A Proibida Do Sexo E A Gueixa Do Funk Updated ((install))

The Gueixa adjusted her headset, her eyes reflecting the digital glow of a thousand smartphone screens recording the night. "No," she smiled. "We are the rhythm."

The gueixa do funk represents — using stereotypes to gain visibility, then subverting them. Unlike the traditional geisha, who was trained to please male clients, the funk geisha pleases herself first. She dances for other women, for the camera, and for the community. In an updated reading, she is a cyborg figure (à la Donna Haraway): a hybrid of tradition, technology, and transgression. a proibida do sexo e a gueixa do funk updated