While I enjoy this album (liking this type of music is in my MDNA) I still has me feeling a little weird
To me ‘Renaissance’ comes across as a little corporate pride / bachelorette party at a gay bar
The whole Uncle Johnny story is kind of sus for a few reasons. It’s like saying “I have a mexican cousin so I’m making a folklorico inspired album”
Also, we haven’t really heard of this guy til she randomly got a glaad award (a person who has not explicitly said she believes in LGBT rights) so this “uncle johnny introduced me to ballroom (In Houston???) when I was like 15 doesn’t feel genuine to me at all
The vogue remix is a little cringe too (for both Madonna and Beyoncé). Vogueing was made by black trans people in the 70s/80s, many of whom were poor and faced unfortunate early deaths, and having songs that list off the names of a bunch of mostly straight cis people that have done next to nothing for the lgbt community is weird to me
So in all idk. I think we as a community need to move on from these straight cis women who proclaim themselves to be LGBT icons, and start pushing up members of our own communities
But anyway - I really enjoy this album, just the rollout, the marketing and the welcoming herself to lgbt culture because of a gay uncle is just cringe to me