I've been complimenting everyone on their

C.harisma
U.niqueness
N.erve and
T.alent

all week long ;-)

thanks for the recap!

Ha ha, hightemp! I totally missed that! You would think with a name like mine I would have caught it. Thanks for pointing that out. The humor on this show is on so many levels that I need to put my drag thinking cap on a little tighter.

Those are some ugly ladies. I didn't know anybody did drag anymore. It's SOOO 1960s.

Certainly noone does it like Ru!!! and none of these girls could ever take her place, either. that being said, I liked the show and the recap, and the kick to the curb phrases, not so fond of don't fuck it up though.

Anyway, refreshing, and can't wait to see where it goes.

It's the best of PR & ANTM combined into parody!

Ru as Tyra & Tim! Perfect.

"Don't Fuck It Up"! Best tagline.

Santino as Nina!?! Oh the irony.

Twunty, my hometown is Cleveland, and to hear Ms. Akashia is from there, I was disappointed. She's too much man, IMO. And episode 2 convinced me even more she is all wrong.

I've actually met Victoria "Porkchop" Parker, and she is far and away more amazing and exciting of a performer than what they portrayed on this show (she has competed for and won more than one national title). It is not at all uncommon in the drag world for a queen not to know how to sew... the performer that I work with has 24 years of experience and does not sew her own clothes... they pay dressmakers (who are sometimes amongst the less successful drag performers) quite handsomely for that service.

I'm not exactly thrilled with how the premiere came across, it seems waaaay too close to being ripped off from Project Runway (and I'm not exactly charmed by "Don't fuck it up", either) but I'll give it a chance. It's too bad they sent home the only queen of size and kept the little boy in a bucket of loofahs instead.

love, J-Mo :)

I was hoping this show would be recapped. I actually sent Flipit a note about it. :)

I love the show even after the first episode, but one thing that could go away is the Sashay/Chante thing? That probably seemed great on paper, but it kind of sucks. So that could go and I would be fine with it.

Thanks for all your comments everybody.
I agree with juddfan that it will be next to impossible to follow in Ru's footsteps, but let's give these girls a chance.
hutchlover, I live in Cleveland and was pulling for our hometown gal but she needs to learn a lot before she deserves to have the attitude she carries around.
j-mo, wouldn't you love to see Porkchop et al in a Drag Race tour across the nation? I am dying to see her act so I know what I'm missing.
Snooty Bootches, I think that every show needs a tagline or two and those are very low on my annoyance meter. It could be worse. I've heard enough "either you're in or you're out" to last a lifetime.
And I think you are wrong, Mr. Dangerous. Drag is a wonderful thing and I don't want to live in a world without it.
Cheers everybody! Thanks again for the input.
-Twunty

Oh, I'm not wrong. I've been going to gay bars for 20 years or more and rarely do I ever see drag queens. The only time I see drag queens is on Halloween and during the pride parade. (Though I know there are bars that cater to drag queens. NOT MANY but there are some.)

Drag is SO yesterday and practiced by so few in the gay community. I could certainly live without drag queens. They are something to laugh at, aren't they? Aren't you laughing at them when they behave "outrageously?" Isn't that why you watch the show? To laugh at their behavior?
Aren't they like the African American STEPIN' FETCHIT character?
It's fine with me if gay people want to do this but drag just perpetrates negative stereotypes about gay people and does not further our cause for equality.

I'm not sure, Mr. Dangerous.

As a straight woman, I love to go to Pride events, and there's always lots of fun & lovely queens at these events. Even my teen-age straight son, who's been to a few, also enjoys watching them perform.

The world would be a sadder place without drag queens.

love, Love, LOVED the premiere episode and the recap.

The difference between Stepin Fetchit and drag queens is that Stepin was an exaggerated mockery of the worst sterotypes of black people. Drag queens are celebrating (typically) the most prized icons of womanhood.

I so did not get the Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve and Talent. I will punish myself later (thereby threatening myself with a good time).

Before the lipsynch, I thought they were going to keep Pork Chop, but she was just horrible. She didn't know the words, or even the rhythm. It was tragic.

Lastly, there was so much damn vaseline on the lens sometimes that I thought my TV was out of wack for a minute.

Mr Dangerous...

With respect, I beg to differ with you regarding your low opinion of drag and it's place in gay culture. Drag queens have been there fighting right alongside the others at the Stonewall riots that began the gay rights movement 35+ years ago. Drag queens have been there to perform and raise thousands upon thousands of dollars for AIDS-assistance and other worthy charities and people in need. Drag queens have been there to march in the parades and stand up to the rocks and bottles and bricks being thrown at all of us.

If you have the impression that the Art of Drag is solely about being "outrageous" and "stereotypical" then I'd have to say the drag talent in your area must be very poor indeed (especially if they're so invisible in your community)!

