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The irony of rupaul telling someone they lack humanity

@jj425jj

Жыл бұрын

But she did lack humanity during her season

@goddammithoward

Жыл бұрын

Pls explain I feel like I'm out of the loop on the ru hate

@germywormy

Жыл бұрын

@@goddammithoward There’s a lot but some of it is about how Ru used to compare trans queens coming on the show as athletes taking performance enhancing drugs. The whole fracking scandal. Her being unpleasant off camera on some accounts (like Pearl alleging she told her that nothing she says matters if the cameras aren’t rolling after Pearl told Ru how she inspired her). That’s just the surface stuff, but yeah Ru is pretty polarizing with the fans.

@goddammithoward

Жыл бұрын

@@germywormy gotcha thank you for explaining

@jj425jj

Жыл бұрын

@@germywormy all of this is so long ago. People are allowed to learn and grow, include Ru. You guys are so weird holding on to so much hate

Courtney is one of the nicest queens ever its so weird they made her look bitchy on the show

@honeyhannijung

Жыл бұрын

Ru wants to /host a competition/, she doesn't want to /have competition/. She must have felt threatened by Courtney, not only in terms of ability but also because Courtney challenged her views and opinions.

@TruCentrinoTech

Жыл бұрын

​@@honeyhannijung Then Ru should not have allowed for multiple spins-off and franchises, if she didn't want competition. How about instead of an inferiority complex, perhaps Courtney didn't have what Ru was looking for and Bianca did. They are very different Queens, Bianca just fit the criteria for that season's winner.

@jj-vu5ov

Жыл бұрын

if they wanted her to look like a cunt then they wouldnt have aired the moment between her and darienne but tbh its easy to convince youre the victim to a generation of kids who dont know what accountability is

@jaffaesque

Жыл бұрын

Look, I’m from Sydney and know her personally. Let’s just say, she isn’t always the nicest person when cameras aren’t around.

@xanout1088

Жыл бұрын

the same Courtney that dressed up as hostaged Britney during Halloween? the same Courtney that shittalks fans in real life?

Imagine telling Courtney, someone who has done so much to educate people about being queer and queer history. Someone who has pushed for the representation of minorities and recognition of biases towards minorities. Someone who has been an advocate for so many years, that she lacks humanity.... ru was reaching

@muazmazlan3782

Жыл бұрын

Maybe what rupaul meant by humanity is a flaw…which courtney lacks hehe

@user-kj5es1ve2h

Жыл бұрын

@@muazmazlan3782 I’ve always considered it that way. queens who get the “professional” edit like Rosé and Courtney come across as arrogant/flawless and not relatable to the audience regardless of the reality. adore had her self-deprecating humor and personality and Bianca was a harsh with a soft side. Courtney was edited to be a villain (like Darienne) which is so unfair considering her character and what she’s done after the show.

@chris_b346

Жыл бұрын

@@muazmazlan3782 well before drag race the two biggest names in the drag scene were RuPaul and Courtney Act in the 2000s so lacking humanity or not she’s been and still is a superstar.

@beysmentssecuritycamera6013

Жыл бұрын

@@user-kj5es1ve2h funny how u talking about after the show like it wasn’t already filmed if anything … showing her negatively in the show but her being the opposite after it actually show growth as a person believe it or not the producers can edit u but one thing they can’t do be in total control of your actions

@salvatore2004

Жыл бұрын

Well this was said during season 6. Courtney wasn't the most likable and didn't ever appear vulnerable. Kind of like brook Lynn heights or Rosé, they are great contestants but lack a vulnerabilty factor or don't show as much heart as someone like Yvie or Symone. Maybe ru was talking about that. These days Courtney does have alot of humanity but maybe not back in 2013 (when S6 was filmed)

I'm willing to bet that by telling Courtney she "lacked humanity", Ru was actually saying that Courtney didn't provide the kind of drama and hysterics that producers wanted to make the show more interesting

@Jupiter_Spy

Жыл бұрын

Like Willam giving neutch on S4.

