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'''Genderfuck''' |
'''Genderfuck''' refers to a self-conscious effort to "[[fuck]] with" or play with traditional notions of [[gender identity]], [[gender role]]s, and gender presentation.<ref name="lawless">{{cite journal |
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| accessdate =2007-08-30 }}</ref> The practice has been cited by June Reich (Reich, 1992) as destabilising gender as an analytical category and subverting the possibility of a unified [[subject (philosophy)|subject]].<ref>{{cite journal |
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Revision as of 17:35, 30 August 2007
Genderfuck refers to a self-conscious effort to "fuck with" or play with traditional notions of gender identity, gender roles, and gender presentation.[1] The practice has been cited by June Reich (Reich, 1992) as destabilising gender as an analytical category and subverting the possibility of a unified subject.[2]
Examples of genderfuck in relation to physical performance or appearance include people prominently displaying secondary sex characteristics of different genders together, such as breasts and a beard.
Genderfuck is generally an intentional attempt to present a confusing gender identity which contributes to dismantling the perception of a gender binary.[original research?] Genderqueer presentation may or may not deliberately include elements of genderfuck, which is also the case with those identifying as transgendered.
Genderfuck implies not only the instigation of confusion for the sake of breaking down the binary, but also leaving more fluid room to be self-expressive and self-explorative with less expectations of a norm and more room to play via being radically honest.
See also
- Boi (gender)
- Drag king
- Drag queen
- Cross dress
- Crossplay
- Faux queen
- Gender and sexuality studies
- Gender bender
- Genderqueer
- Gender role
- List of transgender-related topics
- Queer
Sources
- Thomas, Calvin, ed. (2000). Straight with a Twist: Queer Theory and the Subject of Heterosexuality. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 0-252-06813-0.
- McKenna, Jack (2000). "How I Became a Queer Heterosexual", p.65.
- Stepp, Meredith (2005-07-15), "Playing our parts in 'genderfuck'", Southern Voice
References
- ^ Lawless, Elaine J. (Winter 1998). "Claiming Inversion: Lesbian Constructions of Female Identity as Claims for Authority". The Journal of American Folklore. 111 (439): 3–22. Retrieved 2007-08-30.
- ^ Reich, June L. (1992). "Genderfuck: the law of the dildo". Discourse. 15 (1): 125.
On genderfuck: The effect of unstable signifying practices in a libidinal economy of multiple sexualities… the destabilisation of gender as an analytical category, though it is not, necessarily, the signal of the end of gender… the play of masculine and feminine on the body… subverts the possibility of possessing a unified subject position.
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