluous Man in Russian Literature and Culture853 Words   |  4 PagesRussian literature was very much influenced by the literary trope known as the superfluous man. This trope was ideal for writers to describe the shortcomings of Russian high-class society. There has been a witnessed general consistency when dealing with the superfluous man such as the exhibition of cynicism and existential angst, while indulging in vices such as affairs, gambling and duelling. These individuals are typically from noble birth yet refused to fit into society and disregard the societalRead MoreYet, A Reading Of Deleuze’S Concept Of ‘Becomings’ Enable1292 Words   |  6 Pagescontingent and in some senses reversible movement.’ ‘Becomings’ therefore disrupt the public imagined temporality which consider the innocent girl to slowly transform into an experienced sexual woman. It also conceptualized these anti-linear and sometimes queer ‘becoming’ as a way of managing contradictions in the society discourse. Alarming discourse, position girls as weak victims or ‘incomplete’ beings unable to resist media’s attempts to seduce them and therefore in need of adult protection. This unfortunatelyRead MoreFeminism : The New Woman, The Flapper, And The Garconne1950 Words   |  8 Pagesin Paris, a new archetype of the modern woman began to develop . Many artists like Tamara de Lempicka, used portraiture to further perpetuate this figure. By the 1920 s this character, known as: the New Woman, the flapper, and the garà §onne, had begun to permeate public perceptions of femininity instigating ideas of female emancipation . This woman smoked in the streets, drove cars, was sexually liberated, and generally less reliant on her male counter parts . The domesticated ideal of bourgeois femininityRead MorePeculiarities of Euphemisms in English and Difficulties in Their Translation19488 Words   |  78 Pagescaused by euphemisms can be roughly divided into five groups: Misrelated Con struction; Wrong Pronoun; When and Where; Wrong Order; and Miscellaneous. Misrelated constructions and pronouns have to be handled with care; their misuse engenders some queer ambiguities, as in: He put his feet upon the stove as it was cold (examination question). Was the stove cold? - This example illustrates the potential ambiguity of the impersonal (or it) verbs - it rains, it is raining, etc. When and where look