RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE - ALL STARS 5 (w/ Spoilers) — Page 4

SouthernCakes said: "Also RuPaul shows her arms quite a lot! I mean she’s trying pretend she’s a woman so the no muscle makes sense"

Most women have non stick like arms. (unless they are super skinny). You can have a toned arm and still look like a woman. Or even a muscular one. Friday's episode, her stick like arms seemed more obvious. It did not look good in proportion to the rest of her body. To me.

I concur about lack of comedy queens this season (though Jujubee and Cracker might disagree). Do you suppose they'll just skip Snatch Game entirely this season, given that they're down to 7 girls and next week has a different improv challenge slotted? Snatch Game with 6 queens sounds so puny...

Only Tangentially related to Drag Race, but T-Rex (Originally Trannika Rex), host of the popular Roscoe's Viewing Party among other events in Chicago drag, is having a reckoning against her for racist and all around ****ty treatment of Black Queens in the Community. Including, but not limited to, forcing Shea (before Drag Race) to do a performance 'Slave 4 U' while white people surrounded her and pretended to hit her with whips... during Black History month.

This was their statement

They had the Town Hall a few nights ago and despite prior to this agreeing to the demands she basically reneged on them when they told her by stepping back from her events twice a month is meant fully stepping back as in no pay, no casting, no input.

So far Roscoe's has fired her and Berlin where she also hosts show will surely not be behind by much as that is where she had Shea do the Slave 4 U performance and the owner of Berlin was in the video and just went completely wide eyed when she said it.

Basically, she had the opportunity to save her career and mend relationships and she instead chose the nuclear option and set fire to her entire career.

Interesting, and points taken, mainly, but Alexis could have taken the high road and not stuck her chins into a conversation that in no way concerned her. Picking fights is seldom a good idea.

Roscoe said: "Interesting, and points taken, mainly, but Alexis could have taken the high road and not stuck her chins into a conversation that in no way concerned her. Picking fights is seldom a good idea."

True. I would argue that the difference is that Cracker not a good person (the stories I could tell rival Jordan's stories about Lea Michele) and that Alexis is trying to play up drama for TV. But agreed about picking fights not usually being a great idea.

ArtMan said: "They may not have worked together for hours and hours, but they had worked together that day. "

What? When has Jujubee every worked with Cracker during this season? They've never been on a team together.

Y'all realize this is a reality show, where they have to start drama and plotlines, right? I also think it's worth noting that many of the VH1 era queens (S9 and beyond) are much more cautious and less confrontational than the queens from the Logo era. It makes sense that Alexis is starting something with Cracker - it gives her a plotline and production is more likely to keep her around for conflict. It also helps that Alexis is very talented and usually looks impeccable. (The 3-in-1 look wasn't great, but she usually sells it on the runway.) She's my call for top four, with Shea, Jujubee, and Cracker.

I find the defense of Cracker online very interesting. She's very talented, and while I don't love her work on RPDR, I think she's a very funny and smart drag queen who has continued to elevate her fashion. I can tell a lot of people are attracted to them because of how vocal they are about their self-doubt and mental health, something many of us (especially the younger fans) can relate to. However, some of her fans are really intense online. It reminds me of how defensive Trixie and Katya fans have been, and how it's a lot of young, white, cisgender girls. Maybe there's a trend of attachment to drag queens with the certain type of humor, one that can be quirky and self-deprecating? Either way, the racism and general hate online for queens of color (Alexis, The Vixen, Mayhem, Nina Bonina Brown, Monique Heart, Silky, Latrice on AS4) is really disappointing, but not surprising. No, not everything in the world is about racism. But it definitely stokes fire and adds more nasty words for teens to post online. It makes reading about the show online muuuuuuch less fun, and it sucks to see these drag queens and reality show contestants having to ask people to stop sending them death threats.

Finally, India should have gone home. Mariah isn't perfect but I find her more interesting based on her looks, humor, and ballroom experience. THRILLED Juju won and that Mayhem placed high, but I think Blair was a close second.

Besides Eureka, Silky, Phi Phi, and Trixie’s win, what’s problematic about it?

Updated On: 6/26/20 at 10:22 AM

Everyone gets the joke, but that doesn't change the fact that trans backlash is was caused it to be dropped.

https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/03/02/rupauls-drag-race-axes-youve-got-she-mail-catchphrase/

Personally, I think drag is funnier when it is offensive, but, since Drag Race is so mainstream now, I can understand why some people want it to be more socially aware and socially responsible.

Updated On: 6/26/20 at 11:19 AM

No, I don't think it's transphobic. Hell, I don't even think J.K. Rowling is transphobic. With trans issues coming to the forefront, though, I guess I'm just more sensitive to how it might sound to others, thus the cringe.

JKR seems to be OBSESSED with an argument that no one is thinking about or interested in having. The fact that she repeatedly brings it up and is willing to argue to the death about it does make me think she must be transphobic. She is totally obsessed!! It's very bizarre and sad. We're in the middle of a race war, a global pandemic, and it's Pride Month and THIS is what she uses her platform to speak about?? I have no idea why this is the hill she is choosing to die upon.