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[13 Feb 2008 | Wednesday] 

Current mood:  confident
Category: Life
Passing Gay People Are Legit, Too

In writing the Mix Tapes Legitimate blog post, I remembered another conversation I had earlier this week with someone who worked at my school. This person is queer and we are both considered passing meaning that we pass for straight.

Passing was historically used to refer to "mulatto" people who passed for white when they were "Black" according to the "one drop of black blood" standard. (That meant that if a mixed person had Black parents somewhere along there line--even going back to great, great, great, great, great, great, grand parent [1/32]--that mixed person would be considered Black)

I was talking about the fact that we have passing power and how that is a great power to have. She, the staff member at my school, said that it is not always great because you have to be subjected to conversations where people say some horrible things about gay people because they don't know your gay. She also said it gets tiring to have people not notice your identity.

I said to her that what is great about it is that I can be my own advocate.

Because my look--a straight girl look--is legitimated in this heteronormative society (a society where heterosexual are thought to be the norm or what's normal), I can infiltrate those circles and change and challenge their concepts of what gay or queer is supposed to look and act like.

I am, generally, for using one's power in order to be an advocate and/or ally for marginalized groups.

Ya infiltrate da system to change it is a underutilized revolutionary strategy.

So all my passing people unite and infiltrate!!!!

SITY, sittin pretty ova ya whole committee, WHAT!!!
9:17 AM
 
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Mr. Sykes AKA Still The Emperor
Patrick Craig-Sykes

 
WOw I was just talking about this to one of my co-workers today as well...LOL its funny because I work at a school lol. It's just so strange to hear things lilke, "bi-sexual, well how does that work?"
 
Posted by Mr. Sykes AKA Still The Emperor on [14 Feb 2008 | Thursday] - 3:04 AM
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DOrr

 
That's cool that you are open minded enough to tolerate and infiltrate, and help to change the views of others.

I "Pass" for tall, dark, and handsome, and I infiltrate their ranks disguised as a basketball player and in effect... teach them that the short and sexy people rule the world... they now bow to me whenever I pass by.

MUHUAHA HA

1LuV4LyFe,

DOrr
 
Posted by DOrr on [18 Aug 2008 | Monday] - 8:44 AM
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