In FX’s 'Pose,' food represents love, dignity, and the power of family
Growing up, my grandmother never served me a plate of food without reminding me that it was “made with love.” This concept of food as an affirmation of belonging doesn’t necessarily need to be said to be understood on a basic level.
. For many rejected from their homes for being who they are, finding a new family becomes a necessity, and in, Blanca’s journey from ostracized daughter to motherhood is a story told through the lens of food.In the episode’s opening scene, which occurs in flashback, a fresh-faced Blanca is taken in by Elektra , the mother of the House of Abundance, after walking her first ball in a cheap wig and a thrifted dress.
In the ballroom and drag worlds, “houses” represent alternative family models that live outside the nuclear cishet norm, providing much-needed services that are lacking for this community. In other words, these underground care economies are often food-insecure worlds. “I’m sorry,” Blanca tells Elektra, somewhat shamefaced after all-but-swallowing the plate of pancakes before her. “I really haven’t had something warm in a minute.
Fast-forward five years later, where tensions have led Blanca to leave Abundance and form her own house. She’s reeling from the news about her biological mother, and her best friend Pray Tell, the ballroom’s resident emcee, has made a pot ofto ease her grief. But Blanca tells him that his cooking is “just missing a little something.
After a turbulent funeral, Blanca’s One Cool Tia remarks, “You’re so skinny! Are you getting enough to eat?” She pushes her to fix a plate for herself in her childhood kitchen, where Blanca comes upon her mother’s collected recipes. But the moment is interrupted by a traumatic encounter with her brother. “I just want the book,” she says, but he shoves her up against the wall, and after calling her a “child molester,” Blanca bolts out the door.
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