Episode Discussion: Drag My Wedding

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Drag My Wedding

Welcome back, squirrel friends! It’s time for the next lap of the race! Bust out your wigs and padding because this is going to be a crazy ride.

Wigs and heels don’t go on for a few hours yet, but let’s get the T flowing now!

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~ And of course, don’t forget to werk.

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Comments

[fever-play.livejournal.com]

The show has almost always used its status as a platform to subtly educate and enlighten people on gay rights history. I think they should've chosen gay couples instead of straight ones. We can see straight weddings on any other show.

Adore's lip sync wasn't great; it was manic. She just happened to steal the spotlight more than Joslyn, which is what saved her. Both of their looks were bad, but Adore's was a shitshow.

Darienne and Courtney give the same looks on the runway week to week and they're not as fun or compelling in interviews as Bianca, Ben, and Adore. They may be more polished than Adore, but neither's personality is as charming. I'll be surprised if they make it to the top three.

I've always enjoyed NPH and David's Burtka's witticisms. They didn't dissapoint.

[kapvik.livejournal.com]

The show has almost always used its status as a platform to subtly educate and enlighten people on gay rights history. I think they should've chosen gay couples instead of straight ones. We can see straight weddings on any other show.


I thought that at first too. But then I realized that RuPaul specifically mentioned marriage equality, and for it to be gay weddings on an already gay-centric show would have come off as biased. Ru and the show probably wanted to highlight that advocating marriage equality for LGBT people *will not* take away from the institution of marriage as it is for straight people. (A lot of straight people are already doing that just fine on their own. /rimshot)

[redhandedjilll.livejournal.com]

I think they did it because 1. It's seen as more of a "challenge" to transform straight guys and 2. They also think it's great TV to see straight guys in drag. The equality message will always come second to what draws in ratings.