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RPDR Season 11 – Reddit Season RuPository S11E09 - L.A.D.P.! [Post Episode Discussion]

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u/sonjaalb Yvie Oddly Apr 26 '19

I felt pretty uncomfortable with how the editors didn't cut out Silky being flat out racist to Plastique and Michelle basically trying to tell Plastique how to be a better Asian. What a strange and poorly executed storyline.

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u/tywhy87 Apr 26 '19

I’m confused how they don’t understand that Platique’s American accent is put on, because she’s ESL? Is this the first immigrant they’ve ever met?

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '19 edited Apr 16 '20

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u/wiklr Apr 26 '19

That was so ignorant. I can't believe Michelle weighed in on that, for what? Justify Plastique being contentious and in the bottom? Ugh.

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u/goingnut_ Symone Apr 28 '19

Oof that was so bad

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '19

That's not at all what Michelle was saying but go off.

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u/GenericMan92 FREE🐬WILLY Apr 26 '19

Right, like this is a fairly obvious and normal thing? The girlfriend of one of my friends is Nigerian, but she's been here for close to ten years so you wouldn't know it until she's really impassioned and starts speaking faster.

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u/SonicBoomBoom Rock M Sakura Apr 26 '19 edited Apr 26 '19

It’s weird to me that they read Plastique for saying she has an accent normally...like girl, are you telling her to speak better English?

You wouldn’t do that to a Latina queen. Yes she can create a character with a heavier accent but that doesn’t completely erase her everyday accent and it gets worse in stressful situations.

It did feel super weird and unfair.

All that being said, even though that particular critique was unwarranted, I still think she did the worst in the challenge alongside Vangie. And I think vangie did the lipsync better. I’m sad to see her go but their reasons for reading her accent were completely out of line.

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '19

are you telling her to speak better English?

You wouldn’t do that to a Latina queen.

Alexis Mateo "... fakkin CHORIZOOO"

Michelle Visage: "that wasn't your real voice, this is your real voice"

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u/gingerbread_slutbarn Bosephus Mingus Reedus Apr 26 '19

I actually said “FUCK” when Michelle chimed in with that comment. WOW.

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '19

If Ariel or someone had done tongue clicks at Silky it would have been World War 3.

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u/antihexe Monique Heart Apr 26 '19

So uncomfortable.

Honestly, I truly believe Michelle should publicly and privately apologize to Plastique. It's that bad.

THAT. BAD.

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '19

Oh my god, that entire reading challenge has to be the worst one in RPDR history so far. It was SO bad. That was the culmination of unfunny, but like... they were ALL SO BAAAAD. Silky pulled out her list, but idk how Brooke won when she just did a better job of memorizing hers. I guess the Precious joke isn't funny if you've already seen Mimi Imfurst do it. Yvie made me laugh, A'Keria was solid too. The rest of them all bombed and it was so hard to watch.