Consider your internal definition of what a man is. Then think about the example given in the textbook of Munroe, “the hottest and coolest drag queen in town.” Does Munroe fit your definition of a man? Do you consider Andy and Jada to be men? Using queer theory, explain how the label of man can or cannot encompass so much variation. How is a label like this seen by queer theorists?
What will be an ideal response?
ANS: Queer theory argues that identities are fluid and are not fixed. Further, words like man are reductive and do not represent the vast variation of ways that people express masculinity. These labels are misleading by nature since three people as different as those mentioned in the question all have different identities and differing ways of expressing masculinity.
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