thing is, there are some drag shows that kids shouldn’t be at. hell, I’ve performed in some drag shows that specifically didn’t allow anyone under 19 (usually in bars). and that’s ok. drag is a wide spectrum of art and sometimes the performances are fun and colourful and designed to be appropriate for kids (like drag story time, which I’ve also done) and sometimes they are meant to only be seen by adults. that doesn’t make them inherently harmful to children any more than other art forms. movies, music, shows, books, all of these things have similar kid-friendly and not-kid-friendly designations. the fact that they are being attacked is simply due to homophobia and transphobia, and nothing else.
life is a movie, or so they say, but I can’t help but agree. all around me are beautiful movie frames, a lone car surrounded by beautiful countryside being out-chased by the train and disappearing from view. all within me are beautifully swelling feelings, bigger than life, bigger than me, straight from my soul and into his.
Remember all the bigots you have to outlive. And unfortunately most of them are at least 10 years older than you. So unfortunately you will have to outlive bigots into your 80's or later. Oh well. We'll do it. We must.
Too many thoughts… too little brain
La vida es tan complicada sin razón alguna, ¿Porque cómo le dices que no al corazón, cuando la mente dice si? Es ahi cuando todo se vuelve difícil.
- Mcgregor.Adrl
Ya know what?? Screw societal norms. Life is short and society bombards us with constant reminders that we need to be something else. That we need to be a certain way, but the truth is we can be whatever we want. Needing approval is only the construct that we are unqualified to make our own decisions. Go be, I believe in you.
“Will I be happy? In the future?”
“Why do you ask?”
“I need to know if it’s worth it. I need something to hang on to. Maybe that’s why people have faith.”
Enchanted~ ✧
Cons of Christmas as a classical singer:
Silent Night.
Silver bells.
Christmas hits medleys.
Singing at office Christmas parties.
95% of the singing you do is about Jesus because almost none of the good Christmas songs are secular.
Not Christian? Too bad. For the next month and a half you might as well be.
You have no choice but to get into the festive mood as soon as November rolls around, because all your music takes at least a month to learn.
Pros of Christmas as a classical singer:
Money.
The really weird fucked up obscure Christmas songs in horrifically warped complex minor keys.
The absolute banger of a genre that is "Medieval Christmas Drinking Songs". Potentially one of my all-time favourite musical genres. Masters In This Hall makes me want to set things on fire it's great.
I sang backup for this gay men's trio once. They did a very slutty cover of Santa Baby featuring pole dancing. That was fun.
Money
Also you occasionally come across some German song about like... bells or something, and it changes you as a person.
“Be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.”
— Max Ehrmann; Desiderata