And one of the best ways to keep your mug front and center is to spend your time torturing the others, earning the all-hallowed villain edit. Back stories on parade“Drag Race” has been hailed as a standard setter for diversity on TV (at least in front of the camera). But the show’s commitment to the underdogs of society runs much deeper than mere representation. people — in learning the back stories of the queens, the audience comes to understand just how diverse a community that abbreviation encompasses. Viewers are forced to confront how the queens have been “other-ized.” Plus, the emotional oomph helps to break up what would otherwise be 90 minutes of camp.

Source: International New York Times October 03, 2019 10:41 UTC