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Camp was created by marginalized communities, in part to avoid traditional confines of language, and particularly, to escape restrictions of gender, sexuality, and the kind of power and wealth that funds the Metropolitan Museum of Art and puts on its star-studded gala each year.
Mother is everywhere. The slang term — without an article in front — is used by fans, brands and sometimes even mothers themselves. It derives from the Black and Latino LGBTQ ballroom scene, a queer subculture in which members are organized into so-called houses often led by a “mother.” The word’s current use, however, veers campier and is mostly used as a term of endearment for famous women with avid devotees.