Comment on Year of our Lord 1195

• southsamurai@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Drag is such a specific thing, I don’t know if most of it would count tbh.

  Stage drag is as much an art performance as anything else. It’s an exaggeration of feminine presentation. I wouldn’t argue or fuss if someone said it was girlmode, but I don’t think of it that way usually.

  However! There are performers, and non performers, that “serve real fish”. While that term is contentious, it’s a distinct part of drag; and it’s about presenting in such a way as to directly mimic standard feminine presentation rather than the exaggerated and performative side. So it would definitely count, imo.

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  • dharmacurious@slrpnk.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    “serve real fish”

    Been around a lot of drag queens, my ex used to do make up at a gay club. Never heard that one.

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    • southsamurai@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Really? Tbh, I’m old as fuck, so it may not be a thing in drag slang any more. It’s been something like eight or nine years since I’ve even been to a show.

      But, back as far as the early naughties, when I was still working, it was at least still in circulation locally. Was talking to a friend that used to do a killer Tina Turner set, and he was complaining about women, as in cis women, wanting to do drag. He said “I heard of serving real fish, but they taking it too far”.

      Coulda sworn ru paul got a bit of backlash for using it as well.

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      • dharmacurious@slrpnk.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I’m 34, but I was only really active within that community when I was dating that guy, so about 5 years or so between 2010-2015

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