Lil Mama needs to go to allies 101, but my bro-in-law just graduated
Because I'm sitting here trying to read a friend's thesis and give feedback (omg, why am I such a friggin' slow reader of nonfiction?) I declined G's offer to join him in watching America's Best Dance Crew.
We had really enjoyed watching all the back episodes, marveling over the Jabbawockeez and excited about the presence of Vogue Evolution, a crew made up of four black men and one black trans woman. They weren't necessarily our very favorite dancers, but we liked their energy and we definitely liked their presence on the show. It seemed like Lil Mama, one of the judges was one of those people out to show off how cool they are by liking gay men, but there are worse sins.
Like, for example, when in the last show, Lil Mama took it upon herself to criticize Leiomy's femininity and to teach her how to be a real woman. While I could not be shocked, I was still SO disappointed. Leiomy's sitting there pissed as hell and all the boys around her are nodding and whatnot and I'm like, DAMMIT, NO ONE IS GONNA CALL THIS WOMAN OUT!
And they haven't, as far as I can tell.
But today, while I was sitting here and trying to read, I heard G and his bro talking about the show in the living room. And it was not G (who I expect such sentiments from), but his brother (the Iraqi war vet) who called her out. "'This is how to be a woman,' shut the fuck up! She was totally out of line," he said disgustedly.
And that was the moment I knew that he could live with us as long as he wants. :-)
[ETA: Thanks to my friends who help check my language.]
We had really enjoyed watching all the back episodes, marveling over the Jabbawockeez and excited about the presence of Vogue Evolution, a crew made up of four black men and one black trans woman. They weren't necessarily our very favorite dancers, but we liked their energy and we definitely liked their presence on the show. It seemed like Lil Mama, one of the judges was one of those people out to show off how cool they are by liking gay men, but there are worse sins.
Like, for example, when in the last show, Lil Mama took it upon herself to criticize Leiomy's femininity and to teach her how to be a real woman. While I could not be shocked, I was still SO disappointed. Leiomy's sitting there pissed as hell and all the boys around her are nodding and whatnot and I'm like, DAMMIT, NO ONE IS GONNA CALL THIS WOMAN OUT!
And they haven't, as far as I can tell.
But today, while I was sitting here and trying to read, I heard G and his bro talking about the show in the living room. And it was not G (who I expect such sentiments from), but his brother (the Iraqi war vet) who called her out. "'This is how to be a woman,' shut the fuck up! She was totally out of line," he said disgustedly.
And that was the moment I knew that he could live with us as long as he wants. :-)
[ETA: Thanks to my friends who help check my language.]