By José Gandue @Gandour
There are certain works of art that serve to measure how far We, the ordinary people, That which doesn't have much distinction to offer can endure difference. These are works that know how to bring the pin close to our eyes to measure our acceptance of everything that we feel is disparate and distant from what we are (or believe ourselves to be).
Today's test comes from the Chilean band Planet No, with the video of Faggot Zara, A disco song with a naive disguise, simple yet appealing in its construction. The video, filmed on the terraces of the San Borja Towers in Santiago, It is a striking combination of manga aesthetics, transvestite provocation and neighborhood choreography of an intensely pop theme. Everything is designed to test the more conservative viewers, but at the same time it tugs at the heartstrings of the more liberal audience, the same one that struggles to find the right terms to describe what's presented in this video without causing offense. If Faggot Zara If it becomes a popular production, don't be surprised if we soon hear immediate complaints from extremists, demanding its persecution because it supposedly endangers their children's well-being. Others will simply say it's just another minor scandal and that we shouldn't pay it any more attention, as if every struggle that arises these days were somehow trivial. was simply part of the ephemeral spectacle of humanity.
This work transgresses, it attacks where it hurts most (That's a great image, the one where the phrase is written in the mouth of one of the protagonists «"Fight like a woman"»And, in turn, he manages to present the song effectively. He's meticulous in his attention to detail and knows how to engage the listener. Planeta doesn't know how to play the provocative game while still releasing tunes that would be played on any commercial radio station on the continent. Those guys are smart., That's why they gain more and more fans every day who celebrate their work.