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queer-crusader · 3 years

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How do you think Silver & Flint's relationship would have evolved if things hadn't ended the way they did in S4? How do you think things would have progressed through time? I tend to think about the what ifs a lot. I'm just curious what your thoughts are on it.

OOFT. I mean i have many thoughts! It’s... very hard to say really. Because i think one thing Black Sails does incredibly well is the way it builds a story and a character. Many choices made in this show are so dependent on what the characters want and who they intrinsically are and how they influence each other (willingly/knowingly or not), and i feel like there are many very complex interwoven roads that led them to the conclusion they got to. Which is one of the many reasons the finale felt like such a tragedy; you know things are going to end badly because you kind of see it coming. And dear god it does hurt, even with Flint being reunited with Thomas.

So. I think there are two ways to answer this question, and you can sort of divide them into canon-ish versus fanon wish. These may not exactly be clearly indicated bc like i said i have Many Thoughts, and i apologise in advance 😅 Another thing i’ll be looking at here is something we had to lay out for our characters when i studied acting - the goals/objectives/motivations of the character, and their emotional/mental state. None of this is meant to be critical against any character. I simply adore analyising them and the paths of the story, and I love each and every character i talk about here deeply.

So, looking at that finale. There’s several things that i could take from what you say about things not ending the way they did - for now, i’m looking at the confrontation between Flint and Silver in the woods, where Silver forces Flint to quit his war and reunites him with Thomas.

Firstly, let’s analyse what we get from the canon, and what i believe motivates these characters to bring them to the point they end up at. There’s that famous line i think of Silver where he says he doesn’t know anymore where he ends and Flint begins - their thinking patterns have become so intertwined, they basically share a braincell. The tricky thing about this is, just because he and Flint think similarly, share tactics, and a knowledge of how to use people in their means, just because they understand each other well, doesn’t mean they share opinions and morals. Flint especially seems to forget this. He believes Silver is with him in his cause to end Imperial rule. But from Silver’s final actions, it’s clear Silver values his personal wants and needs above that of this abstract crowd of people. He’s not oppressed - or hasn’t felt the effects of Imperial/religious oppression (as far as we canonically know) like Flint and Madi have. And that means he doesn’t have the same drive. He’s driven by his personal connections to these people, i believe, purely from his own point of view. Like, i suspect he struggles to place himself in the shoes of Madi or Flint to feel their pain and motivation. He can see it, he just... doesn’t fully grasp it. (There’s also a question of whether he wishes to, but i feel nowhere NEAR qualified on answering that, nor do i think the canon gives us enough material to give a perfectly cut & dry answer.)

So you have this big miscommunication. Flint believes that, because he and Silver have basically become one shared braincell, they have the same goals, while Silver is still driven from a point of selfishness. (Side-note: there was a moment in the show he became selfless! He wouldn’t give up his crew when faced with torture from Vane’s quartermaster! But then he lost a leg over it and it seemed to dampen that selflessness. I think from there on, moments where he seems to be motivated by the good of the crew come instead from an internal need to belong and be loved more so than a genuine sense of brotherhood. That brotherhood may still have been there, but i think he might have suppressed that instinct a little and instead let the more selfish needs take more of a front seat. Understandable and not bad/evil, like that’s super valid of him. But my point is, he’s not exactly ready to fight for another man’s cause he doesn’t have as much of a personal emotional profit in, especially when he knows it’ll end in certain death for everyone he cares about and he knows cares about him.)

So that’s sort of where the characters are mentally in that climax. I may be skirting details and summarising a bit hastily, but it’s also been a GOOD while since i’ve watched season 4, so i apologise. Flint (and Madi as well - she plays an equally important role i think!) is fuelled by a mix of rage born from oppression/discrimination, and a protectiveness for others who may suffer the same fate. Silver meanwhile is fuelled by a need much closer to home - to be loved and to keep those he cares for and deems important to him alive and around. I’ve framed it as their emotional drive, but really it is also their goal, their objective in that finale. Flint and Madi are looking to burn down an oppressive system while Silver... isn’t. For him, their goals stand directly in the way of his. And by the end of the show, he’s gained enough power to prevail in his objective, cancelling out those of Flint and Madi.