@TruCentrinoTech

Жыл бұрын

Or she came off cold, exact, and calculated. Sasha Colby* won without any drama or hysterics, just sickening talent and motherly warmth. That humanity...or relateability doesn't have to be a trauma breakdown. Bianca is another example; she just showed her soft side, that she was capable of caring, hysterics free.

@livelierfellow

Жыл бұрын

@@TruCentrinoTech Sasha won bc she pulled off one of the greatest reveals ever. The only challenges she won were with Shea. Producers couldn't justify giving Shea the win after those rose petals fell so they gave her the AS5 crown

@lachlank3055

Жыл бұрын

@@livelierfellow pretty sure they’re referring to Sasha Colby

@livelierfellow

Жыл бұрын

@@lachlank3055 oh lmao. My bad

SHE should've been the host for down under

@Beefnachos

Жыл бұрын

YES

@ayana9490

Жыл бұрын

100%

@gabymerman9005

Жыл бұрын

absolutely

@A5H_01

10 ай бұрын

Was wondering why they didn’t pick Courtney as an obvious host like with Brooklyn for Canada. This explains it I guess…

@camilobogado3331

9 ай бұрын

Lol RuPaul would never call her to host

Queens such as Courtney speaking out have helped to put RuPaul and the show under pressure to finally cast trans people.

@CreoTan

Жыл бұрын

It’s insane how it took so long to get trans people on the show when Sasha Colby exists and the reception to her was off the walls stunned gagged in love. Like loves y’all could’ve had that positivity way sooner

@journeybytyler

Жыл бұрын

@@CreoTan so shameful, the hate within our own community is too much sometimes

@Asmodelie

Жыл бұрын

Cancel culture here we go again

@journeybytyler

Жыл бұрын

@@Asmodelie who’s cancelling who?

@littlesunshine9218

Жыл бұрын

But there have been trans contestants before season 6…

RuPaul telling anyone, especially Courtney, that they don't have humanity is the height of hypocrisy. Dearest RuPaul, look in the mirror, honey.

@elijahsackville-glucksburg

Жыл бұрын

she won't be able to see herself

@squidsquad865

Жыл бұрын

@elijah oop

@analizacastro7439

Жыл бұрын

Even if she was like this, U cant deny all the good things she have done

@sp4cegrl27

Жыл бұрын

@@analizacastro7439 doing good things while being a bad person, you’re still a bad person.

@analizacastro7439

Жыл бұрын

@@sp4cegrl27 Without her there's no RuPaul's drag fuczxking race

she got blocked by Ru? wow, that is actually really awesome. i knew Courtney was special when she was on Idol all those years ago

@cushe83

10 ай бұрын

It would be awesome if they didn’t need rus name to make it in the United States. If Courtney is such a star they should have been able to create their own platform.

@starskreem8258

7 күн бұрын

​@@cushe83 she literally doesn't need Ru Paul's name at all. She is one of the highest paid and most influential drag queens in the world and hasn't had any connection to drag race or Ru Paul since season 6.

@cushe83

7 күн бұрын

@@starskreem8258 Lol Oh she didn’t need Rupaul ? So we’re on what season of Courtney acts drag race ? No drag queen is more influential than Ru. News flash, Your social media likes and follows do not equate to cultural impact for over 30 years .

@cushe83

7 күн бұрын

@@starskreem8258 and how can Courtney be more influential then Ru when the only way they were able to make a platform is by going on other people’s platform. Before drag race it was American idol. If your really that girl you could do it on your own like Ru did 30 years ago till this day

@starskreem8258

7 күн бұрын

@@cushe83 she literally had a platform prior to drag race. She was quite well known in Australia and Europe prior to being on drag race. If she wasn't well known then can you explain how queens like Bianca Del Rio knew who she was when she was in the US before filming of season 6 had even started?

Queen of philanthropy and the most well spoken queen to ever appear on the show

@justicecampbell3892

Жыл бұрын

Courtney Act? Hahahaha yeah right! 😭

@rogerdodger1984

Жыл бұрын

Hahahahahahahahaha wut?

