Ana Vitória is a Trans MC, a woman who, like so many other trans and transvestites, has had complicated moments
But guided and protected by Maria Navalha, MC Trans reaches a moment of completeness by uniting three of her main subjectivities. And what is Art if not the expression of what the artist has inside him or herself? Ana Vitória is MC Trans, a follower of Brazilian Quimbanda and also a woman who, like so many other trans and transvestites, has had complicated moments.
After a tough experience in the even tougher reality of the streets in Central do Brasil, in Rio de Janeiro, she promised her organization that she would make a video and a song for her, to thank her for overcoming the challenges – even though there are still many more to come. MC Trans is ready, and she is not alone:
She explains everything to us below:
Why did you decide to address religion now?
So, it wasn’t just now, right? Actually, it’s been about 3 years now, I’ve been a saint for 20 years, and 3 years ago, I didn’t want to talk about religion for personal reasons, it was my right. I wasn’t prepared for that. I was already attacked a lot in the LGBT+ community. And the internet was very cruel, so I didn’t want to bring my story with Maria Navalha, with Oxóssi, with my guides to my work as a trans MC, singer and presenter. But I went to a house and they filmed me, and then when Navalha got to my head, they filmed me in incorporation, right? And then I asked them not to post it, but… I’m a transvestite, right? I don’t lie to anyone for nothing, no. I said: you know what, since they filmed it and I’m afraid, I’m going to face that fear head on. I really admitted what I didn’t need to admit, right? I spoke openly. So, I went to a religious event, honoring Maria Navalha, and that photo went viral. It was the most shared photo of Maria Navalha. People made a T-shirt, right? It was me as Maria Navalha, the guy from Zé Pilintra. And with that, they started asking me to sing for religion too, which was a big problem, because I sing funk, right? And funk is very marginalized. For example, people can sing a samba and talk about an entity. People can sing a pop song, make a point and talk about an entity. If I put the funk rhythm, people don’t even listen to the lyrics, they already think I’m disrespecting the entities I’m talking about. I think that if you’re going to respect an entity, a religion, you’ll respect it in any rhythm. I can’t talk about Maria Navalha, Maria Padilha, I can’t talk about Santo Antônio, I can’t talk about São Sebastião and put pornographic things, sit down, stand up, about sex. I can’t sexualize that. Regardless of the rhythm, the important thing is to do it with respect. And then there are other artists who already do it, famous ones.
How was the path to the “Point”?
It’s a new challenge for you. Because funk doesn’t usually have this theme.
Starting from scratch is always very difficult, it’s scary, and there was no other trans person, once again. Like in funk, it was MC Xuxu, Mulher Banana and me. There in macumba, I was the only one seeing me. And my presence was a shock for people. First, because I already have that stage experience, that TV experience, so I have a good stage posture, I’m good on stage, I have stage presence. And then, because there is intolerance towards trans people, a lot of transphobia in religion, many spaces where they are not welcomed. So, I’ve seen this impasse, because I have a very big and long history of transphobia in religion. It’s not easy, I confess it’s not easy, there’s very little support, and it was always me there. But then we go back to talking about my entity, Maria Navalha.
And how did this greater dialogue, this invitation from Juliana Passos, come about?
What was the importance of this?
By Ezatamentchy
Source: Maxima
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