It's Aliiiiiiiive!

Oh my good golly gosh I'm actually posting something.

I have a lot to post. First thing's first, which is where we're at now:


The odd significant change occurred which inevitably turned the direction of the documentary on its heel a bit. But only slightly. I'll let it be known why within the next few posts but either way.

Basically, it's not drag anymore. Instead, we've gone into a reality show-esque documentary where the subject tries out cross dressing. Can't really call him a drag queen because, as has been stated in a previous entry, those bais, err, queens even, dress to perform. The subject is then interviewed with a heavy resonance on gender identity as opposed to drag alone.

 Honestly? I much prefer this direction. It's something that crosses my mind a hell of a lot and is heavy in society. It's a fascinating topic to think about and everybody has their own opinions on the matter. Thankfully, the subject of the documentary is a good friend of mine who happens to be incredibly open minded and willing to try anything for the experience, so it was a good call to take him on board the project.

Gender identity, as was explored in our interview, should not be a means of labeling a person to define them like a tin of soup, but should be tailored to the individual. That kind of thing. For example, just because a man adorns himself in feminine attire does not necessarily give reason to say that the man is gay. Examples were given in the interview by the subject such as comedian Eddie Izzard and writer/actor Richard O'Brien (mentioned in a post of blogging past) who are both simply (more?) comfortable or just enjoy wearing clothing typically worn by women. They aren't gay, both are married or were married to women and have a family. The exact same goes for a female who wears clothing typically sought after by men. Basically, whoopdedoo. They're happy, I'm happy, I hope you're happy; everyone's happy, so live and let live. There's nothing more to it than that most of the time, which would come to an absolute shocker to many.

 With that said, it really is still a taboo topic, and it's definitely worth educating those who are unfamiliar with the matter. As I said earlier, it's certainly interesting to think about.

 Like I said, this was actually a rather major change to the production, as it was originally supposed to be on a drag queen but had to be changed to gender identity in general. And, like I said once again, I'm glad this change happened.

Gotta love happy accidents. But, ideally, they still shouldn't be bloody happening.