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The ending of Mrs Doubtfire was the first drag queen story time (self.showerthoughts)
submitted 9 months ago by Chiarottide to c/showerthoughts
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[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What does it mean then?

Also what are some shows before it?

[โ€“] deweydecibel 19 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

What does it mean then?

Oh boy. This is all kinda complex and definitions vary, but very generally:

What Daniel Hilliard does in the movie is technically "drag" in the loosest sense of the term, but he's definitely not a "drag queen". That is a very specific type of gender-bending performance art. A queen is a persona that is typically defined by their exaggeration and/or subversion of gender norms.

What Daniel does is merely playing a female role, and that involves cross dressing. It's a job. He's not out to say anything about gender or play with any social conventions. It's just acting.