I've been a avid watcher of most, if not all of the RuPaul shows..even some of the foreign variations... Now that the show is main-stream and Mr. Charles is rollin' in the dough...the show is just making too many concessions.. There is always a decision made that fans won't be thrilled about..then there's those "judgements" that make no sense... and those are far more frequent than not.. Now.. I will lay some things out that are my opinion and they will not be P. C., but it is my feeling as a consumer of the show..
One of the more mundane gripes.. Contestants that come out on stage with appalling workmanship of their costumes.. And receive High praise, while another gets beat for a loose thread...
Now, having packed on a few pounds myself, I can not do what a thinner person can do, nor would I expect anyone to excuse me for it.. So in the spirit of competition, how can one judge the performance of a large person, over a thin person, without a specific set of criteria that equalize their chance.. I can't see any. Performances certainly do not reveal a methodology to a large contestant, doing a few splits and waving "hi-hi" over n over and occasionally moving the mouth, besting a thinner performer doing some dancing and actual lip syncing.. I'm all in on inclusion, but make it fair, unbiased and apparent why one beat the other..
The franchise once was a great watch, underground feeling.. But I just see a real mess now..