So, could it have gone differently? I think, if we wanna play with canon and keep it as close to canon as possible... It seems almost impossible. These people’s goals just do not align. (There’s that sweet sweet tragedy again.) So what you need for it to go differently in short is for one of, if not several, of these people to change their goal. But we’re talking their MAIN objective, their main driving force at this point in the show - so like, the chances of that are slim. ESPECIALLY if we’re talking about the canon characters. After all, for that, the characters would need to look inside themselves and fucking face up to some of their issues and work on them. (This is something which these characters are not very prone to do, bc jesus it’s a mess in there and if that were me i’d preferably not turn introspective either and be forced to look at all that.)

So if we wanted Flint to change his goal, he’d need to come to terms with the Empire being untouchable - which is bullshit bc like my man has a POINT, just because they seem to be able to be brought down doesn’t mean they ain’t - and to accept the homophobia and oppression they treated him and Thomas with, which, yeah fuck that, absolutely not, his rage and his goals are valid as FUCK. If we wanted to change Madi’s - lmao like listen i understand wanting her and Silver happy together bc we ship EVERYTHING in this house, but she’s poc and proper royalty and wants to end slavery. We ain’t touching her goals. So that just leaves Silver. Silver would need to face a part of himself that keeps him from placing Flint’s goals, or Madi’s goals, over his own. (I suspect we circle back to that insecurity and need to be loved, which defo stems from whatever trauma he swears doesn’t affect who he is today.) So for that he’d uhh... need therapy. And a shit tonne of it. But then you still have the issue that Flint and Madi will likely fight their war (bc they DESERVE IT), which may lead to what Silver considers inevitable - that they will die early and horribly, and he ends up all alone.

So, looking at playing with the canon-ish to change things? It’s gonna end in tragedy. There’s doesn’t seem any other way about it, i fear; not with the way these characters were written, with who they are and what drives them and what they want. If it doesn’t end in tragedy in one way, then almost certainly in another.

So what are our other options? What if we look at the fanon wish - whether it’s silverflint, or silvermadi, or madisilverflint, or just to have these kids be fucking happy? Well, you know what? Maybe it DOESNT have to end up in tragedy. Maybe, if Silver does align himself with the goals of the people he loves - after learning to communicate and place himself in other people’s shoes and prioritise the needs of his loved ones and compromising and all that jazz (god this boy needs therapy that only the fanon can likely give him, rip) - he could join them in their war. And maybe, his genius and creativity and quick wit will in fact propel their cause forward and help so much, none of them dies an early gruesome death. It’s not impossible! It just requires that sweet sweet character growth he doesn’t get the opportunity for in canon.

Another option, and this one is perhaps a little more plausible if the show had no episode limit or a desire to end in tragedy and “align” itself with “history” (they’ve played fast and loose with real history i’ve learned, and like,, it’s a story about fictional characters so why did it have to align itself with history?? Okay fine, as a prequel to Treasure Island, it still needed to end in tragedy for Silver bc we know where he ends up. Were there no Treasure Island and no rules and we could do what we wanted with the show and write a new ending, then what?). This one is more popular, you see it in loads of fics and i like it a lot. Silver sends Flint to the plantation. Flint and Thomas break out and get their war anyway. They’re pissed at Silver for a bit for being a selfish dick shitting on Flint’s dreams, but like,, it’s not as if it stopped Flint. (We can even look at it like Silver knew they’d probably fight their war and have better odds with Thomas in the mix, giving them a better opportunity - but like, that’s just a fun headcanon to play with that i don’t think aligns with what he explicitly states to want in canon.) And then, after some years, everyone learns to communicate and talk things out and maybe, maybe, Silver grows a bit and things become healthier between him and Flint.

Listen, the moral of the story is this. I love all the ships in this show. I think they’re all neat, and i love the different iterations in which people bring them to life and try to align them with canon. Do i think that with the canon we’ve been given, silverflint could happen? Maybe. Would it be healthy?? I mean... Probably not 😅 but like, that doesn’t prevent me from shipping it. (That’s not the point of shipping - sometimes you just wanna see that sweet sweet chemistry pay off, even tho u know it ain’t healthy. The characters are fictional. It’s okay. No-one will get hurt - apart from maybe you if you end up romanticising it and taking that into real life but ooft that’s a whole other kettle of fish.) But god, that’s the fucking JOY of fanfics ya know?? It may also be why i enjoy writing my modern au so much xD therapy is an option, and canon means even less than usual. All im saying is, when it comes to the relation between silver and flint, the fan community are a fucking godsend. You want them to be friends?? We got fics for that! Want them to bone? SO many fics for that! Want a sort of father-son role?? Uhh nowhere near enough fics for that, but the fandom’s still active so you never know! Partners in crime?? Hell YEAH that has potential, even in canon i think if u just stretch out fan-written episodes far enough!! (God can you imagine the POTENTIAL?? Ignore the war, the grittiness, the drama. Get me some pirate hijinks where the stakes are low but they’re still sharing a braincell.)

