no se rebaja
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Sunday, April 18, 2010
more gay butterflies
jeje, the previous post amused me very much. and i have to agree with la cumbiambera: that is a very gay video, and i'm also surprised at the lack of notice taken by music press.
everyone knows butterflies = queer. don't they?
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si*se : mariposa en la habana (bonitafly remix)
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julieta, for her part, has long defied the mexi-pop star standards of hetero beauty & propriety, ever since she was a little roquera hanging out with tijuana no!. she of course continues to play the hell out of her accordion (very uncommon for a high-profile female musician in latin america as that is traditionally a masculine role, thank you patriarchy) and currently she's pregnant & refusing to answer questions about paternity. anda, julieta.
here she is in eres para mi, with anita tijoux, charming everyone in her path, from a nun to a construction worker, in a very switch-hitter kind of way ;)
everyone knows butterflies = queer. don't they?
...
si*se : mariposa en la habana (bonitafly remix)
**
julieta, for her part, has long defied the mexi-pop star standards of hetero beauty & propriety, ever since she was a little roquera hanging out with tijuana no!. she of course continues to play the hell out of her accordion (very uncommon for a high-profile female musician in latin america as that is traditionally a masculine role, thank you patriarchy) and currently she's pregnant & refusing to answer questions about paternity. anda, julieta.
here she is in eres para mi, with anita tijoux, charming everyone in her path, from a nun to a construction worker, in a very switch-hitter kind of way ;)
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Bien
It’s already been talked about on in both English and Spanish, but there is something that hasn’t yet been said about Julieta Venegas’ new video “Bien o Mal.” And that is that the video is oh-so-lesbo-erotic. Come on. Women in an (almost) all female world passionately devour flowers, lift their skirts for each other, and hover at Julieta’s side as if under a spell. All this, mind you, preceded by a reference to “chicas extrañas.” Can strange girls marry? Have kids? Be happy? How many straight parents have asked these same questions about their own niñas extrañas?
By the way, many a YouTube commentator has expressed disgust over the fart-butterflies. I'd suggest that their disgust is really a thinly masked discomfort at seeing a representation of female sensuality which exists outside of the male gaze. And in a music video no less! Once again Julieta reminds us that you don’t have to act like a loba to cause a buzz in the pop world. Love and patriarchy are separable after all.
By the way, many a YouTube commentator has expressed disgust over the fart-butterflies. I'd suggest that their disgust is really a thinly masked discomfort at seeing a representation of female sensuality which exists outside of the male gaze. And in a music video no less! Once again Julieta reminds us that you don’t have to act like a loba to cause a buzz in the pop world. Love and patriarchy are separable after all.
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