No, you're right. I think that androgyny actually goes in the opposite direction of drag. Drap seems to expand upon the idea of what it means to be feminine, with false eyelashes, over-the-top makeup and the rest. Androgyny means taking all of that away and actually simplifing. At least that's my perception anyhow. More sensual than sexual.cerise said:
purplelucrezia said:
cerise said:yeah drag totally reinscribes and exaggerates definitions femininity (did i spell that right) while androgyny subverts the idea of what is masculine and feminine. That's why to me anna nicole smith looks like she's wearing drag because she exaggerates the ideal beauty image to the point of caricature. Whereas many of the pix above play with the idea of what is feminine and masculine in ways that allow humans the freedom to explore gender roles and redefine them. thanks purple for indulging me.
Totally alright, we're within the topic... Lil' Kim has a similar "drag" image. ). But there's drag in the other direction too. The author colette was totally sensual as a woman but occasionally shook things up by dressing as a man. 
Morningstar said:
I think that drag is the fetishisizing of whatever characteristic that define masculine and femininity. I've always had a think for androgyny, but I'm the opposite of faust. I love my women to look clearly women, but I think it's great when guys look sorta feminine. I think it's just my bias about female beauty (the female body is far more appealing and interesting to me than a mans).
But it's cool if it's not the over the top drag. Like the Karl Lindman pics are much more interesting to look at than the drag queens in The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert or something. I think it's because of the whole subverting the definitions of masculinty and femininity thing rather than exaggerating them that's appealing to me.jennifer~ said:
