#ru pauls drag race season 15

[tiruffmisu]

I'm not a day late, you are

[fuckermcfucker]

Ive seen 11,12,13 and i was going to go chronologically (im finishing up s2) after that but girl i have to watch 15 , that anetra marcia lipsync is all i can think about. I wouldn't even say Anetra won that I would say we all won that and i want to thank them both for this cultural contribution

[wasdname]

RPDR S15 gifs

potential spoilers, but not really, mostly reaction gifs 

[free-cursed-frogurt]

Anyways, season 15 queens have me.in a grip so I'm sorry I'll probably start spamming them from now on

[nationmckinleyscorset]

[bthebstandsforbusbeanie]

Hey there kitty squirrel a new episode of unqualified review is now up on YouTube don’t run teleport ✨✨

[focusongrande]

ariana will be on the premiere of ru paul's drag race season 15 !

[my-own-lilypad]

❝your top 15 favourite tv shows can say a lot about your personality❞

Tagged by @nickisgirl

(I love that we can include Netflix as tv 😂)

1. Twin Peaks

2. The Young Ones

3. Stranger Things (first season only)

4. Ragnarok

5. Broadchurch

6. The Handmaid's Tale

7. Years and Years

8. It's a Sin

9. The Big Bang Theory

10. Fawlty Towers

11. The Vampire Diaries

12. Breaking Bad

13. Poldark

14. Only Fools and Horses

15. Big Brother

(Edit: 16: First Dates 17: Ru Paul Drag Race 18: Black Mirror)

Merry Christmas

I tag anyone who can be bothered to reply

🤣🤣🤣

[revengeromance]

if y’all see me live blogging ru paul’s drag race season 15 don’t say anything I know I’m late to the party

[emmatism]

Celebrity crushes are insane cause like ones a Marvel actress, ones a former K-pop singer, and another one is literally the winner of season 15 of Ru Paul’s Drag Race. And I want them all astronomically

[tiruffmisu]

This is the start of a drawing series featuring the episodic winners of Rupaul's Drag Race S15.

This was my favorite outfit of the premiere so thats the look I drew.

I was gunna do the winner and the loser of each week but that's too much work

[fuckermcfucker]

She's 15 is fucking funny she's just living and she's doing it ChaOtiCalLy

[fuforthought]

Have you ever been homophobic?

Of course I have. I was born in 1982 and so I was instilled with homophobia, to an extent. I was taught that even being near another penis was an immediate threat to my own masculinity. When growing up - this is a true story - if you watched the cum shot at the end of a porn scene, other kids would call you gay. And, of course, “gay” was an infamous term for anything negative. So yeah...I’ve been wildly homophobic. But that’s why I love aspects of our current times. I’ve been fucking schooled in the most amazing way. I support LGBTQ rights to the utmost, I attend Gay Pride etc. I’m not tooting my own horn or anything. I’m just stressing how far I’ve come. I don’t use the words I once used. Gay, Trans, Bi, Queer...I’m all for it. I love that sexuality has become a MASSIVE spectrum. It was only last year that I was schooled again (on Tumblr) about Asexuality. Something I found very hard to comprehend in a daft, “You don’t want pussy, bro?” kind of way.

I’m always learning and I’m very grateful for those that have taken time to help me learn. I’m not homophobic. Far from. But it’s been a journey. 15 year old Shaun would’ve certainly called 38 year old Shaun the big ‘F’ for watching every season of Ru Paul’s Drag Race. It’s been a maturity thing more than anything else but I’m certainly glad to be where I am now.  Those bloody gays. I love ‘em.

[chaotic-bells]

🌟 dig a little deeper 🌟

My tag buddy Emma @herefortommo​ knows my addiction to tag games too well and tagged me for this fun one. It is indeed long, so read more after the thingy.

I’ll tag... @promisethatillnevertell and @cgg3913 - it’s totally fine if you don’t do it! this is a long, long one. 

1. do you prefer writing with a black pen or a blue pen?

blue pen

2. would you prefer to live in the country or in the city?

country

3. if you could learn a new skill, what would it be?

writing

4. do you drink your tea/coffee with sugar?

yes, how much will depend on the mood and what it is. 

5. what was your favorite book as a child?

I had two books of fables, like... massive books with over 100 fables each. I read *a lot* as a child, but these two were some of my favorites as a little kid. 

