Allison Graham Explains the History Behind The Word 'Butch' | InQueery | them.
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- How much do you really know about the history of the word "Butch"? Find out on this episode of InQueery with Allison Graham. InQueery is the series that takes a deeper look at the meaning, context, and history of LGBTQ+ vocabulary and culture.
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*Special thanks to Sasha T. Goldberg for her contributions to this video.
Allison Graham Explains the History Behind The Word 'Butch' | InQueery | them.
great video, but is it me or is the sound really quiet?
Somethings gone wrong with the audio
Anne yeah it’s super low
Yesss
I felt like she was screaming in a really echoing room! I could barely hear anything it so overwhelming
i really wish you guys could re upload this with better sound but still, nice video!
I’m so glad you guys are doing a series like this. We need to document and analyze our own dynamics in a way that is accessible to everyone and not just those taking gender studies!
This is sick
The audio is terrible and the auto generated captions aren't helping. Please add transcribed captioning.
I did not even realise,I was using head phones
please allow this video to be captioned by viewers! i wanna translate this to my first language and i'm sure deaf folks would appreciate it!
isabel blebel
I don’t thinks that’s s good idea..people could take advantage that. I’ve seen happen before on channels like these
I must admit I clicked because she looked hot.
Josée Marchand 🙋🏾♀️ same
samee
Josée Marchand lol thanks guys ❤️
same
I could listen to her talk all day !!
Im so glad you update the captions so its what your actually saying :)
I'm loving this series. I love learning the history about queer terms. The way y'all present helps to solidify these terms for me while keeping the fluid use of them too. Y'all are amazing 🥰
Good to hear you love history about failed experiments
super informative! I love learning the history of all of our communities :)
Hey, I recognize her from Tumblr and other fashion spaces. Awesome video, congratulations!! 😍😘
❤️
SheDoesHim Amazing history lesson! I’m a nerd that reads/watches all the things...so this was a treat!
I followed your tumblr for years and tried to keep up with all of the art/fashion projects you’ve been involved in. Love what you’ve been doing and the avenues you’ve branched out in. Keep up the stellar work! 😎😘
Pop Culture Connections wow I really and truly appreciate that! Thank you so much for all the love and support. I’ll keep pushing for us ❤️
She is soooo fionne
Fun Home is an amazing musical and Ring of Keys is such a good song!
Love the video. Butch is such a great word in the community and butch lesbians have always been a part of my life. Just a little annoyed that the sound is a little off.
#butchsquad where you at?
Yerrrr
With the other failed experiment in society
Here
Ayyee
"Thank you, Allison you did great. Please remember to turn in your notes at the end of class."
Thank you for creating this video. It is truly educational.
2:31 I’m a straight ally and I think we should bring “Kiki” back
Also, the audio and lips don't line up. There's a lag there or something. Still, the series is good. Very informative
I wish I could present as more butch but I'm so soft and girly in appearance! Too smol to be butch the way I want to be. Sidenote- can we talk about the advent of long-hair butches? The lesbian fuckboy? The culture is changing a lot...! I would love to analyze/see an analysis of this!!
Please reupload with better sound quality. It's extremely low. This seems very informative but it's very difficult to hear.
Someone called me a "butch" one day, and I had no idea what it meant ... (English is not my mothertongue)
consider it a compliment:)
Love this! Can you add captions?
they're right, butch is here to stay.
Thank you!
Oh you missed The Agressives. Would love to see a history of Stud
Loveeee it
Love this!
Its really difficult t foreign people to understand this english, please create cc
did yall record the audio on a toaster
So interesting! thank you
Could you put subtitles on? I find it a little bit hard to hear what she’s saying
Same😤😢
i think the sound is bad
Young butch equals unbelievably adorable.
i’m a butch but people probably wouldn’t say so
Bi, Genderqueer/Tomboy: I fell out of the box. Butch made me feel as trapped as super feminine clothing. Maybe, that’s just me?
“Soft butch” describes you. That’s been a descriptor for decades.
It was an interesting video, I couldn't understand the term, I would like if there's the possibility to make a video explaining what it means to be genderfluid and also what the word means
Same here
Ahh, it's you!!😯😯🤗🤗
Is futch a real term one can use to describe themselves?
That's a big piece of history in the short video there. Very nice explained ☺️👍....Butch turned into trans somehow, I think its kinda weird.
So can a woman who is very masculine be a butch even if she’s heterosexual? I have a sister like this. Her voice is naturally masculine and she only wears men’s clothes, yet I’ve only seen her date guys. I’m a woman who likes women though😉
disappointed that Them has videos of queer people signing but doesn’t have subtitles on a lot of their videos :^( the auto-generated ones are not good, please hire a transcriber
Omg I follow her on Tumblr
Sound??🙃
So wait feminists in the 1970's discourages both butch and femme? Interested in this being unpacked more...
hang1iderswing basically in the 70s feminists were really focussed on getting away from relationships with men who will oppress them, and so butches were seen as being like men and creating a weird power dynamic with their femme. thats part of the story, but the main part was that butches were seen as not being real women and trying to opt out of femininity to get ‘masculine privilege’ which isn’t even a thing but that’s the way it was seen. i think there are a few extra factors but the latter was the big one
Oh interesting thanks for replying. Like in my own life this also comes up, on the one hand sometimes I wish I didn't try to replicate heteronormativity in my presentation and relationships rather rejecting it, on the other hand it's how I was conditioned to be and if someone outside of myself told me not to do it I'd probably object.
There was still a strong “butch/femme” dynamic into the 90s. I still see it today.
This super quiet confusing and controversial video did not do anything to clarify
i struggle to listen to her that I had to turn on the cc
I always thought "butch" came from "butcher".
She's so hot omg
for the algo
We love a good butch
The sound is wack
Im
M A S C
wait. i think....Allison Graham ....is same person w| a clothing line specifically for masculine of center women?? unless Allison’s got a doppelgänger of course. LOL!
Que me enseñe todo lo que quiera. Holiis
Can we PLEASE get Jana Hunter on this channel????? Somewhere
do pansexual!!!!
Firsttttt
Congratulations! !
Maira kutta sir
Empowered??? XD
Can one be straight and butch ar the same time?
Butch also means a masculine man
what
Butch can be used as an adjective to describe masculinity in anyone, including men. Though in the English language it's not used as a noun for men, just women. "That man is butch" makes sense. "That man is a butch" does not make sense
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