When watching this video in class, I felt a surge of sadness go through my body. Being a child of divorced parents as well as someone who identifies herself as a lesbian, I can only imagine how difficult her life must have been during her teenage years. Since her video "Me and Rubyfruit" pertained to her being lesbian and homophobia, it made me think of my cousin Andy. Andy eventually told my other cousins and I that he was gay, but most of us already had this feeling that he was. However, he has not told his parents nor do any of the adults in my family know. I guess watching Benning's video made me think about Andy's situation about telling people he is gay. It never seemed so significant to me, but I am sure that it was never easy for Andy to even tell us about his sexual orientation. Now that I think about it, he never even told me personally that he was gay. Andy only told three of my other cousins who he was really close to. I actually found out through them about Andy's secret. Reflecting on my cousin's situation, I can see, even just a little, how Sadie Benning struggled through her teenage years.
One aspect of her video that I truly enjoyed were the tracking shots. The fact that she takes the time to slowly scroll through the words shows how important they mean to her. Everything about the tracking shots scream out Sadie Benning. She, herself, took the time to write those words as well as film them which is why I chose this picture. The whole text says "I like you best, but I still say girls can't get married". The way I interpreted this line was that she liked another girl, but she could not truly confess her feelings because of the way society views homosexuality. During her time, two women being together in that manner was frowned upon, so Benning was restricted. The whole video itself was amazing because of all the heart and feeling she put into it; and a person can just tell how much work she put into this upon first glance. It truly captures her emotions and projects them out to the audience.
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