Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIn 1991 George H. W. Bush nominated Clarence Thomas, an African/American, to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court, and as he had only served as an Appeals Court Judge for just 18 months, another appointment of the President, Bush evidently felt strongly enough about the man to want to fast-track him into one … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideBethann Hardison is an African American who was a very successful NY showroom model for years in the 1960s but it wasn’t until she appeared in her first TV commercial that her mother actually saw her work, and she was totally shocked. In those early days the word ‘model’ was often a pseudonym for a … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideIt’s tough watching Michael Glawogger’s documentary without dwelling (possibly too much) on one’s own moral viewpoint on prostitution. I’m not sure why he made the film even, apart from the fact that the women were there plying their trade anyway so why shouldn’t he record this? And at the end of this voyeuristic viewing, … Continue reading
