Drag Queens (x-post /r/gay_irl)
Posted Aug 14, 2017, 9:24 PM UTC
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This reminds me of that famous Dear Abby zinger:
Dear Abby: About four months ago, the house across the street was sold to a “father and son” — or so we thought. We later learned it was an older man about 50 and a young fellow about 24.
This was a respectable neighborhood before this “odd couple” moved in. They have all sorts of strange-looking company. Men who look like women, women who look like men, blacks, whites, Indians. Yesterday I even saw two nuns go in there!
They must be running some sort of business in there, or a club. There are motorcycles, expensive sports cars, and even bicycles parked in front and on the lawn. They keep their shades drawn so you can't see what's going on inside but they must be up to no good, or why the secrecy?
We called the police department and they asked if we wanted to press charges! They said unless the neighbors were breaking some law there was nothing they could do.
Abby, these weirdos are wrecking our property values! How can we improve the quality of this once-respectable neighborhood?
—Up In Arms
Dear UP: You could move.
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blacks, whites, Indians
At least she is racist to all people equally?
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I don't see arabs in there.
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I think whites and blacks make a decent cross section of skin colors.
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She would call them Indians.
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Arabs are white. They are NOT a race. P. S. For some reason my autocorrect doesnt like the word arabs :D
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Well arab isn't a race sooo
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Muslim isn't a race, but arab is.
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Abby always comes in clutch
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Bitch, I keep my curtains closed because they keep the hot god damned sun out... and because I don't need you seeing me skipping naked across the house when I forget that all my clean underwear is still in the dryer from when I washed clothes almost a week ago.
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I think that's called "living the dream."
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"I travel solely by helicopter... -ing"
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haha, thanks for that mental image
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This reminds me of Tom Wait's song, "What's He Building in There?"
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probably spent a little time in jail
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I agree with the sentiment here.
But there's clearly a line between "2 gay guys living together and having a good time" and "dudes in drag running down the street waving dildos"
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Legit sounds like a kink club I went to a few months ago.
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That's perfect.
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My 16 year old niece learned all her makeup skills (she's very good) by watching makeup tutorials by drag queens on YouTube. Her blending skills make me jealous... I suck at makeup.
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At 33 I've finally ventured into makeup for the first time since high school. I've been watching YouTube tutorials and half of the blending masters look like they're barely old enough to drive. It's a weird experience.
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It's crazy. I'm lucky if I can get eyeliner straight... usually I just don't bother. I'm 33 too btw. :)
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Eyeliner is currently the bane of my existence. Pencil, liquid, doesn't matter. I suck at it. I tried to do a wingtip yesterday and had immediate and unconditional regrets. sobs into makeup remover
Edit: Thanks for the tips everyone! I'll be picking up some new products soon for sure.
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Try gel it was a revelation for me
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I hated liquid for the longest time until I finally broke down and got the high-end stuff. I cannot say enough about Stila Stay All Day. I've also read that Kat Von D's tattoo liner is amazing. There is still a bit of a learning curve, but nothing like dealing with separate brushes and whatnot.
I'm not generally a makeup snob, but in the case of eye liner, I've found that you get what you pay for.
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Ones that have brushtip applicators (so it's more like painting than doing my makeup) was a godsend. Pencils are still the devil, and I'm usually not self aware enough to remember where my pot of gel liner is or that it's still drying on my face (that was a very bad, very messy day).
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Something that has been a go-to for me recently is a thin liner brush and some eyeshadow! I'll usually wet the brush beforehand, and a good brush is key. It's way easier to make the liner look even with eyeshadow than it is with liquid liner, and it's less of a sharp edge (softer look, but still opens the eye).
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Tattoos! Get a basic shape for brows and liner, and it is easy to enhance for special occasions.
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Takes practice, but I've actually stumbled across this: https://thevampstamp.com/. The Creator is actually handicapped, so it's ease of use too. And you'd be supporting quality of life items!
Love the idea of ink stamps.
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I looove the tarte liner in the tube that has a brush, clay paint is what it's called I think. I used to take forever to do liner and now I am FLAWLESS WINGS EVERY DAY (that I want them.)
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Try pen eyeliner. It's foolproof.
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Look up the scotch tape wing liner trick. It really does work. I just use one piece of tape on each eye but I've seen people make a little "V" with 2 on each eye like a stencil.
