{"id":42284,"date":"2017-10-05T13:18:40","date_gmt":"2017-10-05T17:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/?p=42284"},"modified":"2017-10-19T19:36:48","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T23:36:48","slug":"watch-mykki-blanco-being-black-queer-fem-free-in-south-africa-out-of-this-world-full-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zeitgeistworld.com\/?p=42284","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Mykki Blanco Being Black, Queer, Fem & Free in South Africa, “Out Of This World” (Full Film)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Performance artist and musician\u00a0Mykki Blanco<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>set out on an exploration of queer culture in\u00a0Johannesburg, South Africa. In the short film\u00a0Out of This World<\/strong>, directed by\u00a0Matt Lambert<\/strong><\/a>, Blanco meets with other creatives and activists who give insights into what it means to be black, gay, fem, trans, and free from the binary construct. Using their varied platforms, they give a voice to issues surrounding the politics of sexuality, gender, identity and humanity. Check it out below, featuring gay couple\u00a0Nkulsey Masemola<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Bradley Kgotlelo<\/strong>, musician\u00a0Umlilo<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Genevieve Louw<\/strong>\u00a0(consultant at\u00a0The Gay and Lesbian Archives<\/a>), fashion designer\u00a0Rich Mnisi<\/strong><\/a>, transgender activist and model\u00a0Luke Van Der Burg<\/strong><\/a>, vlogger and transgender activist\u00a0Glow<\/strong>, artist\u00a0Laura Skollie<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and music collective\u00a0Faka<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>(Desire Marea and Fela Gucci).\u00a0(screen grabs via the film)<\/p>\n

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“I feel like there’s just an energy there when you really understand someone’s oppression or when you maybe have gone through a similar situation in your own life. I don’t care about the custom, the color, the creed, the religion; there are blanket similarities in being a queer person all over the fucking globe. I too know about being called a “faggot”, and in Zulu its STABANA. I don’t know if it gives me a master key, but if anything it allows me to approach a situation with way more caution or care. At one point I was trans identified, and that too might affect how I might address a question about sex and dating that someone who wasn’t queer might find taboo to talk about.” (via\u00a0i-d.vice<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n