Vocabulary - drag
Drag involves wearing highly exaggerated and outrageous costumes or imitating movie and music stars of the opposite sex (e.g. Rupaul). It is usually defined as a form of performing art practiced by drag queens and drag kings. Drag is generally more theatrical, often comedic and sometimes deliberately grotesque, and this has made it somewhat controversial, with some feminists considering it a caricature of women. Drag is often found in a gay or lesbian context, although it is a common aspect of straight culture as well, with many straight men dressing in drag at Halloween and straight comics like Dame Edna and the Monty Python troupe including drag in their acts. The word “drag” is sometimes more loosely applied to crossdressing in general and transgendered people who are not performers will sometimes refer to themselves as drag queens or drag kings. The term “drag king” can also apply to people from the female-to-male side of the transgender spectrum who do not see themselves as exclusively male identified, therefore generally covering wider ground than “drag queen”.Transvestic fetishism is a narrower term used in the medical community to refer to one who has a fetish for wearing the clothing of the opposite gender. This is considered a derogatory term by some, as it implies a hierarchy of value in which the sexual element of transgender behavior is of low social value. Many reject the term “transvestite” for this reason, preferring “cross-dresser”. It is often difficult to distinguish between fetishism that happens to have female clothing as an object and transgender behaviour that includes sexual play.
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