As our countdown to Pride on Saturday continues, here's a little reminder to all those benighted yoof who think they've invented "gender fluidity" [whatever that actually means] that people were inverting the sexes a long, long time ago - and singing about it!
And then, there's this classic:
On a related note, the ever-wonderful, uber-camp musical genius that was George Melly had a particular fascination for the filthy innuendo of a genre of music known as "Dirty Blues", and recorded many of those songs - some orginally sung by women - like this Bessie Smith number from 1931:
"It's all just a little bit of history repeating!"
Are they shirt lifters or skirt lifters? The one on the left has got a lazy eye. I wouldn't recommend playing them all at the same time, it doesn't sound very nice, playing them individually doesn't sound very nice either.
ReplyDeleteI believe they're lebianicals, but it is difficult to tell,
DeleteSorry you didn't like the music, Mitzi! It is more-or-less 100 years old, I suppose. Jx
I love Dirty Blues!
ReplyDeleteWe do, too! Jx
DeleteMy wish for the world? That EVERONE can be comfortable in his/her skin. At least now it's not illegal.
ReplyDeleteNot illegal in many countries - but there's a lot of places where it still is, so the battle continues... Jx
DeleteI second wot Dinah said!
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Hallelujah! Jx
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