RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11- Page 9

[Gizmo6]

Posted: 6/4/19 at 2:22am

Diversity is more than colour.

While the show as an overall might have a more diverse cast, each season the diversity is formulaic and what one could consider tokenism in certain demographics.

You’ve hit on the fact that as the seasons have progressed that the show has become less diverse.

In recent years you have, to stay on point, one plus size queen which is always automatically the underdog and has to prove her worthiness in the competition.

We’ve had the storyline of the poor black queen who can’t afford costumes but the show hasn’t tackled what it means to be a plus size queen in an industry that’s creating increasingly sexualised versions of women.

I think season three had two plus size queens not three, and I think that the queens have progressed a lot since then so when I say it’s time a big queen wins i mean there’s big queens out there who are talented enough to take the crown if given the opportunity.

If you want to look at Season 7, was Ginger undeserving of the crown or did she just not conform to Ru Paul’s vision of a ‘glamazon’. It’s all well and good playing the queen version of Oprah but is Ru Paul actually open to the idea? I think she had a very narrow view of drag. Which has opened on the show when criticised or when she can piggy back on cultural happenings.

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 6/4/19 at 10:13am

Season 3 had Delta, Henny, and Mimi.

We’ve had big girls like Eureka, Silky, Latrice, and Ginger in the top. None of them, especially Ginger and Latrice, were underdogs.

[Gizmo6]

Posted: 6/4/19 at 6:00pm

TotallyEffed said: "Season 3 had Delta, Henny, and Mimi.

We’ve had big girls like Eureka, Silky, Latrice, and Ginger in the top. None of them, especially Ginger and Latrice, were underdogs."

Mimi I wouldn't call plus sized, season 3 was 8 years ago. 

You've ignored the rest of my hypothesis so I can see you don't want a discussion. 

[getupngo]

Posted: 6/5/19 at 8:33pm

Gizmo6 said: "TotallyEffed said: "Season 3 had Delta, Henny, and Mimi.

We’ve had big girls like Eureka, Silky, Latrice, and Ginger in the top. None of them, especially Ginger and Latrice, were underdogs."

Mimi I wouldn't call plus sized, season 3 was 8 years ago.

You've ignored the rest of my hypothesis so I can see you don't want a discussion."

Henny is a goddess. Live for her.

and I think most people would agree that Mimi is a big girl

[Gizmo6]

Posted: 6/6/19 at 11:24am

getupngo said: "Gizmo6 said: "TotallyEffed said: "Season 3 had Delta, Henny, and Mimi.

We’ve had big girls like Eureka, Silky, Latrice, and Ginger in the top. None of them, especially Ginger and Latrice, were underdogs."

Mimi I wouldn't call plus sized, season 3 was 8 years ago.

You've ignored the rest of my hypothesis so I can see you don't want a discussion."

Henny is a goddess. Live for her.

and I think most people would agree that Mimi is a big girl"

Love Henny Would love to see her return. 

I don't think Mimi is a plus size queen in terms of Henny, Ginger, Delta or Silky. 

See her after the strip 

https://youtu.be/nP4WLWvgEVA?t=56

[ArtMan]

Posted: 6/6/19 at 7:47pm

Question for you Las Vegas posters.  An activity I was doing for my trip in July got cancelled and I was looking for something else late morning on a Saturday.  Has anyone been to the Drag Brunch at Senor Frogs?  I head some of the cast are Drag Race Girls.  Although not really a fan because of her beef with my all time favorite Alyssa Edwards, it would be nice to see a name in person like Coco Montrese.    I would not be doing the full fledge buffet and drinks, only paying a mere admission fee to stand.  For anyone who has gone...is the show worth it?