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It felt to me that after The Vixen and Nina Bonina, Drag Race wanted to show a redemptive story of an angry queen who softened due to the power of drag, and the process of Drag Race.  While the story editors may have underestimated the audience's sympathy for Tameesha Iman because many fans were put off by Kandi and Tameesha's fight and never wanted to support Kandi.  Clearly, there was an attempt to demonstrate that queens who want to be mean girls, are really just looking for camaraderie and replaying the rejection that they experienced.

 

I still think of Drag Race as a more of a parody than a reality game show (as it was in the early seasons).  Although not all of the contestants are in on the joke, the rule twists, heavy handed edits, and tonal changes seem more like a comment on the housewives than an actual competition.  I find it amusing when fans take it seriously, because the very nature of drag is a to reflect the culture.  From the entry lines to the reunions, they are taking the piss out of reality conventions.

 

With all due respect, the straight privileged girls on Twitter/TikTok who drive the social media narrative seem to lack the sophistication to understand the humor and the references.  Taken at face value, Drag Race must seem like a very unfair show that is subject to the whims of RuPaul.  However, within the context of the 13 seasons, and the evolution from a parody of Top Model and Project Runway to Housewives, the entertainment value is in the editing as much as it is in the performances and the looks.

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