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May 10, 2016

Review: SuicideGirls Blackheart Burlesque at the Vogue Theatre

May 10, 2016/ Jasmine Ruff
Review: SuicideGirls Blackheart Burlesque at the Vogue Theatre

What disappointed me most is that the show didn’t live up to its promises of being alternative or subversive. I appreciated the diversity of body types and skin colour but aside from that the show lacked anything radical. Much of what took place happened in the name of subverting the status quo for laughs. 

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May 10, 2016/ Jasmine Ruff /
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SuicideGirls, Blackheart Burlesque
April 25, 2016

Interview: Missy Suicide

April 25, 2016/ Jasmine Ruff
Interview: Missy Suicide

"I started it as a place to showcase the girls I thought were the most beautiful in the world—the girls with piercings and tattoos, girls who chose to commit social suicide by choosing not to fit in."

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April 25, 2016/ Jasmine Ruff /
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SuicideGirls, Missy Suicide
 

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