Before I even started watching “I’m the One that I Want,” I had to do some research on who she actually was since I had no idea. I “googled” her and found that she had her own website, http://www.margaretcho.com/, which did have a lot of interesting things in it. I found an entire bio on her, as well as reviews on her work. I thought that she was a very interesting person, so I knew this movie would be good.
I just have to say that I really could not stop laughing through this whole thing. I liked how she talked about “sensitive” or “serious” subjects and made it funny so that everyone could understand. The one thing that I noticed and that was quite prominent in this film was her mentioning of homosexuals and homosexuality. I thought that, yes a bit weird at times, but this was very entertaining. The part about her liking gay men in gay porn was interesting. I was watching a documentary one time about gay porn and how not all the men that perform in them are gay. It is, in a way, a stereotype for others to think that they are. It just made me think about Butler and Monday’s class. Butler’s whole idea of “drag” as a mask for gender or actually an expression of gender can be connected to the whole gay porn thing. Since not all of the males are gay, it is like they are pretending or “covering” their true gender identity, which is basically what we discussed in class.
I thought that it was very interesting how she said it was much easier for women to talk to gay men than straight men. I thought for a moment and the only reason that I could think of was maybe it is because gay men are more like women? Yes, this is again a stereotype, but going back to Butler, we are suppose to act a certain way with our genders. So, if this is true, then what about men who are not gay and are easy to talk to? They do exist, trust me on this one girls! So, if being a “good” listener is a female quality and some males have it, then does this mean that they are straying from their gender identity?
I thought that Margaret Cho was absolutely hilarious. I really did not expect this to come from this movie. I think that this was definitely the best assignment yet. I’m glad we had the chance to view it and I’m so happy that my Theory Carnival group is able to use it! It should be interesting to connect her to Butler and Foucault because she is obviously the funniest of them all. I think that it will make our project entertaining!