(Hmm. Now i need to add another idea to my WIP list lmao xD)

Anywayyy, hope this satisfies ur curiosity anon!!

#sorry it took me 2 days to answer #i just have Many Thots™ and i wanted to give this the care it deserves #i swear when i saw this question i was like 'you ask MOI???'#thank u so much tho this was so much fun to delve into #analysing character objectives and obstacles was one of my favourite things i learned studying acting #black sails #black sails meta #anne speaks #questions answered #anon #also id like to point out once more that jusr bc im critical of these characters doesnt mean i judge or hate on them #i ADORE a flawed character like thats literally the sexiest thing #okay okay im off to bed #writing ideas

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theelliottsmiths · 4 years

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I honestly didn't really know where else to send this, so I'm sorry if this is a bit strange. I've been in the R+ fandom since I was like, 11, and have always really looked up to Till because of his ability to make music and poetry from his hardest moments, as well as the other members of the band for their talent and perseverance. Now after all the new Lindemann videos, Till The End, and the whole blood/piss thing, I'm starting to feel a bit icky for lack of a better word. (cont)

Apologies if this sounds... preachy. Consider ignoring me and just turning into a Richard/Emigrate Stan account exclusively. Or Flake, he's not very problematic and there's a lot to dive into.

This is completely understandable and I'm sorry you're having to experience it. Because of the nature of Special Interests/hyperfixations and just general feelings of dependance, I guess you could say, anything disappointing or otherwise bothersome is going to be harder to ignore. That's mostly just me expressing my personal experiences with similar things (including the recent Till stuff) but I'm getting the same vibe from this and I'm autistic, swapping experiences is kind of how we empathise.

Out of curiosity, have you tried just writing a big long ramble about how it makes you feel and why etc and just have a good deep messy cathartic rant? In a word document you can delete, or to me, or on your blog, or whatever else just really laying into him and his decisions and why it's bothering you.

For the record, I think this comes with idolising or even just liking pretty much anyone. There is always a point when you realise there's something disappointing because people are multifaceted and morally grey and generally very strange creatures. The things you liked and admired are still there. Their history hasn't changed just because Till has been making some iffy decisions. In some ways I think that's what a lot of the recent stuff is about, him trying to show that idolisation never turns out well because humans are human and it's hard to see the nuance when you're eleven so it can be even more jarring with that background.

It's totally possible to separate the art from the artist in this case: Till being Nasty doesn't actually change his poetry or his work with Rammstein. If it feels necessary you can do what we Sylvia Plath/Anne Sexton/HP Lovecraft fans do to acknowledge the unsavoury aspects whilst still enjoying the art itself, though in his case it's not bigotry or abuse, it's just Grossness, which is arguably easier to reconcile.

You could also try just completely blocking that side of it off and making yourself a bubble of the stuff you still enjoy: Tumblr is great for being able to curate your experiences so blacklisting words like Messer or Peter Tägtgren (which would hide Lindemann content without also hiding Till Lindemann) might be enough to give you space and time to digest it, or just generally distance yourself from it. If you'd like me to tag certain things so they're blockable I can do that. You don't have to engage with anything you don't want to.

If you do decide to leave it'd probably be a good idea not to delete blogs/accounts or anything since it's been such a longstanding thing you've invested a lot in and it's something you could potentially work through and come to some kind of peace with, if that makes sense. You have more options if you just leave it active and just ignore it than if you delete and regret it later.

At least a little bit of this is selfish, it hurts to see someone leave a community you love and it'd be sad for a lot of people to see you go, so I guess keep that bias in mind as you read my lukewarm I Think I'm Always Right take.

I love you and I hope you can find a way to reconcile or separate or whatever else will be most beneficial to your happiness.

#me rambling

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paralumanleadmehome · 5 years

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Bough Breaks by Fawn_Velveteen (a fanfic review)

Just so you guys know how much this fic means to me, I was at a book fair two hours away from home, and I was reading this. I was at a book fair surrounded by so many books written by internationally acclaimed authors and yet I can't let this fic go. This is how much I love this.

A little disclaimer though, I am honestly a sucker for Dadzawa content - especially when Dadzawa shows love to the little green bean. BUT I am also admittedly drawn to stories that depict abuse, mental health, and of the likes. Which makes this story my cup of tea.