Its sad queens cant critique and talk about the issues and how negative things on the show made them felt without rupaul either just banning them from allstars or anything drag race in general

Rupaul said Courtney lacked humanity while for years was stating that trans contestants would have an unfair advantage on the show if they were included prior to their eventual inclusion…🙄

@aiku111

Жыл бұрын

As a cis woman, I don't understand why trans women can be on Dragrace but cis women can't if advocates are trying to inform society that trans women are essentially no different. Are they or aren't they? It's an advantage cis women don't get so I'm trying to research why that is. I don't have a strong opinion about it, I'd just like to know why.

@dasiasaur

Жыл бұрын

@@aiku111 I think that’s mostly on Rupaul, bio queens do exist in the community but it was a push for the show to allow trans contestants in the first place. Which also brings along the argument that trans representation on the show is important as this art form and all of the LGBT community is built off of the hard work of trans people. If Ru’s main argument for the longest time was unfair advantage, he’d lose his mind over allowing bio queens (which brings around a whole other load of issues with the fact that the show has also never had any form of drag king representation). Basic takeaway is that the show is only one representation of the drag community meant for entertainment and while we can hope for more inclusivity in the future, we don’t have much say in the matter.

@MeganSin

Жыл бұрын

@@dasiasaur completely agree and I would also include that as a ciswoman myself, because the show has moments where they highlight the struggles of the individuals, my struggles as a ciswoman are completely different to that of a trans woman which I think Sasha on season 15 did beautifully talking about Hawaii. And also because trans people are so overlooked in society already, I personally want to see more of them have their time to shine (we did have Victoria scone as our current ciswoman representation, but I don’t know if there will be cisgender women on a regular season of drag race until maybe season 20 imo)

@kristheblueberry2319

Жыл бұрын

@@aiku111 There have been ciswomen on Dragrace. I’m not sure about the American show having ciswomen but international ones have

@dasiasaur

Жыл бұрын

@@jtrain5615 drag is more than crossdressing, it’s an art form. Do you not think ru would think it’s unfair for a trans man to compete???(which didn’t happen until season 13) you can argue things both ways but drag has evolved to be more than female impersonation

If you want to see Courtney at her best, there’s this great video where she sits in a room of children while she’s in drag and explains it to them. You can really see her humanity there. 😊❤❤

@Berryations

Жыл бұрын

Inappropriate for children

@jade-ib7fo

Жыл бұрын

@@Berryationsto see adults play dress up? 💀😂😂😂 you sound dumb

@user-eh8go8bt6t

Жыл бұрын

@@Berryationsnot.

@annward7794

Жыл бұрын

@@Berryations Explain why.

@nicoleonus

Жыл бұрын

​@Radioactive Girl Scout how is sitting I'm dress up inappropriate for children... who play dress up all the time...

Ironically the queen with the most humanity. Love Courtney and she does Aus proud :)

This girl shoots from the hips ! She isn't liked by people because of her blunt honesty and stands by what she says. Unlike other people like Rupaul who are very flip-floppy and only go with the popularity flow ...of cash !

“You lack humanity” is wiiiiiild

I love your shorts. Thank you for these bite-sized drag race content

Courtney would literally be *last* on a list of Queens who “lack humanity.” Courtney probably wouldn’t tolerate the shady politics so they retaliated.

I feel like the show was more than fair to her. More than more than fair. How many of her runways were as follows: -bikini -same damn shoes -same damn wig But they kicked Ben off for "repeating a look" on the runway. Courtney should not have been in the top three, But shoutout to Courtney for standing up to RuPaul over trans issues, that whole fight was ugly, and she could have just stayed on the sidelines or tried to tear Carmen down, but Courtney stood up for what's right, and I don't think I'll ever forget that.

Rupaul is over considered. He feel like a god and treat people badly a lot of times.

The thing about the double crowning is its juat like, film every combination if you're going to do that, or don't do it at all if you're not even going to use it...

