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We need return to Drag Race 10 & address the racial bias within the RPDR fandom tracing back to the shows earliest seasons. Insert drama, and BIPOC queens are often villainized while white queens are seen as misunderstood/victims for similar situations.
The Vixen: a thread!
The Vixen: a thread!
This thread’s purpose is to focus on The Vixen, the most notable Rugirl and moments that challenge us to acknowledge/address implicit bias. It’s important to *listen* to Black queens on these matters, so it’ll include dialogue from queens like Bob, Shea, and Peppermint
Part I: Meeting The Vixen
Her Chicago influence surrounding her political art and her explanation for her “I’m just here to fight” catchphrase.
Clip I: Intro
Clip II-III: The Vixen clarifies what it means to be a fighter and “keeping it real” to the girls and Michelle Visage.
Her Chicago influence surrounding her political art and her explanation for her “I’m just here to fight” catchphrase.
Clip I: Intro
Clip II-III: The Vixen clarifies what it means to be a fighter and “keeping it real” to the girls and Michelle Visage.
Clip I: The Vixen discusses her production, Black Girl Magic, created to celebrate Black women & how she views drag as a way to face reality, not just escape it.
Clip II: The Vixen talks about speaking up and not being silenced in order to “get ahead” as a black gay drag queen.
Clip II: The Vixen talks about speaking up and not being silenced in order to “get ahead” as a black gay drag queen.
Clips I-III: The Vixen on “poking the bear” and the importance of being genuine and honest.
A memorable moment between Asia O’Hara and The Vixen during the competition. 
Clip I: The Vixen gets a video call from her mother reminding her “anything worth having is worth fighting for” and how she is loved for being herself.
Clip II: After sashaying away, The Vixen reminds us that the crown was her dream and the fight isn’t over.
Clip II: After sashaying away, The Vixen reminds us that the crown was her dream and the fight isn’t over.
Part II: Revisiting moments that resulted in backlash from the fandom.
The queens discuss the similar Cracker/Aquaria makeup situation and The Vixen defends how she’s interpreted Cracker’s journey to the competition as seemingly forged from the conversation alone.
The queens discuss the similar Cracker/Aquaria makeup situation and The Vixen defends how she’s interpreted Cracker’s journey to the competition as seemingly forged from the conversation alone.
Clip 1: The Vixen calls Aquaria out on being “too vague” 
after previously revealing Cracker replicates her drag. (Any similar RPDR moments that were just received as funny & not “mean”?)
Clip 2: Aquaria comments on The Vixen winning “best drag” using Eureka’s wig
after previously revealing Cracker replicates her drag. (Any similar RPDR moments that were just received as funny & not “mean”?)Clip 2: Aquaria comments on The Vixen winning “best drag” using Eureka’s wig
Clip I: The Vixen tells Aquaria that she threw the rock and hid her hand, reminding her of her borrowed wig comment from earlier.
Clip II: Untucked- The Vixen reminds the queens that her response was was just that- a reaction to Aquaria’s actions.
Clip II: Untucked- The Vixen reminds the queens that her response was was just that- a reaction to Aquaria’s actions.
The queens address Aquaria’s comment invalidating The Vixen’s drag and The Vixen talks about the narrative being formed of her being an “angry Black woman” when Aquaria cries and becomes defensive.
Eureka comments on Monique’s & The Vixen’s “craftiness” which is a word that can often be interpreted as “cheap.” An argument ensues when Eureka says she no longer wants to hear The Vixen talk.
The Vixen reminds Eureka that she’s a grown man (plss 
) and that she’s been nothing but patient with her after having her reservations from seeing her on Season 9.
“Go
have your 
b***h, because it’s done!” 
) and that she’s been nothing but patient with her after having her reservations from seeing her on Season 9. “Go
have your b***h, because it’s done!”
Eureka reveals she was “testing” The Vixen because she’s been sensing a “weird undertone” towards her. Blair and The Vixen talk about how well her and Eureka worked together previously.
Clip I-II: Eureka’s snatch game and Vixen commenting on how she “stepped on a lot of people.” Eureka doesn’t argue this, so obviously as in most shows, we probably weren’t shown everything.
Clip III: Michelle’s critique
Clip III: Michelle’s critique
Clip I: Ru asks the queens who should go home, and all but Eureka, say The Vixen. The Vixen voices her frustrations regarding the discrepancy between how she and the judges see Eureka’s big personality.
Clip II: Monique remarks Eureka “dominating” snatch game
Clip II: Monique remarks Eureka “dominating” snatch game
Clip I: The Vixen calls Monique and Asia out for naming her on the main stage and suggests it was strategy based on their critiques being the worst.
Clip II: After a message from her mom, The Vixen reveals she wasn’t mad, but *hurt* that the girls were attacking her dream.
Clip II: After a message from her mom, The Vixen reveals she wasn’t mad, but *hurt* that the girls were attacking her dream.
Bob the Drag Queen on racial bias and people online favoring people they resemble. She mentions the need to acknowledge racism and explains why all white people raised in America are racist.
Part lll: That reunion special...
Asia O’Hara becomes emotional when Rupaul and a number of the queens don’t see things from Vixen’s perspective and mentions how it’s their job to try to help.
(Let’s think about how this exit was received vs someone like Adore’s exit on AS2)
Asia O’Hara becomes emotional when Rupaul and a number of the queens don’t see things from Vixen’s perspective and mentions how it’s their job to try to help.
(Let’s think about how this exit was received vs someone like Adore’s exit on AS2)
Clip I: Cracker reveals “Vixen” has become another word for “fight”...?
Clip II: The girls revisit the Eureka x The Vixen altercation.
Clip II: The girls revisit the Eureka x The Vixen altercation.
The Vixen addresses Eureka’s “testing” remark. Rupaul tells the Vixen she didn’t have to take the bait...
“Everybody’s telling me how I should react, but nobody’s telling her how to act.” -The Vixen
“Everybody’s telling me how I should react, but nobody’s telling her how to act.” -The Vixen
The Vixen talks about Eureka’s “producing” how they were going to fix things the day after their argument.
Vixen leaves after Ru brings up her coming into the competition saying she “came to fight,” claims she was an instigator, and the choice to just “not say anything”...
Vixen leaves after Ru brings up her coming into the competition saying she “came to fight,” claims she was an instigator, and the choice to just “not say anything”...
Asia O’Hara gets emotional reminding the girls that they’re not just drag queens, they’re people. She disagrees with Ru on how the situation could’ve been handled.
For context, here is another example of how differently POC are treated compared to white queens.
Bob talks about how much Brita Filter, a person of color, was bullied on Season 12 by fans and compares her to a queen like Alyssa Edward, whose similar behavior was applauded.
Bob talks about how much Brita Filter, a person of color, was bullied on Season 12 by fans and compares her to a queen like Alyssa Edward, whose similar behavior was applauded.
Peppermint talks about how even with Sherry Pie’s (a white queen) scandal, it is seemingly Brita that has been made out to be the “villain” of season 12 by fans.
