ANTH 3240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Cross-Dressing, Kathoey, Bakla
17 Apr 2016
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Masculine men are at the top then gay men than kathoeys kathoey identity is referred to hermaphrodites now its trans gendered males. Difference between hermaphrodites and transgendered: biological sex and gender identification, difference between the body and the mind. Tiffany show: pagent show special lighting and effects- high end show very popular. Most tourists that go to thailand attend this show. Sexuality as a performance= being in tiffany in the show they use that performance to express their feminine sexuality so their gender identity. From western perspective we focus on genitals. Two spirited people , ingenious people +polynesia= cross gender occupation/labour. Body modifications- india and brazil (argue about about brazil and lady boys) Receptors- sexual acts and encounters specially talked about brazil, filipines. Much more acceptable to be considered as a biological male but identified as a women. Speaks to the idea that you cant be considered a real man if you identified in any way a female gender identity.
