This is just insane, given the fact that no one had to declare if they were straight or not. It just goes to show the lengths that propaganda can go to, and how it is believed.

If feel like we can see this in all sorts of pieces of media today. The first thing that came to mind was red pill podcasts, and how no matter the subject, love or otherwise, women’s views would always be twisted and turned to the point where men’s reasoning for why they act seem to be justified. So, seen in the artifacts above, it feels as though no matter how far apart it is with present day forms of media, there will never be an end to colonizing gender.

I like how a newsletter can be such an important step in progressing towards inclusion, especially in a time where there was rarely any forms of resistance.

I feel like this question he posed, has the preconceived notion that drag was a recent discovery. Him going to drag shows to understand why it would be popular, makes me believe that his studies were never intended to pay respect to drag, but instead to solely study it.

I just thought this was a really good section of the quote.

I feel like this is so important to look at and research deeply on, because this kind of society is basically everywhere and many times unintentionally taught from a young age. Not only is the ideology of “purity” and “modesty” a principle for many women within religions, but it’s become a symbol, that when broken, brings shameful notions upon women, religious or not.

I have never thought of the Witch Trials as a colonial event. Just goes to show colonialism isn’t just acted upon people, yet their religion, culture and more. Also showing the propaganda that justifies colonialism. People justifying murdering thousands of women by propagating a false narrative that was so easily accepted.