Tuesday, 8 January 2013

CAN I GET AN AMEN ON RUPAUL?

There's way too many reality shows these days. We have the age old American Idol, America's Next Top Model, Project Runway and few years back we started having horrible reality shows like The Kardashian (what's their point of existence?), Teen Moms (really?), Jersey Shore and all of the Real Housewives series. I've heard of this particular reality show but never bothered to actually go and watch it till a friend of mine, Soyer told me "how can you be gay when you don't watch RuPaul's Drag Race?" And so I did and I've been hooked ever since.



RuPaul's Drag Race is well, a drag race. Think America's Next Top Model meets American Idol meets Britney Spears (for the lip-sync part except they do it better). Each week, contestants are given challenges such as creating a look out of anything they can find from a designated area, coming up with a glamorous look, superhero/villain look, well just think of everything that is spectdragcular.And unlike eliminations in other reality shows, these drag superstars are required to...in the words of RuPaul, lip-sync for their lives and don't fuck it up.

The show features few of RuPaul's more well known tracks and though RuPaul abuses auto-tune more than Ke$ha ever will, it's still fun to boogie around. You gotta werk that ass.

Go get yourself some of RuPaul's Drag Race and I can guarantee you that you'll be hooked! Well, you will be if you like dramas, men calling each other bitches for the sake of calling, bitches reading one another (and in drag term, reading does not involve a book) and bitches calling out one another on their act. 

As the show progress, you really gain a deeper understanding on drag and also the respect for these people putting on their art into life. It's really good for the LGBT community. Can I get an AMEN?!


Season 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race premieres January 28th, 2013.


Season 1 Winner, Bebe Zahara Benet
Season 2 Winner, Tyra Sanchez
(original male photo not available)
Season 3 Winner, Raja
(looks familiar? That's cause he's the makeup artist throughout ANTM)

Season 4 Winner, Sharon Needles

All Stars Season Winner, Chad Michaels
(spitting image of CHER!)

MY ALL TIME Favorite Drag Superstar, Raven
(runner-up for both Season 2 and All Stars)

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