Venus boyz

This movie struck me as compelling because it really had a lot of focus on the feelings of these drag kings. It really dealt with their experiences and how they perceive themselves. It made me think about some things i never would have thought about before in terms of how these people regard themselves and what life is like for them. When they interviewed the drag kings and discussed how they deal with their acceptance in the mainstream it reminded me of our discussions on rappers. How they would be one way in real life but then in the studio they were a completely different person. They did this because society says they should only be one way and that's not often the person they feel most comfortable being so they have to put on a front when they are around others. One comment that really struck me from the movie was when one of the guys said early on that "gender should be what you make of it". This reminded me a lot about our conversations on race because there are so many different classifications that you shouldn't feel that you have to limit yourself to a certain identity and I never thought of gender in this way. It was an eye opening movie and you really feel the struggle for these people because many have experienced unjustified violent or mental abuse from others.