To give you a little bit of insight, here's the summary for Bough Breaks (as posted in Ao3):

In life, nothing is certain. Pro-heroes aren’t always the good guys. Children are not spared from the darkest realms of humanity. Izuku isn't acting like his normal self at school lately, and his homeroom teacher has taken notice. After learning about the mother’s new, unwelcomed boyfriend, Aizawa’s concern shifts into dread. He’ll do whatever it takes to keep his student away from harm.

A little in-depth but quick summary here would be:

Midoriya is a rape victim and the perpetrator is none other than Inko's boyfriend who's also a famous pro-Hero. Midoriya was antagonized by someone who was supposed to protect the greater good, who was supposed to protect people who were weaker than him, and the first one to notice and trust his instinct to act is Aizawa.

Now what I absolutely love about this fic is how it's written. I honestly believe that the author is a brave, amazing, and a wonderful human being for having written this story. I always believe that people who can write about abuse, depression, and anxiety and still strive to create and see a better world despite it are amazing.

Fawn-Velveteen has created a perfect balance between having someone suffering from trauma and having someone else be there for them.

I love love love the fact that Aizawa's instinct to protect developed into something more personal for him and for Midoriya. I love the fact that everything he did was for Izuku - how he changed things in his life, in his home, in his work, in his everything. BUT I ALSO ALSO ALSO love the fact that Fawn_Velveteen created that perfect sense of balance between who Aizawa is with and without Izuku, the different parts of him that aren't fully separated but also not fully integrated, something that stories like these rarely dive into and something I wish someone told me before I became the tired soul that I am now.

Let me elaborate.

Everything Aizawa did, he did it all for Izuku. Turn his office into a bedroom? No problem. Miss his work (both teaching and hero work) just so he could watch over the boy? Easy peazy. Completely change the routine of his life and be all touchy and huggy and loving and warm? Heck yeah if that's what Izuku needs.

But everything above is what Izuku needs. What about Aizawa's needs?

Admit it or not, there is only so much you can do and give and be with people who have undergone trauma, are going through mental health issues, and deep heavy dramas until it affects you. And gosh damnit, it affected Aizawa.

He doesn't see Izuku as a burden and I believe you have to kill him first if you want to convince him of that, considering he hasn't murdered you first. But damnit he also needs a breather. And I love that he isn't called selfish for needing it. Emphasis on need, not want. And I love the fact that he doesn't have to carry the burden of Izuku's world alone; he has Present Mic and Midnight and Vlad (and Endeavor, who knew) and they actually let him call for these Mental Health Breaks if they aren't the ones asking him to take it. And it's healthy. And Aizawa wasn't selfish for wanting it. In fact, I admire Aizawa because he found a way to deal with his breaks (his own life apart from Izuku) by settling into compromises with Izuku. He doesn't just up and disappear. He communicates. He asks if Izuku can hold for another hour, he asks if he can have lunch with so-and-so, he asks if this person can watch over him while he does this. He asks. And if Izuku can't, they deal with it some other way. And it's healthy. And I love it. Bad habits die hard so kill them before they come.

I also enjoy the fact that even though Izuku was already the holder of One-for-All, no one victim blames him. They see him as he is - a child, a young boy, someone who had everything ripped away from him. It hurts my heart, yes, but I'm glad that no one blames him. On a side note, I am furious with his perpetrator's supporters. Like hell you think Bakken is innocent. Fuck you. But that's for a different post. Also, Monoma's a dick for his insensitive comment. But again, another post.

I wish that Izuku could be kinder to himself but that's how trauma works, I think. It takes away the good. It takes away the capacity to think of the good. And old habits die hard, especially habits that were forced on you, but as I said, I am hopeful. And I am proud of Izuku's progress in the story. It hurts when he regresses, but it's also a clear reminder that healing isn't linear. And just becauae Izuku regresses doesn't mean he doesn't deserve love. I mean Thor was a depressed alcoholic but Mjolnir still deemed him worthy. Just saying.

I love that no one blames Izuku when he has panic attacks. I love that no one calls him weak for it. I love that it gets reiterated again and again and again that it's not his fault, that none of the things that happened to him is his fault. It's something he needs to know and I love that everyone is patient to remind him of that.

So if you find yourself in Aizawa's shoes, you aren't selfish for needing a break. And if you find yourself in Izuku's, you aren't hopeless just because you regressed. Healing isn't linear. And you need you to be kind to you.

