The boyfriend and I watched the finale of RuPaul's Drag Race last night, and I absolutely loved it!STOP NOW IF YOU DON'T WANT SPOILERS!!!!
OK, with that out of the way, I have to say that although I really like Bebe Zahara Benet, I enjoyed Miss Nina Flowers more. So did the boyfriend. Not that either of either did not like Bebe, and not that we aren't happy for her, it's just that I felt Nina had more range and stage presence, and in general was just an all around nice, humble, unassuming person. Add to that I prefer the more androgynous look in my drag stars, and Nina makes a natural choice for me. Of course, Ongina was my personal favorite with her androgynous style, bubbly personality and outrageous costumes.
I'm really glad that this show made it to the air waves. It was campy, it was silly, it was high gloss on a dime (a rusty ass dime at times…), but that's drag. Drag is such an important, yet dismissed, part of gay culture and I'm very glad to see drag get it's day in the sun again. Sure, we've had movies like Bird Cage and To Wong Fu, which were great in their own rights, but the both explored characters. RuPaul's Drag Race opened up the doors to the actual people and everything that goes in to being glamorous.
I know there are some queens out there that will say that drag isn't all the gays are about and that it shows the gay community in the wrong light, etc., etc. I've heard it all. It's all BS. While not every gay man dresses in drag, the fact is that drag is a very huge part of the community. Drag queens lead our parades, host our parties, spice up our dance floors and provide outlets for us that we couldn't otherwise explore. And they are outright glam!
I'm also happy to see that LOGO has picked up the show for another season. The show has been a bit of a break-away hit too, since it's also broadcast on Logo's sister station VH1. I know plenty of people have been watching it, and from my Facebook feed, it's not just the gays. While this season was fantastic, I'm hoping the next season is a bit more polished and definitely longer!
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I was cheering for Nina from episode one. Ongina was my second choice until her elimination (which made me tear up more that I expected). Bebe is a good choice, I'm just glad that the young and inexperienced Rebeca didn't win.
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