Diandra Interviews Entropica: Fighting Gender Constructs
In life, there are two things that are true: you will be judged and you will be loved. The journey of life is figuring whether you can love yourself how you want and with who you want despite judgements. For Entropica, androgyny is her way of combatting people’s belief that gender is a valid, even intelligent way of deciphering a person’s worth. In our interview, we discuss the hate and strength Entropica has found through others’ opinions.
Diandra: Calling you the “Queen of Androgyny,” how would you define gender?
Entropica: As Entropica, I try to communicate clearly that gender is useless when it comes to defining our capacities, our creativities, and right to our rights.
Diandra: So then, how would you then define your humanity?
Entropica: I think it is about expressing what your feel is morally right, beyond what you wear, social labels, or whatever limits people place upon you. I think people are obsessed with labeling each other, but, for me, independent of stereotypes, we will see that there are just, and it is simply about people being good or bad. It is about breaking societal limits to achieve a life without prejudice.
Diandra: Do you think then that labeling is a sign of fear?
Entropica: Completely! It is like if someone says. “You are gay!” You are never seen as anything beyond “gay” to them. Yet, if a young boy says he is “trans” then he is questioned if he is “sure.” I don’t understand why we don’t let people define themselves. I feel like people put each other in boxes, and push them to live lives according to that box. Yet, people are filled with possibilities and they change throughout life.
Diandra: How do you, as a creative, use imagination to combat fear?
Entropica: In reality, when I see people so socially programmed to act and live how society wants, it inspires me. I love watching strangers speak to each other, and I hear their repression. From there, I put it in a song or transform it through a video.
Diandra: But do you think that changes people’s thoughts, especially fearful ones towards those that are different from them?
Entropica: I get positive comments like, “I love your song,” and I get negative ones like, “Stop trying to act like a man.” I have had people yell at me, brutally, on the street, “You are a lesbian of S**T!” It is hard when you don’t live “in the mold,” especially in the music industry. Yet, for many who watch, it is inspiring because you make them think. In just your presence, they turn to see their views.
Diandra: Leaving behind all this “fear” talk, how have you found love to empower yourself?
Entropica: It has been hard. There are those that judge me by my looks and think that I am this bitter feminist. They assume I have no layers and Entropica is “S**T!” People think it is my only layer and that I have no feelings.
Diandra: So do you feel like people forget Entropica is not an image, it is also you?
Entropica: Clearly! It is crazy because masochism is so big and powerful that people misinterpret my image to cause me harm. They, automatically, place me as masculine or someone trying to be a man.
Diandra: Well, I think that it is because you are strong and society tends to define men as strength and not women. What would you say is your strength?
Entropica: I think it is my ability to transform moments in my life. My ability to look back at things that have happened to me and make them into something else, like music. I feel like Entropica is my psychologist. It is very therapeutic and allows me to pass through my mind without fear.
Diandra: Ultimately, do you find music as a form of protest?
Entropica: Yes! I feel like music is textual. Beyond lyrics, sounds communicate, which is so powerful to see in how people connect to that for better or worse.
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