A lot of you seem to think that "shade" is a term coined from ATRL or the Internet, but that couldn't be any more inaccurate.
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Paris Is Burning is a 1990 documentary film directed by Jennie Livingston. Filmed in the mid-to-late 1980s, it chronicles the ball culture of New York City and the poor, African American and Latino gay and transgendered community involved in it. Many consider Paris Is Burning to be an invaluable documentary of the end of the "Golden Age" of New York City drag balls, as well as a thoughtful exploration of race, class, and gender in America.
You should really consider watching the documentary in full. This examines the intersectionality of gender, sexual orientation, class, and race in a way that hasn't been done often. The fact that it's on YouTube makes it even easier. I see so many young gays on here who seem completely and utterly ignorant of LGBT culture and history, which is sad.
This also has great footage of the House Ball scene that Madonna took inspiration from when she released Vogue. This was the origin of that type of dance.
Wow I never knew the history of reading, shade, and ki. I really should watch this some day.
The four minutes I put in the OP are the parts where they explain the meaning/origin most. Even if you only watch that it's really informative. The rest is amazing as well though.
The four minutes I put in the OP are the parts where they explain the meaning/origin most. Even if you only watch that it's really informative. The rest is amazing as well though.
Well I just saw it's on netflix I think I'm gonna make my sister watch it with me now, or maybe I'll watch it at work tonight.
Please, people were shading eons before these queens.
Yes, it dates back to the early 20th Century, but they popularized the term at a point in the movement that allowed it to go a bit more mainstream and last until today.
