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The Ball Is A Documentary Film Dated Around The Mid

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Paris is burning is a documentary film dated around the mid to late 1980s, about a major event Peeper Labejua. This event is a ball competition among the homosexual community in New York city. The ball is a big event for homosexuals in the New York city area. The ball gives a fantasy to the homosexual community as an upscale event comparable to the Oscars. Vouging is a safe way of throwing shade with movement and dance, saying your ugly without verbally expressing it. Also this act is to prevent fighting, and in its place dance it out between one another. In the film the importance of the event is raised by showing the lengths people are willing to go to too obtain clothing for the event. People will steal to get dressed up to come to the …show more content…

This competition serves a platform as a confidence builder, by using the fantasy as a tool to do so. A lot of the material worn with in the movie, is high end clothing. Furthermore, because of the magnitude of the event, people participating will go to extreme lengths to have this expensive clothing by either purchasing or stealing these clothes from stores. people with in Facial expressions shown in the show can indicate whether you stole outfits from a store or not. This is known to be “mopping” which is stated to go into a store just to look for whatever you desire, and obtain whatever you want through the act of stealing. Whatever it takes to look glamour’s and to be depart is what is necessary to be competitive in the ball.
A terminology used in this film called “realness”, is when you blend in with society. Furthermore, blending in with society without being spotted as to have any traits of a homosexual. To further illustrate this term of action would to either be more masculine or feminine, working a particular job. Examples of this was shown in the film, when participants where walking down the runway. These participants were displaying their character, without giving away their homosexual identity. This film also addresses social injustices, showing the struggle of the LGBT society. An example of this, would be Venus extravaganza. Venus, is a woman who

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