2023-04-27
27 分钟Dr Who has announced drag queen Jinkx Monsoon as the next villain on the show. Is it problematic that they are cast as a villain or is this an iconic moment for the queer community?
This is the Guardian.
Before we start, this episode contains some very strong language and references to grooming.
Doctor who's new villain is drag queen Jinkx Monsoon.
Hello, and blessed be to the graduating class of whatever year you're watching this on YouTube.
Our queer characters finally snatching the spotl.
You've got it, sweetcakes.
No more talking, singing, zip.
You're so weird.
You have no idea.
You're listening to pop culture with me.
Shantae Joseph for the Guardian.
If I think back to my childhood and the sort of characters I watch on tv, I remember him from Powerpuff Girls and Jafar from Aladdin.
And it's only now, as an adult that I see how problematic some of those depictions were.
Not only were these characters using stereotypes of queerness, it was also hidden and alluded to.
So when it was announced that Doctor who had cast drag queen Jinkx Monsoon as their next villain, I worried that this was problematic.
But with Doctor who in the safe hands of Russell T.
Davis, I thought actually this could low key be iconic.
I performed at the show called Gallifrey Cabaret, which is Doctor who themes drag and cabaret night at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern.
It's a lot of fun and I think partly because the audience is all Doctor who related.
David Chipakupaku is a Scottish Zambian journalist and writer and performs under the name Black Mamba.