![]() This also happened right after she faced similar criticism for playing a character in Ghost in the Shell who was originally Japanese. When she was criticized for this decision she doubled down saying that all criticism “can be directed to Jeffrey Tambor, Jared Leto, and Felicity Huffman’s reps for comment.” Not only does this statement ignore the progress made since those cis actors played trans characters, but citing Tambor, a cis man who sexually harassed multiple trans actresses, was especially egregious. For those of you who don’t know, in 2018 Scarlett Johansson signed on to play a trans man in a movie called Rub & Tug. Drag Race is a complicated show to love, but something about this appearance felt gross and cynical even for RuPaul. The queens are learning their lines and putting together their outfits when they’re interrupted by a video call from Scarlett Johansson. Eventually she concedes and all the queens end up in their expected roles - Kandy and Symone joined by Rosé as the funny one, Gottmik as the ditzy one, and Olivia as the sweet one. The other role left is Margarita, the smart one, and while it makes more sense for that to go to Symone, I think her instinct to play against type is wise. Symone and Kandy both want to play Dominique, the villain. Ru walks in with a mustache and announces the maxi challenge: a movie called Henny, I Shrunk the Drag Queens. ![]() It’s a new day in the work room and Kandy says the other queens are her best friends - Symone tells her to wait until she watches the confessionals. Oh, my love, if you figure it out let me know the secret! She says she’s determined to figure out how to change something in her head. Lights! Camera! Green screen! It’s the top five and we’re making an award-winning, boundary-pushing, history-making work of cinema! Or, you know, a silly sketch.īut first! Symone’s “favorite strange little being on Earth” Utica Queen has gone home and Symone is desperate to claw her way back from the bottom. ![]()
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