@edro51188

5 ай бұрын

EXACTLY

@mara1386

2 ай бұрын

That's why Courtney said she felt humiliated, and in my personal opinion, a tie between Bianca and Courtney, was more correct because both were very consistent in the competition

It's just rediculous they couldn't even be bothered to film multiple ties if they were going to consider it. Proves the production literally doesn't care about the queens as people. Makes it even worse that they didn't even end up using it. Courtney could have been so much more on the show and her appearance on literally every other reality show prove that, but they went and completely squandered it. She would have been great on all stars but they probably burned that bridge and honestly she doesn't need it.

@codewizard0

Жыл бұрын

So spend time and money to make Courtney feel better that she wasn't going to win? You gonna pay the cast and crew extra to film?The only reason they shoot multiple endings is to prevent leaks like in a previous season. Was a double crowning possible? Sure. Was it going to be Courtney? No. Ultimately this is a competition and she would have found out she lost either way.

@kiwisoup

Жыл бұрын

@@codewizard0 their mistreatment of Courtney started WAY before the tie. Also you've literally just proven it's only about 💰💰💰💰 which was exactly my point

@ryangalindo9480

Жыл бұрын

@@codewizard0 I mean if they’re already going overboard with filming the other two doing a tie, it wouldn’t hurt to film one more…

@ricardoderas4906

Жыл бұрын

​@codewizard0 omg pls they paid them like 200 bucks per episode. Courtney was asked to do audition. It was good for the show to have a good contestant in the show

@codewizard0

Жыл бұрын

@@ricardoderas4906 this just tells me you don't know anything about production and editing costs. I'm not talking about the queens, they have a whole ass crew and deadlines

Never understood why Courtney wouldst have been considered a winner. She did just as well as Bianca and was never in the bottom or had to lip sync. Adore's under dog/ growth on the show was great to see. But Courtney was polished and consistent the entire season.

Pearl, King Tyra, & Courtney need to do an Expose. I would totally watch it.

That makes sense why they didn’t have her be the Australian judge, instead we have Ru who doesn’t get the references 😭

Courtney always seemed like one of the nicest people. It’s a shame she was treated in a way that made her feel like this. I was rooting for Bianca this season but would’ve been happy to see Courtney win too.

Every time I hear this T it breaks my heart.

Morality is all a spectrum. No one is "all good" or "all bad." But with Rupaul wilfully buying into fracking, choosing Queens to "displatform" over personal opinions about her choices (bc she can't sue for defamation if it's true &out the NDA contracts), while happily showing off all her wealth... idk if helping other Queens get seen overtakes "the bad?" Money has def changed RuPaul, sadly. The fracking alone is 💔ing... I want to love and be proud of her again. 😢

It all makes sense now! I always wondered why she wasn’t the host of Drag Race Down Under.

@sarawr30

Жыл бұрын

ugh you're so right! She absolutely should have hosted that show!

@Roger214dat

Жыл бұрын

@@sarawr30 please don’t come for me if I get the timelines wrong… but when I saw that Brooklyn Heights was host of Canada and then Down Under came along I was like wtf?! But I didn’t know there was real beef between Ru and Courtney.

@AthyDuGard

6 ай бұрын

Let's hope one day she gets an even better series to showcase our local talent that includes drag kings, trans & NB performers and just all kinds of drag creatures! Variety, inclusion, it's all a win. With our Aussie humour it could be a real game changer..

she did the same to joslyn fox tho.

Not to mention the villain edit that they gave her throughout the season despite saying super normal queen shit. Probably their way of punishing her for not going with the briefs. They did seem to favour her earlier in the production/filming stages allowing her that bird costume. According to Laganja, LA-based queens were only permitted stuff that could fit into the 6 bins allowance and the bird costume definitely didn’t fit.

