MJ Rodriguez Covers Vanity Fair / Talks ‘Pose,’ Dave Chappelle, & More

Published: Friday 18th Feb 2022 by Ryan

Cop a gander at MJ Rodriguez!

The multi-talented superstar is the latest Hollywood icon to cover Vanity Fair.

Lensed by Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari, Rodriguez gives a compelling interview that does not hold anything back.

Covering such topics as ‘Pose,’ comedian Dave Chappelle, and more, see what she had to say below..

On ‘Pose’:

“I feel like it ended at the right time. I feel like we crossed the t’s and dotted our i’s, and we explained the experience of Black trans women to the best of our ability. And now it lives on television forever.”

On Dave Chappelle:

“I’ve had a lot of things that came my way. There was nothing that stopped me—slurs or whatever opinion somebody had about how I lived—it had nothing to do with me. It was always with them.”

“I had nothing to say to it because I didn’t watch it. Also, I had to keep pumping for my girls. I couldn’t let someone’s opinion or their thought process or even their comedy about the trans community deter me, because the moment I let that happen, they win.… The girls are going to keep pumping no matter what.”

On affirming her identity:

“I was seven years old when I had an affirmation of myself. When I started Rent,I started medically transitioning. But I already had a self-assuredness of my femininity and womanhood when I was seven years old.”

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  1. A February 18, 2022

    Yesss MJ 😌

  2. Johnny Boe February 18, 2022

    Why is this f** s*** relevant 🤷🏾‍♂️

  3. DeanD February 18, 2022

    What a classy trailblazer!

  4. Trina Peacemaker February 18, 2022

    I hate that all these new age gay ppl are so soft and scary

    What kinda sissy can’t take a f****** joke???
    A joke that ISNT A PERSONAL ATTACK but a general joke CAN deter you? Youre weak..

    Did all the fat people get mad at Comic View or Def Jam Comedy Club? No, they fat asses LAUGHED

    • IJS February 18, 2022

      I think the media is just focusing on the softer ones because it’s easier to digest. I imagine that many mainstream entities are threatened by look of really masculine gay men because there’s no way to distinguish them from straight men and that can be scary for straight men and women.

  5. marilyn monh-O-E ® 👠(#1 DIVA) February 18, 2022

    Gross

  6. Fancy BISH (Back To The Future 🤣) 👊🏽💎💋 February 18, 2022

    Where is he looking at?

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