Drawing Offensive/Offensive Drawing: Toward a Theory of Mariconography
2014; Oxford University Press; Volume: 39; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1093/melus/mlu020
ISSN1946-3170
Autores Tópico(s)Photography and Visual Culture
ResumoI suppose people will use [maricón] in jest. But I don't know if that makes it any less offensive … People will say many things in private. People swear. But there is a difference when you display it. —Michelle Gonzalez (qtd. in Kelly) On September 15, 2012, Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Yunel Escobar took to the diamond of Rogers Centre armed with all the accoutrements of a professional baseball player facing off against his team's adversaries, the Boston Red Sox: oiled glove in hand, sunglasses to deflect the intrusive stadium lighting, and eye black to withstand the sun's glare. However, inside the covered stadium dome there would be no interfering sunlight, no meddlesome reflective surfaces, and no need to evade natural elements impinging on his sight. Escobar entered the arena facing throngs of spectators, teammates, and sports journalists bearing a brash message written in the greasy smudging beneath his eyes. It read: "Tú ere[h] maricón [You are a faggot]" (see Figure 1).1
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