@adnelg319

2 күн бұрын

Courtney's talked about packing tho. She wore the wings like a backpack when she got picked up so she wouldn't have to pack them

The edit definitely showed her in a very negative Way

@BabyGirlRespectisJuustdaMinimu

Жыл бұрын

Blame it on the Edit….. 😂 if you don’t say or do mean things honey there’s no way to edit it in there 🤦🏽‍♀️😇 How about sue as kinda mean but after watching herself on the show she’s made improvements for the better

@eastexotic

Жыл бұрын

I don't think they edited her mid-sentences, did they?

Courtney Act is MY “Rupaul”, seeing how beautiful she carried herself back in 07, I immediately was entranced by her beauty and transformation. She was part of the little representation I felt I had as a trans woman, gave me the courage to by myself.

Just to show how humanity she has, she went out and won celebrity Big Brother as Both Courtney and himself!! Bonus!!

Courtney Act? HONEY, More like Courtney Edit honey…

@misstina1986

Жыл бұрын

Oh, honeyyyyy

I remember that “you lack humanity” scene! They really tried to make her look like an emotionless robot or sth. For any other person they’d be portrayed as poised, calm under pressure, professional, etc.

I met her last year! Such a nice person 😊 she mentioned that they each separately had to film their winning moment. But everyone knew bianca was going to win it because that’s what they were told 😅

The way Courtney spoke to Joslyn Fox (and others as well) felt very much like what RuPaul's has said tho... I can understand his view.

@beebeebooboo634

Ай бұрын

Tbh I understand it too, but the IRONY of RuPaul saying somebody lacks humanity is just wild

@Kyoukichi

Ай бұрын

@@beebeebooboo634 RuPaul is very feeling unlike Courtney, so I don't see your point. RuPaul is very humane as well.

drag race is an amazing platform for drag queens to establish their brands and get it out to the public. courtney act never needed drag race to do that.

But she did lack humanity during her season

Courtney is such a geneuine human being. She wasn’t portrayed as best as they could have but I’m glad Courtney is out doing their own thing and helping people.

This coming from a person who fracking on her property while preparing for the end of days by building a bunker because of global warming

Ru has some thin skin. Courtney is a class act.

@eastexotic

Жыл бұрын

I think Mama is unbothered.

I literally started watching Drag Race because I saw Courtney Act in the advertising photos on social media.

I find that people cant handle the truth and just block those who speak it instead of being a better person

Ugh Courtney knew she wasn't winning

I liked her for about a minute until she told Jocelyn, who was a huge fan, that she was a low rent version of herself. She thought she was a shoo-in to win and that finale knocked her down to earth. So she climbed aboard her soapbox to call out RuPaul on social media and Mama Ru does not play. So she was blocked and been crying ever since.

@BloomingMarsh

Жыл бұрын

No no no, finish the sentence properly. Courtney called out his use of transphobic slurs for aesthetic while systematically disallowing trans contestants from the show. Far worse than a mean off hand comment

@eastexotic

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for calling it like it is. These people have no respect for Mama-Ru.

@eastexotic

Жыл бұрын

@@BloomingMarsh There were trans people before season 6, what are you talking about?

@BloomingMarsh

Жыл бұрын

@@eastexotic Yeah, trans people that came out on or after the show aka Rupaul didn't know they were trans in advance to reject them. Trans people who have since criticised Ru for this treatment and who have admitted they paused personally transitioning because they didn't want it to affect their chances of getting on the show. Fuck, he admitted himself he wouldn't have let Peppermint on, the first openly trans contestant on the show, if she had implants and that was season 9. And no, I just don't feel the need to blow smoke up 'Mama Ru's' ass. I can recognise the good he's done while also realising he's a corporate-speak hypocrite who was forced to adapt.

@seth82481

Жыл бұрын

THIS.

Jocelyn Fox feels vindicated by Courtney being eaten by a bigger shark. I hope she learned from this.

Im not well informed on it all, but filming a tie in front of someone…. Damn… she already knew. I’d feel humiliated too.

@amcuevas

Жыл бұрын

I'm sure she knew before filming the finale anyway. She was last in every Facebook and Twitter post likes/polls.

Humiliated = wasn’t good enough to win the crown.

