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The Gender Difference That Race Makes, The Race Difference That Gender Makes, And The Race/Gender Difference That Music Makes: Joe Calderone, take 2

August 30, 2011 · by Robin James · in calderone, gaga, race; gender, sexuality; VMAs; masculinity

This post is significantly revised from the 30 August version. After Lady Gaga’s drag king performance at the 2011 MTV VMAs, many people are talking about the gender politics of her performance, its queerness (or not), and especially Britney Spears’…

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