My wife pointed out yesterday that white entertainers in the 19th and early 20th centuries wore blackface to make stereotypical fun of blacks in minstrel shows. This is now considered offensive and would likely lead to ferocious criticism. But what is a drag queen but a man engaged in stereotypical female behaviour?
Even my first hack at a Google search found an example of how weird and convoluted this can get: New breed of FEMALE drag queens are accused of 'cultural appropriation' by men who've made their careers by dressing up as women.
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