I've been teaching myself how to
shake my hips. I feel that as a homosexual Latino, I should know how to do
this. The worst thing would be if one day I find myself at a gay salsa club in
Latin America, and I'm awkwardly shaking in a corner, trying to be like the
other guys. I've gotten pretty good, and that's thanks to a band I found called
Chicha Libre. I realize that I enjoy Latin music, but I don't enjoy the latin
popular music. For some reason my mind never thought to find any cool, hidden
music of my people, but now that I have, which is in some part thanks to Ellen,
I have this newfound love for latin music. I bought an exercise belt, and I'm
in my room dancing with it on, as I hold my new weights. I feel the burn, but
my hips are starting to move like my sister's. Twerking is an insult to the art
of hip shaking. I refuse to learn that vile dance move. Call me traditional,
but you're not supposed to move in that way. What's awesome about the Latin
community is that children do the exact same dances as their parents did. This
is probably because Latin dances are just as sexual as the modern dances that
we see in clubs, and because as children we learn how to dance these dances.
I'll start the artist bio now.
Julian Vargas was born to immigrant
parents in the year 1997. His life had always been a conflict between the
traditional and modern. From a young age he had been confronted with the
question of sexuality while being raised in a socially conservative house. This
struggle has become Julian's life. What part of the old world must be kept?
Which new ideas are valid, and which are just ridiculous?
Even with the struggle, Julian still finds a deep love for
life, and experiments with religious and
philosophical ideas to answer life's questions. Julian enjoy's all aspects of
art, and has tried to experiment in as many as he can. Because his talents
don't necessarily lean towards a certain discipline, Julian is able to switch
between different mediums of art to express himself. Though mostly focused on
writing, Julian has also directed film's and short scenes, and has sculpted
with his free time. He also plays the
saxophone on occasion, though his interests have faded away from music at the
moment.
Film is an extremely important part
of Julian's life, even though he still conceders himself a novice at film
viewing and filmmaking. He likes odd stories, and enjoys equally the violent
Tarantino films, and the softer, wittier films like those of Wes Anderson. He
describes his favorite type of movie as "anything that is good".
His role models tend to be fictional people, especially from
television shows. He admires Kevin Spacey’s character on “House of Cards”,
Francis Underwood, for being a master at manipulation and smarter than everyone
around him. He believes that by looking up to fictional people, rather than
real people, he can be greater than anyone who already exists.
Them Heavy People New Verse
When everything
is against you
It is working
for you.
Trying to figure
out what's right and wrong.
But the world
doesn't teach you that.
Them
heavy people hit me in a soft spot
Them
heavy people help me
Them
heavy people hit me in a soft spot
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