I really appreciate this take on performer persona development. This gave me some needed clarity around what I’m experiencing in my latest evolution as a musician/performer. I’ve gradually come to realize I’ve always performed femme more like drag/burlesque, even at my day job. Always with an edge, “Scary-Hot,” something that is attractive but potentially unsettling. So thank you for giving dimension and concrete form to some experiences I didn’t yet have words for.
Also! I WISH I’d had the ovaries to request Portishead when I was dancing. It was NEVER the vibe where I worked.
You're so brilliant. So many cheeky turns of phrases (eg. "like a little Victorian ghost boy") next to queer theory and cultural analysis. I love that I get to be your friend and read your words.
Brilliant friend, truly. Mega relate to the niche pretty/scary thing. And really amazing analysis of CR, I’m ‘getting it’ more and more. (Gonna watch the tiny desk later today!)
Ooh thank you so much! And I’m excited for you to watch the Tiny Desk because it’s such a different entrypoint, well at least I think it really influenced my response to her music. Also, given all the nepo babies and middle-class white people pretending they’re poor, and I say that to preface this so you don’t think I’m fetishizing poverty, but—because of those reasons—it means something to me that she grew up in a trailer park. She has that energy I see in so many class-conscious sex workers (and other folks at the fringes) because of that—grit. I didn’t say it explicitly but I think that’s part of scary aesthetics, too. And you have it in droves, which is why I felt compelled to share all this with you! 💕
I LOVED this.
Also, Portishead is never NOT the vibe.
Awww this makes me so happy. Thank you! And agreed about Portishead 🥹😅
I really appreciate this take on performer persona development. This gave me some needed clarity around what I’m experiencing in my latest evolution as a musician/performer. I’ve gradually come to realize I’ve always performed femme more like drag/burlesque, even at my day job. Always with an edge, “Scary-Hot,” something that is attractive but potentially unsettling. So thank you for giving dimension and concrete form to some experiences I didn’t yet have words for.
Also! I WISH I’d had the ovaries to request Portishead when I was dancing. It was NEVER the vibe where I worked.
I’m glad it resonated with you in concrete ways, that’s so cool 🤗
You're so brilliant. So many cheeky turns of phrases (eg. "like a little Victorian ghost boy") next to queer theory and cultural analysis. I love that I get to be your friend and read your words.
Likewise, wonderful writer friend!!! 💘
Brilliant friend, truly. Mega relate to the niche pretty/scary thing. And really amazing analysis of CR, I’m ‘getting it’ more and more. (Gonna watch the tiny desk later today!)
Ooh thank you so much! And I’m excited for you to watch the Tiny Desk because it’s such a different entrypoint, well at least I think it really influenced my response to her music. Also, given all the nepo babies and middle-class white people pretending they’re poor, and I say that to preface this so you don’t think I’m fetishizing poverty, but—because of those reasons—it means something to me that she grew up in a trailer park. She has that energy I see in so many class-conscious sex workers (and other folks at the fringes) because of that—grit. I didn’t say it explicitly but I think that’s part of scary aesthetics, too. And you have it in droves, which is why I felt compelled to share all this with you! 💕
Thank you for sharing this with the world ❤️🪩👄🧟♀️🐹
Emoji perfection 😽
Great work as always.
Scary smart 😉