From another interview with a student -- just call me your dissertation depot

[mostlikely2]

Do you believe gay and lesbian individuals are fairly represented in contemporary pop culture? Are there certain programs you find more successful at representing gays and lesbians? What about less successful, stereotypical, or damaging representations?

I believe that gay and lesbian individuals are represented in contemporary pop culture in the

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[writingortyping]

...the defining moment is not Stonewall or AIDS but Cobain's death, Clinton's and Bush's presidencies, the Iraq War. I think we're continuing to see our cultural references mesh and recombine in a way that wouldn't have made sense in the '70s.That is such an important point in general: it's seen in "-Wave Feminism" discussions everywhere. What so often seems to happen is that horrible sense that if you weren't around for *this* moment, then you can't really have an authentic experience. Which is, of course, bullshit. It's really just the experience of being a freshman all over again and having upperclassmen sigh about how all the stuff that happened last year - *that* was when things were real/cool/important. But you weren't here then, so sucks to be you

[calliope_nyc]

Totally OT, but I loved the Jeff Buckley reference in your latest GG recap. XOXO