Rob Sheffield Quote
Was this a total joke, or only a half joke? Was he suggesting that being a boy and being in drag were the same thing? Was he making fun of boys or coaxing me to see humor in the fact that I had to be one? Was other boys check you out gay? Was you’ll get your share when you’re a boy his feminist critique? Did the hook when you’re a boy mean being a boy was something temporary, a switch you could turn on and off, a mood you could be in when you didn’t feel like being a girl? Where was he in this? And where was I? He sang it wearing a skirt on Saturday Night Live. The whole performance seemed to say, this is what it’s like when you’re a boy. Good luck, kid.
Rob Sheffield
Was this a total joke, or only a half joke? Was he suggesting that being a boy and being in drag were the same thing? Was he making fun of boys or coaxing me to see humor in the fact that I had to be one? Was other boys check you out gay? Was you’ll get your share when you’re a boy his feminist critique? Did the hook when you’re a boy mean being a boy was something temporary, a switch you could turn on and off, a mood you could be in when you didn’t feel like being a girl? Where was he in this? And where was I? He sang it wearing a skirt on Saturday Night Live. The whole performance seemed to say, this is what it’s like when you’re a boy. Good luck, kid.
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About Rob Sheffield
He is a long time contributing editor at Rolling Stone, writing about music, TV, and pop culture. Previously, he was a contributing editor at Blender, Spin and Details magazines. A native of Milton, Massachusetts, Sheffield has a bachelor's degree from Yale University and master's degree (1991) from the University of Virginia.
Sheffield lives in Brooklyn, New York.