https://padlet.com/shabnur/6cggpwtgyn3z6eyx Text by Larry Mitchell/ Drawings by Ned Asta en-us 2020-10-22 02:33:12 UTC 2020-12-22 12:27:22 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f5a4.png shabnur https://padlet.com/shabnur/6cggpwtgyn3z6eyx/wish/872147073 1. "The women who love women wrote a song for the faggots. It was called, 'Anything you do that the men don't like is o.k. by us'" (47).

-It seems as though the women who love women are very accepting of the gay men considering they wrote them a song that indirectly bashes men. Why do you think they are so open to welcoming the “faggots”? Do you think the oppression is the same for lesbians and gay men in this modern day world?

2. “The faggots do not lust after power...The men never ask the people what they want. They decide what they want to decide. And then they force others to follow their orders... The men hoard power and use it brutally to demonstrate that they are the men.” (15).

-Why do you think gay men do not lust after power the same way straight men do? Would you consider this toxic masculinity/hyper-masculinity, why or why not?

3. “The men never talk about how they feel. They pretend to be machines.” (44).

-This sounds a lot like the passed on, generational saying, “boys don’t cry”. Do you think this toxic saying affected the men and hinder their abilities to accept individuals who don’t fit the stereotypical macho man personality? ]]> 2020-10-29 05:07:26 UTC https://padlet.com/shabnur/6cggpwtgyn3z6eyx/wish/872147073 shabnur https://padlet.com/shabnur/6cggpwtgyn3z6eyx/wish/872173482 This was an amazing book to read and super enjoyable especially with all the pictures that were added. The illustrations by Ned Asta made me stop and critically analyze the drawings to see if there were any hidden meanings or if the previous or post chapters, related to them. It was interesting yet felt wrong to read the word “faggot” over and over in this book since it is considered a slur word against gay people. Nonetheless, the choice of wording gave a more realistic vibe to what the author might’ve wanted readers to feel which was discomfort and possibly be empathetic towards the gay characters in the book. The text made me realize how far back homosexuality was looked down upon. It was even more interesting to notice that Larry Mitchell uses, ‘women who love women', in replacement for the term lesbian which made me question if they had a label for them in 1977. Overall, I am really glad to have gotten a chance to read this text and understand different perspectives of the characters’ lives. ]]> 2020-10-29 05:32:50 UTC https://padlet.com/shabnur/6cggpwtgyn3z6eyx/wish/872173482 shabnur https://padlet.com/shabnur/6cggpwtgyn3z6eyx/wish/872221988 After reading the book, The Faggots & Their Friends Between Revolutions, I was surprised to see how far back homophobia existed. Certain passages continuously mention the benefits that heterosexual individuals receive from the gay men. For instance, on page 6, Larry Mitchell writes about the chores and beautification the gay men were used for, “The men have never liked the faggots…The faggots served the men. They created their masterpieces, educated their children…The faggots’ activity helped to keep the men’s empires alive.” The gay men were placed in places where women would have been, possibly because men believe they were very similar to women by the way they care for themselves so they would get the job done. Mitchell uses her personal experiences in the 1970’s in the text to emphasis the partial assimilation that the queer community had faced when it came to being accepted and being able to express themselves. ]]> 2020-10-29 06:17:50 UTC https://padlet.com/shabnur/6cggpwtgyn3z6eyx/wish/872221988 shabnur https://padlet.com/shabnur/6cggpwtgyn3z6eyx/wish/872248092 This cultural artifact stood out to me because it shows how heterosexuals' cannot simply coexist with gay men which relates to the text that the straight men the also seeks revenge towards the gay men simply because they do not like them.
The Euronews posted a video of a man accidentally sending the wrong text to the person he was talking about, basically hinting that the mans sexuality may be a problem for him at work. This was published in 2016 which goes to show that after so many years, people cannot put their personal feelings aside and be professional with each other. 

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