drag_race | Keeping it 100!: The Polls

The best way to counter the PC ridiculousness of the day is to just rip it apart and Bianca does that deliciously. Youth culture has become so precious and uninspiring that it deserves nothing more than contempt.
I feel like I came out of an era where I dealt with a lot of adversity and developed a thick skin to survive it. These days they have it so much easier, but need constant validation of their self worth and book a therapist if they`re denied anything. It really has got to the point where people are scared to speak in case a Carmen Carrera type makes a stink :(

Even if Betty stays spiky I still appreciate her look, I don`t have to like the bitch for that !
The only thing I will say in Violet`s favour is that she really studied and knew her fashion, and to have that down so young is impressive to me.

Yes. Yes. Yes. I can not say YES enough. I am so sick and tired of the entitled attitude of today's youth. They as so coddled you'd think the were raised in bubble wrap and... most probably were! They act like the world owes them everything and it doesn't. And how horribly shocking when they realize that!

I'm the same way. I had to toughen up and deal with all of the bullies and what not because the schools just did not care one little. In fact, they blamed me. I learned to deal with it and embrace who I am, no matter what anyone else thinks. If was awful, but I'm much stronger for it. I got me a thick hide now!

Now everyone gets a gold star simply for showing up.

Betty... Le sigh. I wish she'd just not speak because she is stunning in the challenges. The acapella challenge? I couldn't keep my eyes off of her. I keep hoping that maybe we get a tiny glimpse of something else personality wise. I hope we finally cracked through the shell a little bit when she pulled out the "fat" pictures and talked about hitting on Kim Chi. I want more of that attitude.

2k can fuck right off, I find it so utterly uninspiring. I guess i`m just a 20th century trash bag who in midlife now gets to despair at the youth of today and all the techno babble.
I may be just as clueless about 2k as a lot of kids are about the 20th century, but I was so amused by the way Bob convinced naive Naomi that Garbo was in the Spice Girls :D

I don`t actually find Betty unbareable, she just wanted to get the task down and to me that`s just being professional. Besides if Chi Chi has smelt the brains from a gangland shoot-out, she`s hardly gonna be phazed by Betty`s sissy showdown :D

I so agree. There is so much I miss about the mid-90's. (Yay for nostalgia and disparity!) It seems nothing really new is happening right now. Everything is remakes or vintage style or decorations. And I so agree about all of the techno babble - iPads, notebooks, nook books.... whatever. Give me a real book and quit texting me already.

Oh Naomi.... so gullible. That was very amusing. And also sad. I'm not saying that I know everything about current pop culture or fashion, but I'm not completely ignorant either. I can't stand when the younger queens don't seem to know about about the past. (Tatiana not knowing who Oscar Wilde is floored me. As did Pearl's attitude towards Hamlet. Did they never take an English class in high school?!)

I agree with that, she was right in wanting to be prepared. It's just the way she went about it. I don't think anyone ever told her that you catch more flies with honey. LOL, Chi Chi... I don't know what to think of her most of the time.

I remember in the mid 90`s all the anticipation about the approach of the new millennium and how I thought we would either all be radioactive by then or be living like "The Jetsons". The anti-climax of 2k has so far only given us reality TV overload, hyper PC preciousness and a race of cell phone zombies. Roald Dahl once wrote that in the future the human race would become giant slugs with over developed index fingers which they use for operating their remote controls. I feel like his future vision has arrived :/

I`m so old school that I don`t even have a clue or a care about any of those gadgets you mentioned. In fact i`m probably one of the only people on the planet that doesn`t own a cell phone. My life is just not enriched by all that techno crap and anyone I know that spends their time on it just constantly complains about it.

A lot of kids do seem oblivious to the fact the 20th century even existed and that it has inadvertently supplied them with their 3rd rate plagiarised youth culture. Their lack of innovation actually pains me, and there really is no excuse to be ignorant of the past when the information is so instantly accessible through the internet.
I feel like a lot of the young queens have grown up with the show so only know to emulate what has gone before. The queens that came out of Ru`s era were all so diverse that I don`t see why they can`t still be. Betty is a dog with sharper teeth, but she still brings plenty of oomph and personal style.

