This So-Called Post-Post-Racial Life

Personally, I am about the farthest thing from a “diva” as anybody I know. If there was a queue, in which someone was passing out divaliciousness to all those waiting in line (while supplies last), I was probably underneath a tree somewhere, reading, and missed my chance to receive even a small portion.

Yet me not being a diva does not stop me from appreciating divas—at least the singing kind. (I can do quite without divas in my personal relationships, thank you.) As far as divas go, I think I have chosen the top ones in pop music genres this week. As divas, they’d hate to be in a list with any others, but hey—I think even these divas would make an exception for the Diva Edition of Old School Friday.

"Josephine Baker." megpi, http://www.flickr.com/photos/megpi/2980203268/

You may notice that not all my divas are women. I do not think biological or genetic femaleness is a requirement, necessarily, of divaness. Just a certain bold attitude and a certain theatricality…a certain over the topness bordering on either side of campiness, a certain larger-than-lifeness, a certain perennial excessiveness.

So…coming to the OSF stage today:

Cher, Patti, and Tina…

Elton, Freddie, and Little Richard…

Josephine, Sylvester, Diana, Bette and Barbra…

and Grace—always Grace.

Be dazzled by their absolute and complete fabulousness. Happy Old School Friday.

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As always, a big thank you to OSF hostesses, Marvalus at Conversations with Marva

and MrsGrapevine.

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