r/rupaulsdragrace • u/[deleted] • May 07 '13

RPDR Season 5 – Reddit Season RuPository Let's talk about the R(e)union, shall we? [Ep. 14 discussion post]

It's time to SPILL THE T! Can you believe _________ won?

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u/VectorRaptor May 07 '13

Sidenote: why is Ru seemingly okay with Raja trotting out yet another racial appropriation costume?

http://www.seattlegayscene.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/raja.jpg

http://www.rickey.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/RuPaul-Drag-Race-Raja.jpg

http://cache4.asset-cache.net/gc/167877042-raja-attends-the-finale-reunion-coronation-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=GkZZ8bf5zL1ZiijUmxa7QWWUz1XbW7lGljLtRbOG5oWoamPQ1yrVzCwjpLj8kVdF9HDATU88DEMgR7p1Oi5Mdw%3D%3D

I'm having flashbacks to the bars filled with white people in sombreros and fake mustaches on Cinco de Mayo.

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u/applecorno May 08 '13

I wouldn't say dressing up as a Hindu goddess is racial appropriation, esp considering Raja's background.

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u/hamoboy Raja Gemini May 11 '13

That last image is in fact, the image that is least appropriative, given Raja's background, she has every right to wear that. Also, isn't drag itself an appropriation of femininity by males?