Oh yeah, I remember that as well. And then 200o hit and it was like... wha happen??? A whole lot of nothing, to be quite honest. Ugh, we are so slug people. Wall-E touched on that idea, with the people floating around in the hover chairs.

I don't use any of those either, though I do confess to enjoying the Twitter. I have a cell phone, which I usually mainly for work. It helps me keep track of sales, questions, etc., when I'm not near my computer. But other than that, I can't stand how people walk around with their faces glued to their phones. And restaurants are the worst, parents who ignore their kids as the text/talk/whatever. I hate that.

And the kids just do not care that they're lacking the knowledge. That's what's really sad. I was talking to my brother the other day and he told me he'd never seen Wayne's World. I get it, it's just a silly movie, but how do you not even know what it's about? I was floored.

Betty is just so smart about the competition, much like Bianca. They know their history, where they came from and they pull on the knowledge to make themselves a step (or twenty) above the others. Like in the new wave challenge, Betty's comments about the shapes were spot on. It was so irritating to see a younger queen just brush that off. And they 80's wasn't even that long ago, it's not like they were supposed to draw inspiration from baroque music or anything.

The more I think about it, the more I love Betty. Her looks floor me and I can't keep my eyes off of her in the challenges, and that says something.

I was thinking the other day how people don`t shout "freak" and "weirdo" at me as much as they used to, then I realized that it`s because they just don`t look up from their cell phones for long enough to react.
My best friend also doesn`t do gadgets except for Twitter. He is always telling me about how he had a back and forth with say an actress that was in Dynasty or an 80`s pop star, so I guess to be able to have that kind of contact it`s pretty amazing.

My celluloid cut off point is about the mid 90`s, everything since seems to mostly be pointless remakes or awful hundred mile an hour CGI disposable toss. I got suckered in by the nostalgia hype of the most recent Star Wars movie so went to the cinema for the first time in years to see it. I took my ex and he fell asleep, and to be honest I don`t think he missed anything. There is something really lacking in the substance of modern films that just doesn`t do it for me.

Naomi should have been taking notes not bitching about it when Betty was giving her new wave knowledge. I think you`re right about the kids now not respecting that or even wanting to know. I wonder if in generations from now the people will look back on the dawn of the 21st century in the same way Drag Race fans look on Season 7 - that is assuming that future generations don`t just get worse :/

Ah, so true. When I see people looking down at their screens, I always want to stand right in front of them, just to see how they'll react. In fact, I've started walking straight at them, just out of curiosity and it's like they've developed some new sense that lets them know when an obstacle is coming because they always veer around me. It's ridiculous.

Yes, that is one of the most amazing things about Twitter. I've developed some nice friendships with some people I'd never have crossed paths with otherwise, but being able to so easily reach out to people I admire is amazing. And it always gives me such a thrill when I get a response or follow back. It sounds so silly, but it can be very nice to get that little reassurance.

I love movies, especially horror movies, so I've seen a LOT. But I agree, there's a lot of mindless garbage out anymore. I hate to say it, but I missed Star Wars despite wanting to see it. Did it just not meet your expectations? I just saw 10 Cloverfiled Lane, which I loved. John Goodman is always amazing.

Ugh, yes! That was such great advice and she totally ignored it. Has she never seen Sixteen Candles?! Anything out of the 80's?! It was a total lack of respect that I really believe came from Naomi being so young. She just didn't want to listen. I always want to tell the younger queens to soak it all in, learn from those around you. I think that that's something that made Adore so great, she was so ready and willing to learn from everyone and the changes she made in that short of time were really amazing.

Yeah, people will definitely look back and wonder what was going on and wonder what we were thinking. (Or if we were thinking at all.)

Hahahha, yes i`ve noticed that too, how cell phone zombies swerve if they register a potential collision but still don`t always look up. I have a teenage niece who treats her cell phone like a life support system, I really don`t get it :/

I had a few encounters with pop stars and celebs in the nightlife of my youth, but I totally get what you`re saying about Twitter because my best friend is the same with it.

I`m also a massive horror movie fiend, everything from the full-on scare the shit out of you to the laughable schlocky trash. I also like lesser known genres like giallo and w.i.p movies. I must confess to not having seen many modern horrors, but I did look at the trailer for 10 Cloverfiled Lane and thought it looked promising so will check it out on your recommendation.

