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Queer Identity and Popular Culture – Final Project

A Photographic Exploration of Assumed Identities

Sophia Feiertag

“Queer” “Straight”

Will Manning

Gay MaleHow I Identify:

Stereotypes I Associate

with:

Queer:

Straight:

Non-Conforming, Sexual

Hipster, Ambiguous,

Androgynous

Masculine, Heteronormative,

Athletic

“Gay” “Straight”

Audra Fox

Straight FemaleHow I Identify:


with:

Gay:

Straight:

Men’s Flannel Shirt, Loves

Pants and Shirts

Tight clothes, Dresses, Heels

Philip Jamesson

Straight MaleHow I Identify:


with:

Gay:

Straight:

Low coverage, Form-Fitting,

Bright Colors, Feminine,

Inventive, Unique, Low

Levels of Brand Recognition

I had trouble with this- I don’t

think of any archetypical

straight guy, I went with Bro

Liz Sims



with:

Gay:

Straight:

Manly

Catty

David Popkin



with:

Queer:

Straight:

Flamboyant, More Feminine

Normal

Renee Lee



with:

Gay:

Straight:

Angry, Sad

Happy, Excited, Girly

Alex Mason



with:

Gay:

Straight:

Flamboyant, Feminine

Tough, Emotionless

Morgan Nelson

Lesbian FemaleHow I Identify:


with:

Queer:

Straight:

The idea of difference. In order to

'look’ like a lesbian there are

certain subcultural norms you

have to deal with, but each of

them involves distinguishing your

self from the typically feminine.

Submissive. I chose to portray

this stereotype by going for the

whole 'virginal ditzy Taylor Swift-

esq look' because … women tend

to be stereotyped as girls that

love white and lace being dumb in

order to impress a man.

“” “”

Sophia Feiertag

PeculiarHow I Identify:


with:

Queer:

Straight:

As humans, we categorize people

based on stereotypes and

assumptions. The participants in

this photo exploration were

volunteers that were asked to

portray stereotypes. These

examples are not meant to be

hurtful, they are meant to

elaborate on how easy it is to

typify those we identify as “other”

even if we, ourselves, are an

“other”.

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