And I don't know. I'm just really really excited for this fic. I have an idea as to how it will end but I still look forward to it nonetheless. I lool forward to the day the "victim" turns into a "survivor" - that Izuku is no longer trapped but is a conqueror.

Tbh, I think All Might could've done better here but I'll leave my opinion of him out of this for now. And I'm not saying that the fic is perfect; I still think it has flaws in itself, but frankly speaking, I almost don't care.

It's a good fic.

And if you're like me who wants to see a brighter and better world despite the trashy realities that surround us, maybe we can share this cup of tea.

(Also it wouldn't hurt if you can send the author some love. Part of that love is what keeps them going.)

(Also attaching the fic cos why not)

#bnha #dadzawa #bnha fic review

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leoninapelliolovesconchitawurst · 4 years

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ENGLISH TRANSLATION (by me)

"FAZ" Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung 01.12.2019

https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/pop/conchita-wurst-tom-neuwirth-ueber-drag-queens-16511939.html

Interview by Tobias Rüther

Photos by Tobias Schmitt

I love myself incredibly

Why is the truth in the costume? A conversation with the man who became famous as Conchita Wurst - and now brings Drag Queens to German television

"I knew as a young child, I'm a star," says Tom Neuwirth, also known as Conchita Wurst. "Now I know it again." The picture was taken behind the scenes in the rehearsal building of the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra

Nuremberg. End of November: Tom Neuwirth, world famous as Conchita Wurst, is in town to perform with the symphonic and jazz arranger Thilo Wolf in the Meistersingerhalle. In 2014 he won the Eurovision Song Contest as a beautiful, bearded singer, Conchita with "Rise Like A Phoenix". Now the 31-year-old Austrian with short hair in black overalls appears for discussion, which takes place between the meter-thick walls of the Congress Hall where the symphonic musicians are at home. Just now "Truth over Magnitude" (Sony) has been released. On his third album, the artist operates under: Wurst.

FAZ: You're doing electropop now. Nonetheless, on the new album, it always draws you back to the theatricality of "Rise Like a Phoenix". Do you see yourself as an artist?

My musical interests range from Céline Dion to Björk. There is a lot possible. But this drama will never be lost. That's how I perform, that's how I live music. I really enjoy electro-pop, but in the end it's always the same voice that sings.

FAZ: Do not you have a picture of yourself when you sing?

No, I see the emotion that triggers the song in me, and I have pictures in my head. For some songs, I need a speed in how I move, how I look at the audience. I translate that. And sometimes these are big gestures. And sometimes smaller ones.

FAZ: You have created an art figure, but wearing your heart on your sleeve. This tension between - I play a role but I have important things to say: how do you deal with it?

Of course it is inauthentic, especially in terms of the visual. And maybe it's the language that Conchita spoke. But it is a part of me. That's all me. I can be anything from the friendliest person who can cross your path, to the most unpleasant of all. That's why I'm sometimes extremely theatrical and sometimes not at all. That's why I think less about whether that is a contradiction. I'm just like that. I do what my body tells me.

FAZ: There is an artistic tradition of being able to play a role in order to act out on stage, something that you can not show in everyday life - but then just protected in this role.

Of course I have a different attitude when I'm wearing a long-haired wig or short hair. But I do not restrict myself. Not in private. If it turns out, I can also entertain people at the supermarket. That's why it is less dependent on the surface, although of course the inside and outside mix.

FAZ: You often tell how you, as a little boy, wore your mother's clothes even before you had a word for what you feel, that you are gay. But the costume had already given it a shape, as if it were a liberation.

What I probably did not know before. Probably that's it. When I come across early interviews, I often think, Ah, I've really learned in recent years. Also about me.

FAZ: At the moment you are part of the jury of Heidi Klum's "Queen of Drags", in which ten candidates compete against each other. Drag queens have played an important role in homosexual emancipation. Again, this tension: The truth is in the costume. No one sits there with a guitar around the campfire and sings his soul out of his body. A facade is created, and yet it is about the innermost of the innermost.

But it has exactly the same authenticity as campfire music. The worlds that these ten artists created, that they have come up with. That is their truth of beauty and aesthetics and form. Yes, it has absolutely something inauthentic, but at the same time something incredibly authentic.

FAZ: As a boy, you played Shirley Bassey, you slipped into a picture, also to find out a truth about yourself. Is this dispute completed?