6. do you prefer baths or showers?

shower. really don’t like baths - i get suuuper bored and it feels cramped (probably because not only am I tall, but I am also fat)

7. if you could be a mythical creature, which one would you be?

vampire

8. paper or electronic books?

paper is nicer, but I don’t mind ebooks at all and it’s nice cause I have a huuuuge collection at all times.

9. what is your favorite item of clothing?

a sheer tiered black dress. dresses in general.

10. do you like your name? would you like to change it?

nah, it’s fine. when I was a kid I wanted to be called Luisa, which is what my dad wanted to name me and it was the name of my best friend. since I’ve started using nicknames more, i don’t mind so much.

11. who is a mentor to you?

don’t think I have one. @whatagreatproblemtohave was definitely unknowingly (or knowingly, possibly) my Tumblr mentor. but in life i was just the .... go and do it type.

12. would you like to be famous? if so, what for?

not particularly. a writer would be a cool kind of famous; mainly famous between fans, no one would recognize you all that much and you probably could still live a somewhat normal life.

13. are you a restless sleeper?

depends. i usually don’t remember dreaming, i fall asleep pretty much instantaneously when i want (people have said it’s almost freaky at how fast i fall asleep) and stay that way until my cats start headbutting me in the morning. But from time to time, usually when I’m stressed with something, i do remember my dreams and then it’s just tossing and turning the whole evening.

14. do you consider yourself to be a romantic person?

yes i am. but I also have a baggage where this was used against me, and it’s really hard for me to show that side anymore, so I usually come off as cold. 

15. which element best represents you?

earth

16. who do you want to be closer to?

some of the people i’ve met recently here. i think there are a lot of people here who share my world view and could be amazing real life friends. 

17. do you miss someone at the moment?

no one in particular. i miss the idea of someone though.

18. tell us about an early childhood memory.

when I was about 6, my friend and I were very bored and it was very warm. we stealthily stole a bunch of toilet paper rolls from our apartments, went down to the building’s playground, stuffed the paper in all the drains and turned on the hose. We flooded the playground really, really badly, but weren’t discovered until hours later when we went to our homes soaking wet from playing all day.  

19. what is the strangest thing you have eaten?

I don’t think it is strange - it is super tasty - but loads of people freak out? Chicken feet, neck and other weird bits of the chicken? My grandmother used to make them in a stew like way, and they get all melty and it’s delicious. Also ‘dobradinha’ which i don’t like at all, which is made out of  cow's flat white stomach lining. And cow’s tongue, which is probably the best part of the cow and people who have never eaten one cooked well really freak out? 

20. what are you most thankful for?

not sure how this is going to sound like, but... my own adaptability. i really can’t imagine where I would be right now if I wasn’t so good at handling life changes. I’m 31 and already had to start over with nothing to my name four times. 

21. do you like spicy food?

Not really. I mean, I do - but I like the spice level to be at a point where I can taste the dish. I don’t like when everything is so spicy you might as well just eat the pure pepper, which seems to be most dishes I see. Pepper can be super flavorful, but if all you’re feeling is the heat than that’s not enjoyable for me.

22. have you ever met someone famous?

yes, quite a few times. both my mom and my stepfather worked in TV and cinema (where they met) as a costume designer and sound engineer, and with that I met loads of people. 

23. do you keep a diary or journal?

tried many times, failed. I’m horrible with a routine.

24. do you prefer to use pen or pencil?

pen

25. what is your star sign?

capricorn

26. do you like your cereal crunchy or soggy?

crunchy

27. what would you want your legacy to be?

i don’t really care? i don’t feel like i need to leave my mark on the world.

28. do you like reading? What was the last book you read?

yes, a lot. i’ve been reading a LOT of fanfiction. Actual book was probably The Rosary Girls.

29. how do you show someone you love them?

spending time with them, sharing interests. it will very very rarely be a vocal thing.

30. do you like ice in your drinks?

depend on the drink. i prefer if the drink itself is cold.

31. what are you afraid of?

disappointing people. (and never seeing 1D back together). This is an unintentional RPDR reference, but that dialogue really spoke to my soul.

32. what is your favorite scent?

peppermint

33. do you address older people by their name or surname?

name. 

34. if money was not a factor, how would you live your life?

probably the same, except with less worry. instead of working on what I do now, I would spend my time volunteering for a cat shelter, or have my own. more time for my craft and sewing, would study something.

35. do you prefer swimming in pools or the ocean?

neither, if I am honest, but definitely swimming pools if i’m forced to chose.

