Unmasking Family Secrets and Fierce Truths: Jackie Domenus’s Raw, Unfiltered Memoir Challenges Everything You Think You Know
One of the most charming aspects of No Offense is Jackie’s decision to reimagine the media that queer children often recode to create greater resonance with our lives. An excellent example comes during the third essay, “Learned Behavior,” where Jackie re-envisions Mary Poppins as authentically queer:
“She’d float on down, her umbrella boasting the colors of the rainbow, wearing a power suit and clunky Doc Martens. She’d take one look at that pathetic Mr. Banks and throw her head back in a fit of laughter. She’d still be neat, precise, a hell of a singer. She’d still make friends with Bert, the chimney sweep. But in the end, she’d entice Mrs. Banks to leave her miserable husband and the two of them would fly away, the children hanging on to her boot straps with big, bright smiles across their faces.”
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