Eh. I don’t think there’s a drag queen in America that would quibble over a slip of the tongue on pronouns. While most gay men, anyway, speak fluent Genderflip, sometimes we trip.
99% of the time I’ll use “he” if the particular dq is out of character or out of costume, and “she” is the dq is in character or in costume. The confusing part is that the drag queens in this episode were partly in costume, and also appearing on a television show…were they in character the whole time? Was he “Jeffery” or was she “Varla Jean”?
Draq queen gender issues are almost never played for serious transsexual visibility or anything like that, so I’d say “he or she” is a much less important distinction than it is for actual transsexual or transgender people.
What makes RuPaul confusing is that his street name IS his drag queen name. He does (or did, don’t know if he’s still on the air) a radio show from either a New Jersey or New York radio station as himself, without the big blonde wig and heels, and he goes by RuPaul.
There is no absolute rule. It just seemed like there was some pc language being used, when imho, it wasn’t necessary. And also, imho, it was wrong.
In costume, Hedda Lettuce would be she, OK. But when all the drags queens came into the work area, or whatever that space is called, no straight person should be referring to those men as she or her, etc.
Also, if a gay friend of mine called me up and said RuPaul is in town, do you want to get tickets. I’d say no, I’ve never thought he was very good.
There was at least one (and I’d need to see their catwalks again) who couldn’t walk in heels. Or was acting as though she couldn’t walk in heels. I was shocked.
I thought it was between Joe & Terri. Korto’s (though not bad) wasn’t anything that special either. It turns out that I like Leanne’s loopy things if they’re stiff and spiky and worn by a drag queen. (And also if she’s recently complained about Blayne). And I’m sick to death of Keith’s fringe.
Suede and Hedda sound a lot alike. (I tend to do other things until the runway show, and when I was kind of half listening to their first client meeting and the first fitting, I couldn’t hear a distinction between the voices.)
Daniel needed to go weeks ago. Nice that he didn’t stay in any longer.
Unless the individual in question wants you to. I don’t know how you can be sure how they each wanted to be addressed. Some of them might be transsexuals, some transvestites, some just actors who play women on stage. The use of “she” is rather haphazard-- some of my gay friends call each other “she” on some occasions and “he” on others. So what’s a straight person to do?
Honestly, I have no idea. If you have some reason you feel you can be prescriptive here, please share, because it seems like a more complicated issue than how the person’s dressed = what pronoun you should use. None of the drag queens last night gave or went by their male names; their gender identification does not change just because they change their clothes. Thus, I’d use “she” unless corrected, “girlfriend.” YMMV.
She looked fine on the runway, but I can totally understand her first Godzilla impression.
The exchange between her and Suede in the sewing room was hillarious. Hedda was clearly taken aback (though professionally hiding it) by the fact that their discussion was something Suede had concidered dramatic, while for Hedda it was nothing and probably just something she just blurted out to get her point across. Having opinions on a dress that’s made to mirror your personality is now controversial? :dubious:
OK, this is the first season that I’ve watched Project Runway, so maybe I’m not really plugged in to how it goes. I thought Jerrell’s dress looked good, especially since his model said at the beginning that she wasn’t really into the costumey stuff. I thought he did a great job of listening to what she wanted but still pushing her comfort zone a little. And the way she walked down the runway, it looked to me like she really dug it.
I can see them dinging him for not being outrageous enough, but I would have liked it if the judges had heard from each of the models in forming their opinions. If Jerrell came up with something that his model loved, then he should have, at worst, been in the middle of the pack. Now, maybe they did hear from the models and they just didn’t show it on screen.
I got a kick out of the straight male designer (the only one?) winning a competition involving drag queens.
Well, duh! They were on Project Runway, which is ALWAYS about THEM! Suede’s already 80% of the way to full-on drama (c’mon…who refers to himself in the third person if their ego isn’t constantly pulling zero-point drama energy out of the vacuum anyway?), and of course, if this MODEL (who is NOT a regular model and should NOT be treated as one) argues, who’s right, after all? Suede, of course! In his mind, anyway.
In previous challengess where they have had to make something for a particular model the judges usually do ask the opinions of the model. I am guessing that they must have talked to the models more than we saw but it was cut out. They just don’t always factor in the model’s opinions or Jeffrey would have been out a couple seasons ago when they had to design for the other designers mothers.
Anybody else think Michael Kors’ Jewish aunts might have been a little too flamboyant after his comment about Jerrell’s dress being something his aunt would where to a bar mitzvah?
Also, how about the phone in poll about who you’d rather see in drag, Kors or Tim? I just can’t see Tim in drag, I can’t even picture him in jeans and a t-shirt. But Kors, I could definitely see him in one of those flashy numbers. Well, not the pink jumpsuit, I don’t think he has the body for it.
Oh lord, yes. That one was so hard to watch. Angela’s mom had a miserable time of it. (Not that she was the easiest client, but Jeffrey is abrasive, to say the least.)
I want to go to one of his family’s bar mitzvahs for sure.