For me it's all positive. Because I get to know so many facets of myself and perhaps learn much more than other people can or want. That's why I do not see the conflict. I can be this. And I can be that too. I have a variety of things that are good for me, where my heart tells me what the truth is. As a young child, I was incredibly self-confident. And then come all those norms that society puts on us and then you become so incredibly insecure. To come back from there, to say: I knew as a little child, I'm a star, now I know it again.

FAZ: You also said that you wanted to become famous because you are the best at it.

Also there I learned to be famous is in itself totally worthless. But I felt that way, because it is also lived: All who are famous, are happy. Of course that has nothing to do with it. Over time, I have understood that for me the most important thing is to have fun in my life. I want to be able to sit in a crashed plane, sit back in a relaxed mood and say: Okay, when it's time, it's time. I have not reached this condition for a long time yet. But: That's what drives me. I love my friends about everything, I love my family - and I love myself incredibly. Incredibly.

FAZ: Congratulations, that does not succeed for many.

Yes, thank you. And everything that I do, I do, because the way to the final product, like the new album, is the most fun - and this output is the other thing. That's like breathing. I can not express it myself. I also have an opinion on everything. I do not always say it. But that's the engine that drives me. My life goal is to make me happy. I would not say that I'm selfish, but I'm incredibly egocentric.

FAZ: You once called Conchita a "president's wife." Has the over-figure you created become a burden to you?

In between already. That's where the President's wife comes in: she can do certain things, not others, she has to do certain things. I reduced myself extremely to this one color of my character. This has made me unhappy and sick, that has made me lazy, I have lamented - and for a long time did not understand that I am responsible for how my life is going. I've never had a problem with people associating so much with this character because I always step back and say, I say what I say and I do what I do. But not any more.

FAZ: Conchita was immediately understood as a representative of the growing movement for equality of minorities. Did not you exactly plan it?

No, I did not have a plan. I grew up in an inn. Welcome culture is part of the job, and so I was not educated with prejudice. On the contrary. If someone was not treated properly, my parents were the first to say that in our house, that's not possible. This may not be understood as a small child yet. But the older I get, the more I realize that I am also the product of my parents.

FAZ: When Conchita came on stage, she obviously had a responsibility, whether she wanted it or not. And now has to face wishes and demands.

Yes. Others say that. I do not say that. I do not have to do anything. I have to do what my heart tells me.

FAZ: But you understand the wish? You have created a figure that provides such an identification potential that desires come as automatically.

Of course I understand that. But that's where ego-centric comes into play.

FAZ: These claims to Conchita are also loud at "Queen of Drags" again. The show has been criticized for using a subculture for entertainment, moderated by Heidi Klum. And Conchita joins in. Has that bothered you? Or did you think: the next stage to make something visible?

Meanwhile, I also see that the community exploits Heidi Klum. That gave us this slot. Of course it's entertainment and not a science show. But still shows people. Any comment that I see on social media and that says, hey people, I have not seen it that way yet, is already for me: "Yes!" It was the first season. Of course, everyone in the production department thinks: It was a learning process, we already know what we can do better. But I think we are going in the right direction.

FAZ: Science show is an interesting association. Because the question arises, how accurate you must be and how popular it can be, if you have a scene that is so refined ....

... of course it's a scene. But "we" and "the", I find that difficult. Even if it is a community, there are branches that are entertainment. And then there are branches that are serious. Respectively serious. And this show wants to enlighten people in a fun way.

FAZ: Then please clarify me: what's the art of putting on a dress and singing playback?

To be a drag queen means to do everything yourself, at least in the beginning. And you have to do that over a period of time in order to have a certain notoriety, success, in order to earn a living with it at the end. You have to have a sense of aesthetics, be able to make hair, make-up, choreography, you have to be able to dance and, if it's not singing, at least understand how to look at it. At best, one is also good at negotiating contracts. It is an accumulation of talent and know-how, diligence and perseverance. And that you do not stop, even when headwinds come. And then you have to invite people into your own head.

FAZ: "Queen of Drags" is the next reality TV show that brings a minority or subculture to the wider public. There is no Drag Queen show on ARD or ORF, which would do the same thing, but the format "Reality TV" remains suspect.

That's the spirit of the time, right? We do not know what the lever is in fifty years. Kim Kardashian is the face of this decade. It used to be the muses. But I think I do not take it all that seriously.

#conchitawurst #wurst #tomneuwirth #singer #artist #esc2014 #escwinner #music #performer #celebrity #lgbt #interview #translation

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