I know it will probably nwver happen but i still want to see courtney act back on all stars 1 day.

Production was goofy for doing that to her in the finale (knowing now that we got our twinners through a shitty edit)

the literal fracker telling someone they lack humanity is insane

IM JUST SO DAMN HAPPY HOW FAR SHE HAS COME EVEN THOUGH SHE DIDNT ACTUALLY WIN THE SHOW

She was total B.

The way she's the sweetest

dang! rupaul really has an ego and hates when someone speaks out against her.

Courtney is one of the kindest and most thoughtful people around, how can she "lack humanity".

It's not a "public humiliation" if the endings filmed were not seen by THE PUBLIC.

I remember reading somewhere that Courtney dated Chaz Bono just for fame and then they have a nasty breakup and actually Chaz was very sad about it and Run being Chaz's friend he sided with him and that is why Run doesn't like Courtney, but who knows? 🤷🏾‍♂️😅

Adore making it to the Top 3 still blows my mind.

why are all of these younger (ik shes not like 20-smth but in terms of a human lifespan shes pretty young) celebs writing memoirs like girlie your subject material is not done 😭😭

That's sounding like a self-reflective insult, Ru. I hope you took time to hear yourself, because Courtney is a darling.

If she would have won she wouldn't be complaining😮

Courtney honestly did nothing wrong. It's heartbreaking because *she is a national treasure* to the Australian people ^^

Filming a tie between the other queens doesn't make it obvious that Courtney wasn't going to win the crown. That makes absolutely no sense to me. All they did was film 4 possible endings (3 individual wins and 1 tie). They could've used ANY of those 4 recorded endings.

Wow I really do not understand the reasoning behind someone who probably fought for their right to be openly gay and a drag queen to hate trans people it's just mind boggling 🤦😮‍💨

Honestly believed Ru was jealous of Courtney !

RuPaul being a bad person?!? Who would have ever guessed 🙄 Anyone who knows anything about RuPaul’s personality. That’s who

Ask Joslyn Fox how much humanity Courtney had. She was horrible to Joslyn.

@EdgeKisaragi

Жыл бұрын

You’ve never met an Australian have you?

Courtney then goes on to be one of drag race's most popular stars (ESP internationally) - I bet she's been in more TV shows than any other contestant

Courtney’s a great drag queen but it was clear she wasn’t gonna win 🙄

@edro51188

5 ай бұрын

But having a tie being filmed between Bianca and Adore was totally unnecessary as it pretty much all but confirmed that Courtney wasn't winning. Ru didn't have to go out of her way to humiliate Courtney like that

…? I genuinely don’t understand why them not recording a double win situation that included her is humiliating? Like- for what is the purpose? Literally just to make her feel better?

It wasn’t really public humiliation if it wasn’t broadcasted though. Just a thought.

I wouldn’t mind if Courtney had her a talk show because she is well spoken and kind but people don’t like that type of stuff.

@MissRedLu

Жыл бұрын

I loved her in the challenge when they had to interview Chaz Bono! She did very well, Chaz himself commented on it

RuPaul is still Queen. You can have your opinion on your experience but that does not diminish the great works of Rupaul. Its not like Ru intentionally hurts people like some people in power do.

What is so crazy though is that by episode 3 I said Bianca was going to win... ❤😂

Courtney's biography is really worth the read. Highly recommended 👍🏽 I'm going to see if my library will order a copy of Sasha Velour's next.

The irony and it coming from rupaul who has no humanity, she only uses people before discarding them, like she had no room to call anyone out.

I hate that Drag race trying so hard to erase Courtney legacy or memoir from season 6. Courtney is one of the stronger contestant in the franchise, one of the most influential, yet they trying to make that she don’t exist.

Other thing is in the rap chapter, she was totally removed from almost all chapter, and it happends in other chapter, not so obviously but it is son intended

Honestly, I thought Courtney should've won. I will say that all day everyday. I thought the whole point of this show and winning these challenges was to be a performer who can DOI IT ALL... sing, dance, act, be funny, design your own outfit all the while looking absolutely postively SICKENING. Adore can sing, dance and even rap, but at that time, she was still green around the gills. As for Bianca Del Rio, she's a just a stand up comedy queen. Courtney checked off nealy all the boxes. Why she wasn't given the crown is still a mystery to me.

