Drag Herstory - a podcast by Tehya F.
from 2020-05-15T21:00
YOU BETTER WORK!!! Hey friend, wanna know how drag developed and turned into the global phenomenon it is today? Follow along with me as we travel from the victorian era to now! We're gonna talk about the ups and downs of the drag scene, a secret language, and the mother of modern drag RuPaul Charles.
Come on friend! Let's get into it!!! <3
Instagram: @fortheloveof_history
Links!
Documentaries
- How Do I look (documentary trailer and clips)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E-AhouEL_s&list=PLOpk7Z-uiBz--VenrjvyoQU5Womb3vJe0&index=2&t=0s
- The Queen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1TBmMEvvhY
- WigStock The Movie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmqL3DaOrew
Articles
- NYTimes Is this the Golden Age of Drag?
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/17/arts/drag-queens-rupaul-drag-race.html
- NYTimes Is ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ the Most Radical Show on TV?
List of other LGBTQ Documentaries
https://www.them.us/story/11-drag-documentaries-pride
Music Videos
- RuRaul - Supermodel (You better Work)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nTl4Rmf6AI
Polari
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8yEH8TZUsk
http://www.bigcar.co.uk/polari/
Small Portion of the translated video!
Standard English Translation:
MAUREEN: I’ve read that.
MAUREEN: It’s all nonsense.
MAUREEN: The ending’s a disappointment too.
MAUREEN: Can you spare a cigarette, sweetheart?
MAUREEN: You from around here then?
ROBERTA: More or less.
MAUREEN: London’s the place to be… Nice shoes. What’s your size?
ROBERTA: Ten, I think.
MAUREEN: What about your HANDS? Are they a size ten too?
MAUREEN: I bet you know how to play the PIANO really well.
ROBERTA: Is this your usual spot?
MAUREEN: How do you mean?
ROBERTA: I know what you’re up to here, mate
MAUREEN: Where do you live?
ROBERTA: Clitterhouse Road.
MAUREEN: I have a friend there. Pauline
ROBERTA: Pauline Marsh?
MAUREEN: That’s the one. No matter what, I always find a FRIEND.
ROBERTA: How is Pauline?
MAUREEN: He’s had some bad luck. Dyed and totally ruined his hair.
ROBERTA: That’s not good. I hope he went straight to the...
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