На днях была на дрэге — думала о том, что я обычно танцую всем, чем угодно, кроме лица.

Опыт же дрэга — это липсинк, serving looks, striking poses. Очень прямая, легко считываемая, вульгарная и преувеличенная эмоция, агрессивно выраженная идентичность.

Метрика Ру Пола в его Drag Race — charisma (а также uniqueness, nerve and talent). Я хотела бы всему этому учиться.

Поглядела, как выглядит дрэг в академии — нашла обаятельное A love letter to drag by Andrew Farrell.

Случайные цитаты:

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My drag has become a part of my family life in a dichotomous way. I have built measures of safety, boundaries, and access to drag for them. They know that uncle goes out dressed as a girl; their naive yet astute observation calling back to the Shakespearean etymology of drag. Uncle’s wigs and makeup are irresistible to sassy, mischievous kids. It is nothing but curious dress-ups to them. They don’t understand that when I go outside, I risk my safety because someone inevitably has an adverse reaction to my existence. They don’t yet comprehend a world where hateful glares and non-consensual photographs interrogate my body. They are shielded from (trans)misogynists and gatekeepers who accuse me of grooming and trying to redefine “woman” when the only femininity I occupy is my own. Instead, what the kids see is a composition of me in the many ways I can be me. It is that simple.

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I feel privileged to have drag in my life as it continues to shine hope against any looming despair I may feel. Winner of Season 15 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, spoiler alert, Sasha Colby, a māhū (gender identity terminology in Native Hawaiian culture) and transgender drag queen, declared that “this [win] goes to every trans person: past, present, and future, because we are not going anywhere” (Murray, 2023, 57:43). Colby’s call was a refreshing, decolonial emphasis on the importance of trans people to the drag community and beyond. The colloquially discursive fatigue brought on by the saturation and globalisation of the show as a franchise, including spin-offs such as Allstars, and tours and endless social media content, are tempered by these moments of Indigenous joy.

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