tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389451534474587957.post5759755176734075485..comments2009-05-12T02:34:36.953-07:00Comments on That long black cloud: Walking the plank (runway)Zrakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02494602065943923135noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389451534474587957.post-88912038635262200462009-04-22T05:34:00.000-07:002009-04-22T05:34:00.000-07:00You've hit on something that we talked about after...You've hit on something that we talked about after class for a bit - when asked, these people admit they want wealth, but what do they want to do with it? They don't want to be idle with it. They want to spend just like the people they aspire to emulate.<br /><br />You're right that a lot of people from these communities are more accepted today, but there is still a lot of prejudice against these groups, taking making different forms - violence, discrimination, misinformation, etc. It's very sad, but it's always an uphill battle for a minority. We can only hope that the battle won't turn into an all out war for rights and recognition.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07331961951316180787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389451534474587957.post-91391547640517454732009-04-20T06:34:00.000-07:002009-04-20T06:34:00.000-07:00It is very epic for the girls to risk everything b...It is very epic for the girls to risk everything but i think they should work within the Law. I understand why they do it but i can't condone them braking the law. I think though this has a lot to do with society as a whole and our social problems. Our society says for us to be happy we have to have certain things (such as the designer clothing) and their is only a limited amount of ways to ever achieve such things. Not too many of the queens of the balls is going to be making six diget figures any time soon because of who they are.Zrakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02494602065943923135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389451534474587957.post-6853933628378808642009-04-19T23:38:00.000-07:002009-04-19T23:38:00.000-07:00I'm with you, Zagurski--It's really neat how much ...I'm with you, Zagurski--It's really neat how much time and effort these transgenders put into their drag shows. <br /><br />I didn't approve of how some of the drag ball participants felt it necessary to steal in order to become better drag queens, but with so many of them so devoted to the craft and having so little funding, it seems like that's all they had. Gypsies, perhaps?Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847944246123967700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8389451534474587957.post-58861953250255113942009-04-19T12:37:00.000-07:002009-04-19T12:37:00.000-07:00At what point does devotion to some idea, as these...At what point does devotion to some idea, as these girls have, become dangerous or even hurtful?fjohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06827891221669580321noreply@blogger.com