After the discussion in class the other day I couldn't help but to ponder a little more. The clip we viewed from Project Runway showed a group of men, who happened to be drag queen performers that were having costumes designed by the shows contestants. While in drag the contestants referred to the drag queens using the pronoun she-natural right? Well is it also natural to use the same pronoun when their not in costume?
So I spoke with a good friend of mine who happens to be a drag performer himself, and his opinion was that if it walks like a duck its a duck. Meaning that if a man is dressed as a man he's to be referred to as Mr./Sir and vice versa. With transgender roles being so prevalent today society has to be culturally sensitive when referencing someone of this nature.
In my opinion if someone wishes to be accepted as one gender then they must practice the lifestyle of the gender on a 24/7 basis. Society is confused enough and the last thing we need is to have a set time schedule to differentiate a persons gender. In a nutshell-just call it how you see it.
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