Ru's new show, 'Drag University'

[anansie-s.livejournal.com]

Ru is working on a new reality show, to start airing in June this year on Logo.

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Extract: "We do have another show coming up. It’s called RuPaul’s Drag University which starts filming in March. The show invites real women to the Drag University — Drag U. — and they are not made over, but they undergo a psychological evaluation to determine when they gave up on themselves. Drag U. teaches them how to own their power and to stop playing small. Ultimately, they graduate at the end of the show with their newly empowered, made-over self. The professors at Drag U. are some of the kids from Drag Race and also some of the drag legends. I think everybody could learn from the kind of self-reinvention that drag teaches. Everyone could reemerge and reinvent themselves through the process, but once it’s done, you have to maintain it (...) I am, of course, the Dean of the University."
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Comments

[mumblemutter.livejournal.com]

I LOVE RUPAUL SO MUCH OMG.

sorry, that's about all i have to say without like, just capslocking all over the place. i look forward to Drag University!

she makes me feel all warm and fuzzy and people positive on the inside! <3 <3 <3

[anansie-s.livejournal.com]

I'm generally sort of wary of makeover shows (especially when women get made over by men, it tends to get annoying very quickly) so was relieved that this is apparently *not* primarily about makeovers!

And even if it was I'd not worry too much because I feel like Ru can be trusted, because, come on. It's Ru \o/ :)

(http://tinypic.com)

[mumblemutter.livejournal.com]

no yes, me too? like i hate the ones where you have this urban people going to middle america and look their noses down on women all "no THIS is how you should behave/dress because clearly your suburban lifestyle is pants and i am here to tell you how to be better than that, ie. just like me" just. no! but she sounds so positive when she's like "it's about them being made to feel better about themselves!" i am totally down with that.

[anansie-s.livejournal.com]

"clearly your suburban lifestyle is pants"

I clearly need to say this to someone one day!

RuPaul is made of rainbows, I agree.

[mumblemutter.livejournal.com]

OMG cm just pasted the bit about using all your colors in the crayon box to me, that was so beautiful and lovely and heartening! <33333

[anansie-s.livejournal.com]

Yes I would like to start using all the orange and fuschia and magenta together at the same time! &hearts

[meiou-set.livejournal.com]

CAN I LOVE THAT FIERCE QUEEN MORE?

Damn, RuPaul can dream it and I'll go for the ride. This sounds pretty cool. I hope that they choose down-to -earth girls though.

[anansie-s.livejournal.com]

"I hope that they choose down-to -earth girls though."

Same here! I'm wondering what their target audience is ... I mean, it's going to be mostly straight women, and it's on Logo. Hrm. I also hope that it doesn't turn into one of those shows that feeds the stereotypes about what gay people are experts at.

[ascot-gavotte.livejournal.com]

I really want to see some of the season 2 girls on this, but they're not the most stylish queens. ah well.

[kapvik.livejournal.com]

See, I've writing all season that the fake shows RuPaul mentions offhandedly should totally be greenlit by Logo. Drag Survivor, MacGyver Of Drag - I would totally watch those shows!

That being said, when I saw this article I was hoping we would be seeing a version of RuPaul's School For Girrrrrrrrlssssss a la "Gone With The Window," where we see aspiring drag princesses go from afro wigs and balloon boobies to Drag Race worthy queens. An ordinary makeover show, I'm no so jazzed about.