Taboo

Abstract

ta·boo
/təˈbo͞o,taˈbo͞o/
a social or religious custom prohibiting or forbidding discussion of a particular practice or forbidding association with a particular person, place, or thing.

Misconceptions about Masculine females dating other Masculine females, especially in the Black Community. They want to be men and should only date Feminine women, one of the biggest assumptions. We should be free to love who we want without judgement from anyone, even our own community.

Creator

She/Her/Hers

Title

Taboo

Date

2008

Medium

Photography

Description

Black and white photo: 3 people stand in front of a window in “wife-beaters and jeans. Assumed To be “masculine”. In black community this is considered a taboo topic for individuals of masculine identity to be interested in one another sexually or romantically.

Rights

The RIT/NTID Dyer Arts Center retained rights from artists or next of kin on April 9, 2020

Citation

RaShaunda Hill and She/Her/Hers, “Taboo,” RIT/NTID Dyer Arts Center , accessed March 28, 2024, https://dyerartscenter.omeka.net/items/show/83.