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Oct. 27th, 2010 03:05 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kindkitDiscovered tonight: this transcript of Andrew Denton interviewing Paul McDermott for GQ magazine in about 1996/97. The whole thing is gold, but I particularly call your attention to this bit, in which Denton has been asking Paul question after question about sex on tour:
Interestingly, Paul goes on to talk about how uncomfortable he often was with casual sex. (And no, he doesn't sound like he's joking.) There's also a lot in the interview about what Denton calls Paul's discomfort with his own existence; a number of Paul's answers make him sound quite depressed. Which killed some of my glee over "let's not be gender specific," I must admit.
The interview feels incredibly open and honest, perhaps because Paul had known Andrew Denton for some years and presumably trusted him more than some random journalist. And it does get a bit more cheerful at the end when Paul talks about watching Xena: Warrior Princess and playing Tomb Raider instead of watching the Logies. *hearts him*
Q: [I]t seems to me, and this is why I've always envied you the touring life, much as I know it's also a dog's life, the great thing about being three handsome young lads who are the centre of attention is that basically you must pull the chicks.I'd heard that Paul had once said something like this, but as no one could seem to remember exactly where and when he said it, I chalked it up as another internet rumor.
A: Yeah, well, you pull a lot of people. I mean, you know, let's not be gender specific.
Interestingly, Paul goes on to talk about how uncomfortable he often was with casual sex. (And no, he doesn't sound like he's joking.) There's also a lot in the interview about what Denton calls Paul's discomfort with his own existence; a number of Paul's answers make him sound quite depressed. Which killed some of my glee over "let's not be gender specific," I must admit.
The interview feels incredibly open and honest, perhaps because Paul had known Andrew Denton for some years and presumably trusted him more than some random journalist. And it does get a bit more cheerful at the end when Paul talks about watching Xena: Warrior Princess and playing Tomb Raider instead of watching the Logies. *hearts him*
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Date: 2010-10-27 07:00 pm (UTC)on the surface, is a reasonable thing to do
And I don't think it should seem reasonable even on the surface. What underlies that attitude is a presumption that non-queer (often specifically heterosexual) stories/songs/whatever are of interest to everyone, but queer stories can only be of interest to queer people. So heterosexual stuff is universal and normal, whereas queer stuff is some kind of weird fringe thing that alienates normal people. Being able to think of one's own identity, desires, and interests as normal, unproblematic, and not in need of justification is pretty much the definition of privilege.
Plus, of course, there are all the additional problems you mention. It's like some performers think the queer is contagious, or something, and having appeal to queer fans will taint them.