I have spent the majority of my adult life working closely with and for several drag performers (in a non-drag capacity) and I have learned more about what it means to really have courage and be true to yourself from them than I ever did from any other kind of gays.

The best drag performers are true "entertainers" in every sense of the word... with their illusion, their makeup, their hair, their clothes, their dancing, their personality, their wit... I have witnessed some amazing and magical performances that have fully transcended the bitter cynic's dismissive "that's just a man in a dress lip-synching to someone else's song". If that's all you think it is, then you've not truly seen what it really has to offer.

I understand, it's not for everyone, and you may never be a fan of it, which is fine... there are plenty within the gay community who are uncomfortable with gender-bending of this nature... I just hate to see anyone condemn the entire community as being somehow "damaging" to gay rights when they have done more and contributed so much to furthering the cause for all of us.

Just my opinion, from a drag fan and the Fattest Backup Dancer In Captivity™...

love, J-Mo :)

I love drag queens!!! Transgendered people are some of the bravest souls to walk this earth!!! There have always been and always will be people who don't fit solidly in either a male or female catagory, whether it's expressed with drag, or completely changing, and I personally think it has nothing to do with trends, or trendiness.

To each his/her own, as we are all agreeing, but I have seen some of J-mo's performances, and it seems to be a huge event and competition among drag acts that I would love to see in person one day!!! xoxoxo J-mo!!

Okay, I don't argue with people on the internet. (It just seems really ghetto to me.)

Love and kisses to J-Mo and Juddfann but really don't you understand how "drag" hurts our struggle for equality?

Republicans, Mormons and the Christian Right can point to drag queens and say, "They're not like us at all. Gay people say they're like us but they're not. Look at them. They're freaks. They're men who put on dresses and make-up and parade around like women."

And the thing is - it's this miniscule part of the gay community -- that's into drag -- that "drags" us down.

Our struggle for equality will continue and one day we will reach the promised land but "regular" gay people will have to carry the weight of drag queens, on their backs, to get to that promised land.

Drag queens do not help our cause for equality but rather they hinder it.

Uh, and no one is throwing anything (rocks, bottles or bricks) at me. Cause if they do -- I'm throwing it back.

Hey, Mr. Dangerous, you are entitled to your opinion. And I will leave it at that and agree to disagree.

love, J-Mo :)

Mr. Dangerous, I think the problem is that the fight for equality has become synonomous (sp?) with the fight for marriage, which is a fallacy in its own right. Not every gay person wants to get married (I count myself as one), but every gay person wants death benefits and partner's rights.

The "gay" movement will never be fully embraced in America for two reasons: because of the many closet cases still in our society, and the many fringe communities that are included under the GLBT umbrella. Honestly, it's too inclusive.

Overall, gays dominate entertainment, music, culture, and anything that has become popularized in society. Drag queens serve as an exaggeration of that, which is a beautiful thing if done right!

Let's just enjoy our "sisters" and talk about the show and not depress ourselves with social issues, m'kay?

As an aside, the CUNT thing is fucking hilarious!

Dear Mr. Dangerous,
Yours is a sad commentary on people's rights to be different. the gay community should be a community of tolerance and acceptance, because transgendered or individuals that do not conform to societies heteronormative standards need somewhere to feel safe and accepted. here you are hating on them. life can be hard when you are not able to fit into societies boxes and people are mean spirited and judgemental. I am dissapointed to find that you are living in the "gay community" and being judgemental yourself. many cultures value their third gender citizens. I am in Hawaii and the term Mahu applies to the male to female lifestyle. this is an accepted part of the hawaiian culture and no one should ever accuse them of bringing someone down.

Dear Mr. Dangerous,
Yours is a sad commentary on people's rights to be different. the gay community should be a community of tolerance and acceptance, because transgendered or individuals that do not conform to societies heteronormative standards need somewhere to feel safe and accepted. here you are hating on them. life can be hard when you are not able to fit into societies boxes and people are mean spirited and judgemental. I am dissapointed to find that you are living in the "gay community" and being judgemental yourself. many cultures value their third gender citizens. I am in Hawaii and the term Mahu applies to the male to female lifestyle. this is an accepted part of the hawaiian culture and no one should ever accuse them of bringing someone down.

Dear Mr. Dangerous,
Yours is a sad commentary on people's rights to be different. the gay community should be a community of tolerance and acceptance, because transgendered or individuals that do not conform to societies heteronormative standards need somewhere to feel safe and accepted. here you are hating on them. life can be hard when you are not able to fit into societies boxes and people are mean spirited and judgemental. I am dissapointed to find that you are living in the "gay community" and being judgemental yourself. many cultures value their third gender citizens. I am in Hawaii and the term Mahu applies to the male to female lifestyle. this is an accepted part of the hawaiian culture and no one should ever accuse them of bringing someone down.