Who she? It's like Rupaul>her

Lack of humanity? By queen of fracking herself?

Look. I'm all for trans people. But I never understood why trans women were allowed to compete. Monica came out during taping so of course she cant be disqualified. But drag is men dressing as women right? Women arent allowed to compete so why do trans women get to?

@marzipantart

Ай бұрын

Both need to be allowed to. It's absolute misogynistic bullshit.

Let's be real, there was no chance Courtney was gonna beat Bianca or Adore

i love her, but she DOES lack humanity. it doesn’t mean she’s not nice, she just comes off as unrelatable. and not winning a competition is not a “humiliating experience”, no one is entitled to win.

@zeej80

Жыл бұрын

It probably could have been worded differently- but yes. I completely agree!

@AngryBudgieNoises

Жыл бұрын

That’s not humanity. It’s humility. There is a difference.

@gc7725

9 ай бұрын

@@AngryBudgieNoises I had a hard time connecting to Courtney Act, but it had nothing to do with her ego or lack of humility. I don't think humanity is the right word (connotatively), but humility is even less accurate. I guess I would say that on the show she came across as lacking soul. I think if she were a POC her fanbase would be unrecognizably diminutive.

@AngryBudgieNoises

8 ай бұрын

@@gc7725 actually humility is accurate. There is a religious (largely xtian) saying that states the sin of pride being a poisonous force for the soul- this forms the basis for pride being the antonym to humility and the latter being the (partial) synonym for soul. I was deliberate with my word choice, as per my contextual understandings. I don’t agree with the severity of the word humanity as that does imply cruelty/cruel intentions and lack of general care at all for others which I personally don’t think fits even if she was at points a bit snarky to others- one thing you have to understand is how Australian humour amongst perceived mates exists, and it’s one thing about Courtney that didn’t translate to International audiences, and the edits really did not help. The humour is largely very dry and sarcastic, with little tonal shift, compare side by side with Bianca if you will, she is also very dry and sarcastic but she has a very expressive tone so the same humour feels less blunt because of it, even if Bianca says something more brutal. Lexicon disagreements aside, I do agree with your last point- if Courtney was BIPOC the fandom would absolutely have been far more outraged.

@AngryBudgieNoises

8 ай бұрын

@@gc7725 also want to add, I grew up with Courtney Act on television- she was probably the first mainstream drag artist I saw. So I had a lot more time to get used to her and saw her through my own optics as an Australian. I’m obviously biased in my view because of that. *shrug*

She was almost removed from the episode where they did the rap video. When you rewatch it you know the edited her not to win but for the villain.

I mean I love the activism that Courtney displays now, but are we going to act like some of those critiques aren’t real? She did lack humanity in the way she treated Joslyn Fox. It’s not like she was mother Theresa

She’s absolutely stunning 🤩 💖hence the bitter attacks and negativity. Sad!

Ru has always given me Tyra Banks vibes...

She has no other backstage tea

I ordered thr distress spritz last week ! I love anything distress and sparkly

After Ru retires, hope she can takeover DRDU

So it was wrong how Courtney was treated but Rupaul was right she came off like a robot. Being intentionally shady which came off as mean

Saying they “publicly humiliated” her simply because she came in third is crazy LMAO why would the show have to fake that you came in second or first when you didn’t? All the other girls who lost didn’t get that 😂 In a competition there’s always a possibility you won’t come out on top so being embarrassed or blaming the show because you lost gives sore loser to me.

Courtney started an awful trend of expensive runways. I’ll never forgive her for that. Lol

Imagine being a robot tryna bring down a legend. Ru was jelly, it's clear.

She should’ve hosted DRDU🤷🏼‍♂️

Courtney 100% should have been the host for Drag Race Down Under.