Talk:Mykki Blanco

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Does Mykki Blanco use female pronouns?

In the second audio clip at the bottom of this article, she states she uses only she/her pronouns. I will do some more research and update when I find out, as of now I'd go with she/her. https://nowtoronto.com/music/mykki-blanco/ As far as I know, Blanco identifies as a gay man. Can someone provide a source on what pronouns Blanco prefers? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.116.23.99 (talk) 22:29, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

Good question. It appears that the stage character is "she" and the artist is "he" according to this interview: http://www.ssense.com/editorial/mykki-blanco#/7. I'll ask Project:LGBT to weigh in. EvergreenFir (talk) 02:20, 18 April 2014 (UTC)

Blanco identifies as a gay man, yes. Not as a woman. He uses a feminine persona as part of a sort of drag act. He says he is a transvestite and not transgender. So I think saying "she" when referring to Michael Quattlebaum Jr., especially during earlier parts of his life, makes no sense. I'll try to change the pronouns to make them a bit more appropriate and consistent.

http://www.dummymag.com/features/mykki-blanco-interview-i-m-basically-just-doing-glam-rock

"I’ve always been a very blunt person and I am a transvestite. I am not transgender and I am not transsexual."27.252.235.203 (talk) 01:55, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for your edit. As far as I can tell, you are correct about the pronouns. EvergreenFir (talk) 02:42, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

According to this article, "Blanco identifies as trans or multigendered, though he has a history of working under different gender pronouns. He currently uses male pronouns for himself." I'm updating the article to reflect this. If this is inaccurate, please change back, but the source seems reliable and was published on 13 June 2015. GorillaWarfare (talk) 00:45, 15 June 2015 (UTC)

I think masculine pronouns are probably best for the moment as Rolling Stone and The Fader both user them (but HipHop Wired uses feminine pronouns). EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{re}} 01:13, 15 June 2015 (UTC)

She/her/hers would probably be more accurate as of late: Mykki Blanco consistently refers to herself as various feminine roles, such as a "showgirl" and calling her show a "one-woman show." She's also, however, has said that she wants to display herself as a "boy" but use she/her/hers and vise versa. Moreover, the Advocate uses she/her/hers in [1], and Interview Magazine uses she/her/hers in [2]. It also should be noted that s/he often has said that s/he doesn't have a pronoun preference and actively wants to queer the ritual of it. It might even be best to use they/them/theirs.

Some Critiques

In Alissa Greenberg's article (Poet-rapper-artist Mykki Blanco:I'm Living With HIV), she writes that Blanco grew up in Harlem. However, the current wikipedia article mentions that he grew up in California and didn't move to New York until he was a teenager. Also, the sentence "Through coming out with this hard-hitting information, Blanco says that he feels like a good person when he hasn't felt that way in a long time" seems slightly wordy and maybe a little confusing. Croesel14 (talk) 01:03, 10 November 2016 (UTC)Courtney R.

February 2017

There is currently a discussion at Talk:Gay Dog Food#Notability dispute, where an editor with zero contributions to Mykki Blanco-related articles doubts the notability of Mykki Blanco's 2014 mixtape, Gay Dog Food, and has proposed merging/deleting the article. Any help will be appreciated. 153.228.131.203 (talk) 03:14, 21 February 2017 (UTC)

Pronouns

The most recent publications relating to this artist indicate a preference for male pronouns, however this page may be best suited to be under Wikipedia:Gender-neutral language. Do you all feel this change is most appropriate, or should the indicated use of male pronouns as is be maintained? John Maguire (talk) 20:38, 6 November 2018 (UTC)

References

Hey there, several editors have tried to edit the article to match the artist's preference for they/them and she/her pronouns. However, these edits have not been made because a recent contribution to the Talk page has not been made on it. I'm referencing her Instagram post in which she talks about her taking estrogen and using they/them and she/her. I concur with the above suggestion of using Wikipedia:Gender-neutral language. QRR (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 03:12, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

Hello, I just wanted add a source to this discussion because the instagram story is deleted/invisible. Here is a podcast where she describes her recent experience in her transition and HRT. She also discusses about the first time she presented as femme and how the character of Mykki Blanco was the awakening of her trans-identity. Podcast:The Sex Ed: Mykki Blanco by Liz Goldwyn Akira YL (talk) 11:56, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

The pos mag article, here explicitly states Blanco uses she or they pronouns and includes an image of Blanco's statement to that affect. Article is recent and should provide impetus to change the pronouns in the article.

 Comment: The above comment was made by Rab V on 08:25:39‎, 2020-05-27 (Added by Akira YL (talk))

Drag Queen Categories

Hello, fellow editors,

I was wondering if it wouldn't be appropriate to remove categories that puts them as a drag queen. Although many media labels them a drag performer, they have publicly refuted that claim (as mentioned in this article), and intention is essential for drag. Otherwise we are just calling any performer that is (often wrongly) viewed 'cross-dressing' as drag. Thanks! Akira YL (talk) 15:04, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

Done. --Akira YL (talk) 10:29, 18 June 2020 (UTC)