The original Star Wars movie was the first film I saw in the cinema as a kid and it`s impact has never left me. I mostly went to see the latest Star Wars because I love Carrie Fisher and what she has to say regarding mental health and the human condition. She only seems to have about 3 lines in the film and they seem somehow regurgitated from 30 years ago :/
I just thought the bulk of the plot was a rehash and the rest seemed like a bad joke. I really think it was just the nostalgia that sold it.
A woman I know who`s brother had one line of dialog in the last film told me that in the next one they are trying to be trendy by making Luke Skywalker gay, but i`m hoping she was just winding me up :D

You`re right about Adore, she did learn and grow on the show and I always thought her make-up looked pretty.
I can see how a young queen can benefit from the wisdom of the drag elder, but having been drag mother to a couple of kids that I should`ve just aborted, I would advice the old lags to leave the kids to their ego`s and ignorance.

Cell phone zombies? Perfect! I've never thought of it like that, but it's so true, lol. My dad, uncle and brothers are the same way and then they make fun of me for NOT being into all of that nonsense. My dad would have his phone surgically attached to his head if he could, I swear.

Oooh, now I want to know who you've crossed paths with! I've done a lot of meet and greet type things, which are always fun. Twitter is nice because it's a way to reach people I know I'll never get a chance to see.

YES! I LOVE super ridiculous and cheesy horror movies. (Have you ever watched Z Nation? It's ridiculous and fun.) I've never heard of giallo as a specific genere, but I do enjoy a lot of movies that fall under the category. What do you mean by w.i.p.? Unfinished? I love classic horror movies, but I'll take just about anything. (Rape is pretty much my only NO.) Awesome! Though if you hate it, it'll totally be my fault. :P

Back to the wonders of Twitter.... I actually have one of Eli Roth's baby teeth that I won is a very strange contest he held on Twitter years ago. I wear it as a necklace. :D

Ah, so it has sentimental value. I can definitely understand it not living up to the originals in that case. Carrie Fisher is pretty amazing. I loved that she was so adamant about appearing her age and weight in the new movie.

Yeah, I've heard the rumors about Luke. First he was bisexual and now he's gay. So... it might not be a windup. :P

Have you seen any recent pics of Adore? She's grown leaps and bounds since her season. It's pretty amazing.

HAHAHAHA, but the children are out future! ;) Maybe the older queens should toss the youngins in a vat of hairspray and keep the ones who float to the top?

I`m not name dropping, i find that so lame, besides the majority of celebs i encountered were just brief one time occasions, nothing to really make a fuss about. I only mentioned it to emphasize that the celeb world isn`t untouchable, people just engage it more now through gadgets.

I don`t really like the style of modern cinema so don`t tend to give much a go. I looked up Z Nation and saw that Matt Cedeno is in it and as i`m mad for that spunk i will definitely check that show out :)

Giallo is a genre of Italian crime cinema of the 1960`s - 80`s. Giallo means "yellow", which is the colour of the crime pulp magazines from which the film genre takes it`s inspiration. Giallo films look very sleek and often feature a black gloved killer. The best description i`ve heard of them is that they`re like blood opera`s where style takes precedence over substance and logic.
W.I.P is an abbreviation for "women in prison", it`s a genre of exploition films prominent in the 70`s along with things like "Nazisploitation" and "Blaxploitation". W.I.P films often involve a sadistic lesbian warden and a prison riot or break out. I just find them really camp and amusing :)

My only real horror no no is anything that involves animal cruelty, like the batch of crappy cannibal movies made at the end of the 70`s. I also can`t appreciate this new torture porn misoginism that has been around for over a decade now :/
I really didn`t appreciate Hostel, but you having Eli Roth`s tooth is hilarious :D
I could give you my email address if you wanna go more in depth about horror and schlock cinema as i wanna write more but this doesn`t seem like the right place for it.

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Hahahah, your hairspray vat sounds like a drag variation on an acid bath killer :D
I believe in abortion at least up to the age of 21 :p This is me as a train ...

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Yeah.... we kind of drifted off the rails here, lol. I sent you a message.

Bah. Totally forgot the last part, but it's Drag Race relevant, so...

Well naturally! What else would one drown a drag queen in?

Lol, how many kids have you pushed in front of that train?!

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