Are queer characters finally getting the spotlight? Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

酷儿角色终于受到关注了吗? 尚特·约瑟夫的流行文化

Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

社会与文化

2023-04-27

27 分钟
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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?

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  • 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.