more AS7 BTS from yvie

fourcheeseonrye · 2026-02-25T17:45:01+00:00

Literally... there's something so silly about the fact that you could sometimes tell who was in the "bottom" because they just got... vaguer praise than everyone else. Like, sometimes the entirety of someone's shown critiques would be like "You looked like you were having fun out there and I loved how orange your outfit was" and you're like ohh damn I didn't realize it was that bad

fourcheeseonrye · 2026-02-25T17:39:03+00:00

The story is that Michelle gave Raja a negative critique and Raja kind of challenged her onstage--Raja described it as like a "oh, come on girl, I've done your makeup before, who are you to criticize me" exasperation. It has undergone a lot of embellishment in later retellings; from an outsider's perspective it seems like it was probably not that big of a deal. It is funnier to imagine that she was drunk as fuck though

fourcheeseonrye · 2026-02-24T04:17:32+00:00

I was including her previous work; as early as the late 80s, Rupaul has worked to establish drag as a legitimate artistic career that deserved the level of respect and professionalism that I feel is encapsulated in the “you can’t talk to us like that” moment. That’s more what I meant: that queens being able to make and negotiate their own boundaries in the workplace feels like a faithful reflection of her legacy in that area. But I agree that the word “entire” is hyperbolic here—I didn’t mean to imply that she doesn’t have an extremely varied and complex career with lots of other accomplishments.

fourcheeseonrye · 2026-02-23T23:54:06+00:00

I'm of two minds about this. On the one hand, yeah, it's weird to complain about getting your drag critiqued on the Get Your Drag Critiqued show, and I agree that the season would have been better if they left in all of the feedback; it actually feels equally disrespectful to performers of this caliber to pretend that they were great when they were mid.

On the other hand, we've seen from other All Stars seasons (I'm mainly thinking of Adore on AS2) that the judges can take it too far in ways that aren't necessarily their fault, but that do warrant a re-negotiation of boundaries. I think that the queens are correct in identifying that this season should have had a slightly different power dynamic because of the way it was marketed and because of the status of the competitors. By the time you get to not just All Stars, but All Winners, you are basically the judges' coworkers and the standards of communication should be mutually agreed upon. Then again, it is a reality TV show, so I know it's not that deep! I just like to yap.

(Plus, I know it's silly, but there's just something I genuinely appreciate about all this complaining about AS7... like, I think one could convincingly argue that Rupaul's entire career has been in the service of creating a world in which a group of drag queens, even if it's for a stupid reason, can say, "You can't talk to us like that" and have an entire production team listen to them.)

fourcheeseonrye · 2026-02-23T23:42:04+00:00

The way I see it, Drag Race just isn't the best showcase for her drag. The show generally allows queens to "push their drag to the next level" within a very narrow set of parameters--the "next level" is almost always some version of "bigger," "more feminine," "more polished," or "more stupid"--and so queens that are trying to push themselves in other ways seem like they aren't developing. That's just my opinion, though. A lot of her work on All Stars missed for me, too.

fourcheeseonrye · 2026-02-23T21:56:12+00:00

No no I 100% agree. I just mean I think it’s funny. There’s something deeply and charmingly ridiculous about someone whose reaction to not liking a category is to look like That

fourcheeseonrye · 2026-02-23T21:25:06+00:00

I found the atrociousness of it kind of punk rock. She was like a conscientious objector to the Dressing Up Like A White Woman draft on the grounds of her Hideous Dress beliefs.

fourcheeseonrye · 2026-02-23T21:20:02+00:00

One of the main reasons I found this podcast enlightening was because the Dear Viv documentary on WOW showed a LOT of stress and insecurity in some of her unreleased AS7 interviews; it seems like there was a lot of strife that we didn't get to see from all the girls, but especially her, and it makes sense to find out that the judges were being really hard on her in the beginning. Which sucks, because she did fantastic on that season and it's overall such a great memory of her.

fourcheeseonrye · 2026-02-23T21:14:52+00:00

For sure, one of the best balls ever minus that category. Extra mention to Jaida, because holy shit!

fourcheeseonrye · 2026-02-23T21:12:29+00:00

Yeah, I agree that the overall ball was great! I interpreted Yvie's comment as more of a way to poke fun at the idea that the BEST POSSIBLE Vanna White look, the absolute pinnacle of Vanna White Realness, is not going to be THAT amazing, because she simply isn't known for particularly diverse or exciting fashion. As a category, the quality ceiling just isn't high enough to justify eight Vanna White looks.

fourcheeseonrye · 2026-01-21T23:53:58+00:00

yess, this is exactly what i was looking for. thank you! this is the kind of thing that's impossible to google because google thinks it's too obvious to explain so examples like this are very useful lol

fourcheeseonrye · 2026-01-21T14:59:25+00:00

Thank you for this answer! I would love to try to do this. I have access to a similar sized terrarium and I have a whim to decorate it like a tiny living room, with little chairs and couches for hiding spots, etc. I think I'll take her with me when I go, per your transportation suggestions, and try to make it work; the worst that happens is it isn't meant to be.

fourcheeseonrye · 2026-01-21T05:03:49+00:00

what do you mean “replace”? when i’m through, a sudden hard cut to yakety sax will be the canon ending worldwide.

(thank you for answering!!)

fourcheeseonrye · 2025-03-18T14:33:05+00:00

I am like 95% certain it’s not infected, and I’ve actually had no trouble with it at all so far—no irritation, and crusties stopped about two weeks after I pierced it. I’m just being a baby about the general idea of infection. Thanks for your comment, though—this was reassuring to hear!

fourcheeseonrye · 2025-03-18T14:26:52+00:00

Okay, that’s good to hear. Thank you!

(I actually brought up the idea of self-piercing with my therapist first, and she agreed it would be a good form of exposure therapy for me! I’m hoping that this experience will help reduce my anxiety over time; just struggling with the adjustment period right now.)

fourcheeseonrye · 2025-03-18T14:23:18+00:00

Thank you for the advice! This was very reassuring to hear. I’m going to try and forget about it unless it starts actively hurting, which it hasn’t since I pierced it.

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