tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599649.post113660853310678491..comments2023-10-28T05:17:57.307-07:00Comments on Random Rants and Reflections: Best Review of 'Brokeback' I've ReadUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7599649.post-1137183269941772842006-01-13T12:14:00.000-08:002006-01-13T12:14:00.000-08:00I think I've noticed that often the most political...I think I've noticed that often the most politically powerful things that are done are usually done by people who aren't intentionally trying to be political. When the husband and I were interviewed by Channel 26 Chinese news, we only did it to get Mabel Teng and other people off our backs--little did we know that one interview probably did more visibility for the queer API community than anything any of the other organized groups have ever done, and for a time, catapulted us as SF's most prominent queer API activists, even when we both find most queer API politics (and politicans) abhorrent.<BR/><BR/>I subscribe to being political, but being practical and pragmatic. Living my life as an openly gay 2nd-gen FilAm man is already overly politicized by people who are ready to use me for their own tokenizing purposes. Refusing to live by anyone's agenda except my own has gotten me further politically (and made me way happier) than ever joining any group that demands my allegiance.<BR/><BR/>Wow, I haven't written anything this theoretical since leaving grad school! :)...https://www.blogger.com/profile/09020653823868113052noreply@blogger.com