gender performativity: radical edward

Here's a supercut of scenes from the popular anime show "Cowboy Bebop" spotlighting the character Edward, or Radical Edward — a childlike young hacker who challenges many self-presentation norms, especially gender ...

And for those who enjoy psychedelic rock ...

Try this oddity from the Dukes of Stratosphear (a side project for the more conventional pop group XTC), called "Have You Seen Jackie?":

The lyrics ...

Have you seen Jackie?
He's a strange, strange, strange little ... girl
Make up on his face and his hair in curls

Have you seen Jackie?
She's a strange, strange, strange little ... boy
Her long black beard is her pride and joy

And all the children follow him around
And all the grownups try to drag her down
So we sing
Hey, leave Jackie alone!
Hey, his pigeons have flown!
Hey, she's never at home at all these days!
Leave Jackie alone!

Have you seen Jackie?
He's an odd, odd, odd little fish
To fly around is his only wish

Have you seen Jackie?
She's a queer, queer, queer little bird
Shy and quiet neither scene nor herd

And all the rats will follow him around
The dogs and cats will chase her from the town
And we sing
Hey, leave Jackie alone!
Hey, his mind is all blown!
Hey, she's not on the phone at all these days!
Leave Jackie alone!

"Jackie couldn't decide if he was a girl or if she was a boy..."

Have you seen Jackie?