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Paris Is Burning 1990
exposure kills culture, it no longer becomes a safe space but a presupposition of a different, universal culture
“nobody wanted to look like Lena Horne”
paris is burning’s exploration of ‘realness’ explores the desire to feel safe in this universal culture. Ballroom culture has become universalised and is no longer a safe space for black queer men.
The desire for realness, to blend - to pass as straight - is a true admittance of feeling safe in ball, being real…Translated from by