Last night I cried watching Queer Eye. I’m sick, tired and need comfort. The show reminded me of the beautiful human capacity to mobilise around someone who is struggling. Sure, I could write a post critiquing the show: its capitalist ways, the respectability politics and its ethics. But today I’m curious to think on what it tells us about the dreams and fantasies we can hold, for better and for worse, around care.
I've very similar/same thoughts. Check the article I'm publishing tomorrow for International Women's Day: Caregiving is a human act not 'women's work', and try to shift the focus onto local community action.
My fave episode of Queer Eye was season 2 episode 1 ;-) Tissues are obligatory for every episode of that season!
Such a good take ❤️ I think often my favourite episodes are when they help the hero connect with their wider community. For a while I've played a game/thought experiment with friends: how would the fab 5 intervene in your life and how can we make that happen ourselves? But I think that misses the difference made by the process itself, not just the interventions, as you've highlighted here. Lots of food for thought!
Yes I like those episodes too, that whole season where they really honed in on supporting community leaders/ activists which I didn’t write about here as much, but I actually thought was really powerful - but tended to still focus quite a bit on the individual’s transformation, those episodes did make stronger links with their communities.
I’ve ended up playing a version of that game too, it can be a good way to think through what I might need in a moment. :)
I've very similar/same thoughts. Check the article I'm publishing tomorrow for International Women's Day: Caregiving is a human act not 'women's work', and try to shift the focus onto local community action.
My fave episode of Queer Eye was season 2 episode 1 ;-) Tissues are obligatory for every episode of that season!
Such a good take ❤️ I think often my favourite episodes are when they help the hero connect with their wider community. For a while I've played a game/thought experiment with friends: how would the fab 5 intervene in your life and how can we make that happen ourselves? But I think that misses the difference made by the process itself, not just the interventions, as you've highlighted here. Lots of food for thought!
Yes I like those episodes too, that whole season where they really honed in on supporting community leaders/ activists which I didn’t write about here as much, but I actually thought was really powerful - but tended to still focus quite a bit on the individual’s transformation, those episodes did make stronger links with their communities.
I’ve ended up playing a version of that game too, it can be a good way to think through what I might need in a moment. :)
Not to mention facilitate bolder hair choices!
Thanks so much for reading 😊