DRAG GETS A "SALON" TREATMENT
From Salon.com, that is. In a piece by Thomas Rogers, Salon asks about the state of drag in a new millennium and raises some interesting points. RuPaul and I were both interviewed about drag in 2009 and in particular about RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE, which premieres tomorrow night on LOGO.
WHERE HAVE ALL THE DRAG QUEENS GONE?
The campy spectacle has lost favor with a generation of young gay men. Can RuPaul's new reality show bring it back?
AN EXCERPT:
The tragic and outsize divas that have long inspired drag queens are also becoming harder to find in the manufactured pop landscape: The Bette Midlers and Whitney Houstons have been replaced by Katy Perry and the Pussycat Dolls. "The sad thing is, the pop stars that were popularly impersonated in my day all had personality," says Lady Bunny. "How are you going to impersonate Rihanna? What is her personality? You don't know, because she's just a product."
READ THE REST: SALON.COM
AND HOW COULD THERE BE A DRAG RACE WITHOUT A LITTLE CONTROVERSY?
THE DALLAS VOICE'S DANIEL KUSNER ASKED THE SUPERMODEL OF THE WORLD IF DRAG QUEEN AND TRANNY WERE POLITICALLY CORRECT TERMS.
RUPAUL APPROVES "TRANNY"
AN EXCERPT:
On Monday, America’s sweetheart kicks off “Drag Race,” a female illusion competition-reality show that’s one part “America’s Next Top Model” and one part “Project Runway.”
“Judge Judy is my favorite TV show. And there’s part of her there, too. I’m the Judge Judy of the show,” RuPaul says from her home in Los Angeles.
Since Planetrangender says “drag queen” is also off limits, we asked if RuPaul agreed.
“Okay, Let me put on my Judge Judy robe,” RuPaul says. “People really need to get a life. And quit taking every opportunity to be offended by the world. Years ago, political correctness made it unbearable for anyone to have a laugh or be free. You can’t make the whole world ‘baby safe.’ That’s really the uneducated approach to dealing with issues.
“There are more things to do in this life than to try to correct people with how they should refer to you. That’s your problem. That’s not their problem,” she continues.
MORE: DALLASVOICE.COM
WHERE HAVE ALL THE DRAG QUEENS GONE?
The campy spectacle has lost favor with a generation of young gay men. Can RuPaul's new reality show bring it back?
AN EXCERPT:
The tragic and outsize divas that have long inspired drag queens are also becoming harder to find in the manufactured pop landscape: The Bette Midlers and Whitney Houstons have been replaced by Katy Perry and the Pussycat Dolls. "The sad thing is, the pop stars that were popularly impersonated in my day all had personality," says Lady Bunny. "How are you going to impersonate Rihanna? What is her personality? You don't know, because she's just a product."
READ THE REST: SALON.COM
AND HOW COULD THERE BE A DRAG RACE WITHOUT A LITTLE CONTROVERSY?
THE DALLAS VOICE'S DANIEL KUSNER ASKED THE SUPERMODEL OF THE WORLD IF DRAG QUEEN AND TRANNY WERE POLITICALLY CORRECT TERMS.
RUPAUL APPROVES "TRANNY"
AN EXCERPT:
On Monday, America’s sweetheart kicks off “Drag Race,” a female illusion competition-reality show that’s one part “America’s Next Top Model” and one part “Project Runway.”
“Judge Judy is my favorite TV show. And there’s part of her there, too. I’m the Judge Judy of the show,” RuPaul says from her home in Los Angeles.
Since Planetrangender says “drag queen” is also off limits, we asked if RuPaul agreed.
“Okay, Let me put on my Judge Judy robe,” RuPaul says. “People really need to get a life. And quit taking every opportunity to be offended by the world. Years ago, political correctness made it unbearable for anyone to have a laugh or be free. You can’t make the whole world ‘baby safe.’ That’s really the uneducated approach to dealing with issues.
“There are more things to do in this life than to try to correct people with how they should refer to you. That’s your problem. That’s not their problem,” she continues.
MORE: DALLASVOICE.COM
posted by Lady Bunny at Monday, February 02, 2009
2 Comments:
It was nice that Salon called you, but I thought their article was dum overall. An area of culture is not the same as it was in 1993? Stop the presses!
I saw the first episode...this show jumped the shark shortly before the first commercial break. RuPaul's Drag Race? FAIL.
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