See, the cultural studies nerd in me has this sneaking suspicion there’s something problematic at work in the way this video seems to be appropriating non-white cultures into a camp spectacle of otherness. ”Dog Days Are Over”‘s imagery is utterly arresting, for sure, but it’s also difficult to watch this video without wondering if a certain level of cultural imperialism is at work:
The gay man in me, meanwhile, doesn’t see anything wrong with what I imagine going on “It’s a Small World” must be like while wearing tranny-acid-flashback goggles. Seriously. If my inner gay were an inner bitchy drag queen, she’d tell me to stick a dick in my trap and shut it.
Yeah, I’m torn between “Some of this is imagery is problematic,” and “Damn, her hair is fabulous.”
It really is a tough call, but I think her teased-to-high-hell hair wins out in the end.