“I come from a stock of really strong people who are dreamers and who come here and work their way to their definition of success. And I’ve been taught how to be a strong man by the examples of remarkable, strong women, in defining their own narratives and strengths outside of the lens of a male, because [I didn’t have] a father present. By defining their own narratives, they taught me how to define and distill my own vision and path.”
⏤ Winston Duke by Alec Kugler for Coveteur Magazine
In High School Musical 2 Sharpay very clearly states that they have “…Iced tea imported from England, life guards imported from Spain, towels imported from Turkey, and turkey imported from Maine.” In order to import an item, it must come from another country. The series is set in Albequerque, New Mexico, and as New Mexico and Maine are both part of the United States Of America, they cannot have their turkey imported from Maine. As most of the characters are white, and all speak English, this clearly indicates that High School Musical takes place in an alternate universe where a second Civil War has split the nation and New Mexico is no longer part of the Union, based on the fact that we never see the characters celebrate the Fourth of July. In this essay I will
I do find it funny that lesbians are perceived as man-hating but gay men are not perceived as woman-hating, and in fact are often illogically shielded from accusations of misogyny simply by being gay
