Yes, the lead drew my interest to the story. Middle Eastern man dancing on stage, wearing provocative clothes is not something most of people read all the time. The lead made me wonder why this certain person is wearing the certain clothes.
“They’re always trying to figure me out,” is my favorite quote because as I read the feature, I was trying to figure him out and put him in a certain psychographic. But I couldn't because his profile does not match any profile that I have known before. Mustaq is a Muslim sociology professor who is a gay man passionate about wearing leather. Mustaq summed up how people react to him in one sentence.
The angle of this feature is Mustaq's upbringing by his grandparents and how that lead to Mustaq's attitude about his life. The story describes Mustaq's accomplishments as a student in the past and now as a leatherman and a sociology professor. The feature describes the pieces of Mustaq's life and how it all plays in Mustaq's life.
"Mushtaq flexed his biceps and shimmied his hips. A man shoved a few dollar bills at him, and Mushtaq’s sultry visage melted into a sincere, delighted smile. He giggled as he knelt down to chat with the man." To me this is the best description because the sentence tells me what Mustaq does on the stage and how his personality is by describing the reaction he had when being awarded with money.
Six people.
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