36. what would you do if you found $50 in the ground?

try to find the owner. if I couldn’t, i would keep it. wallets are one thing - i’ve found a few before and I always call their bank and give them my contact (not the police, that doesn’t do anything), but pure cash? can’t trace that. i’ve lost money before, and i just hope whoever found it used it well. 

37. have you ever seen a shooting star? did you make a wish?

yes and yes. 

38. what is one thing you would want to teach your children?

empathy

39. if you had to have a tattoo, what would it be and where would you get it?

my next one is definitely going to be Louis’ smiley face. I actually dreamed about it this evening, it was a very anxious dream and apparently my subconscious really want me to get the smiley with a tiny little doodle anchor next to it? on my wrist? 

40. what can you hear now?

the fan of my computer screaming and my cats eating.

41. where do you feel the safest?

my bed

42. what is one thing you want to overcome/conquer?

is it too much to put my entire childhood here?

43. if you could travel back to any era, what would it be?

Woodstock. I would enjoy those days for about a week before going mad. I like my modern comforts.

44. what is your most used emoji?

🤣

45. describe yourself using one word.

impulsive

46. what do you regret the most?

nothing. i do the best i can at the situation I am in. yes, i would probably change stuff if i had the knowledge i have today, but that’s not regret. 

47. last movie you saw?

Mr. Right.

48. last tv show you watched?

Ru Paul Drag Race All Start season 5

49. invent a word and its meaning

out of 49 this is the only one I’ll skip. oversharing? no problem. creativity? erm... my brain just goes blank.

[bthebstandsforbusbeanie]

I just finished up with the first season of “Unqualified Reviews” my Ru Paul’s Drag Race review show and season two is coming out really soon!! Can you guess which season I’m review next? https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGWGi4vXjU0EpXiQusx1cAk9Nk2veiZ4s

[queer-failures]

Let’s do Drag (on television): RPDR, Dragula, and mainstreaming of queer culture

As we witnessed the rise of the so-called quality tv and watched well-written plots played by A-listers during the past decade, reality television, “devaluated cultural form” (Skeggs and Wood, 120), became, at times, openly committed to progressive politics and producing artistically-significant content.

Two shows, Ru Paul’s Drag Race (2009 - ) with its numerous spin-offs, and The Boulet Brothers' Dragula (2016 - ), allow drag artists to compete for the title of “America’s next superstar” or, in the case of Dragula that emphasizes alternative and horror-inspired drag, “America’s next supermonster”. Ru Paul’s Drag Race is, as the name suggests, hosted by notable drag queen Ru Paul whose 1990s aesthetic is described by queer theorist José Esteban Muñoz as commercial drag. In the 2010s, Ru Paul became even more mainstream: his show introduced drag to wider audiences and ex-competitors, Ru Girls, were featured in music videos by prominent pop stars such as Taylor Swift and Iggy Azalea. While classic rhetoric of mainstream LGBT+ movement is foregrounded (candidates are encouraged to narrate their coming out story and recount family trauma), some exclusionary practices, like not allowing drag kings or trans drag queens (until 2018) or banning Manilla Luzon from wearing a period pad-inspired dress on the runway, were heavily criticized. Also, it is important to note that the show is split into two parts: drag queen personas compete for the crown while participants, in their boy clothes, create drama (often intensified through editing).

Dragula is somewhat different: in the first two seasons, participants were only shown in full drag (so, their civic identities remained secret), the show welcomes all types of gender identities and expressions, and crude humor (not that there is anything crude about menstruation, Luzon case is, I feel, simple misogyny) is encouraged. The most recent season was terribly entertaining and very significant as drag king Landon Cider (rightfully) won and the person behind the drag, Kristine BellaLuna, discussed challenges faced by female, non-binary, and trans individuals who do drag in (still) male-dominated scene.

I adore both shows and it is easy for me to relate to many experiences discussed by the participant. However, it is difficult not to miss queer scene described by Muñoz as a stage for subversive, terrorist drag: seedy clubs, peculiar aesthetic, and truly weird drag artists. Finally, Ru Paul’s Drag Race and Dragula, are both streamed on major platforms (Netflix and Amazon)  so they might be two faces of commercial drag rather than actual alternatives.

Muñoz, José Esteban. “The White to Be Angry: Vaginal Davis's Terrorist Drag.” Social Text 52/53, Vol. 15, Nos. 3-4 (Fall/Winter 1997): 80-103.

Skeggs Beverley and Helen Wood. Reacting to Reality Television - Performance, Audience and Value. London: Routledge, 2012.