Also- the q-tips with the points on the end, micellar water & pigmented concealer on a small liner or concealer brush are invaluable tools when practicing. Basically do your liner and wing as best you can. Let's say they are a little crooked or one is too thick or something. Dip the pointed q-tip in the micellar water and clean up any mistakes (or use a makeup wipe and start over if you have to- lol!) They are sharper than regular rounded q-tips and micellar water is not oily and won't disturb your other makeup unlike makeup remover. It's ok if it's still not quite right. Now you can use the concealer and go over the edges and this is how you get them ultra sharp looking and the edges straight. You want to to this with a very precise brush.
Watch a couple tutorials on Instagram or Youtube. The tape trick is the #1 that helped me but some of the techniques I saw in tutorials stuck with me and definitely made it easier- such as doing regular liner then doing a tiny dot on each side where I want the wing to end and drawing from the dot to the top of the liner on my eye and then doing the bottom line by following the curve of my lower lashline. Then you fill it in. I have to pull the skin taut to do a straight line too which I didn't realize at first.
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That's funny...I can barely draw a stick person, but I can draw a straight line on my eye. My makeup is the only creative bone in my body. Of course, not all makeup is created equal and some things are better than others, which always helps for a good application. You could try using shadow as a liner, applying it with a very thin brush. I know some people who aren't really into makeup or aren't very skilled with it and they'll use shadow as a liner if the makeup spirit moves them.
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That's funny because I can draw beautifully on paper with pencils, pens, and felt tip markers but makeup... can't do it.
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Maybe your lids aren't made for winged eyeliner? I tried for years to do it, watched tutorial after tutorial, until I finally watched a professional makeup artist doing a video who explained that if you have a heavy fold on your eyelid, winged liner is pretty much impossible for you.
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I've always done my wing on the bottom instead. It can look kind of ancient Egyptian, but that can be cool.
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I grew up in the day of smudgy eyeliner, so I never really learned how to make a crisp line. :P I usually just use dark gray eyeshadow with a narrow angled brush, works well enough as long as I'm using good eyeshadow primer underneath.
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It's hard though, because sucking at something can be demotivating, but not practicing keeps the sucking going(not the fun kind). Especially when you have to wear defeats on your face.
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It's probably partially because they can't drive. They are stuck at home all the time with no ride to go anywhere and do other fun stuff with friends. I started learning a lot of HTML code and shit during summers when I was in 8th/9th grade. I had a bomb ass MySpace page! Then my friends started getting driver's licenses and were able to pick me up and give me rides, then I got my own license. Laterz HTML! I regret that though... I wish I had stuck with it. I enjoyed it, and combine that with my graphic design degree... a coder with design skills... damn near a fuckin unicorn. Maybe one of these days I'll bet back to it...
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MAC 217 blending brush. It's the holy grail of brushes, I swear. Anything else I will just pick up the cheap version at an art supply shop, but that brush is voodoo magic.
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I've learned a lot about makeup from a man too. Not sure if he occasionnaly dress-up as a drag queen, though.
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It's a great way to learn because a lot of those techniques are exaggerated so for learning (especially through a video) it makes it easier. That's how I learned to contour and I saw a drag queen using the tape trick for winged liner looong before it was a common "hack." People I know irl that do drag changed the way I look at makeup and hair and even clothing if I want to get dressed up. Like for one example- one of my old friends that did drag was an artist. He would think of the color wheel/color theory and shade and light when doing makeup. He truly knew how to transform a face. This was way before contouring was commonplace so the first time I saw him contour his nose to look smaller and use makeup to make his eyes and lips look larger I was amazed at the difference. He could "paint" abs or boobs on someone. We see that stuff more often in makeup vids now but back then I had never seen someone contouring their abs to go to the club, lol! He could seriously make an A cup chest look like there was major cleavage with just a few shades of foundation and powder.
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There was this girl I went to high school with that I was... 30% sure was trans because she did her makeup like a Drag Queen.
But she's since birthed like four children so I'm pretty sure she's just heavy-handed with the makeup.
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Honey we gonna be as gay as we want round yo lil snowflakes
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Honey we gonna be as gay as we want round yo lil snowflakes
So you admit that traps are gay. I knew it!
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Drag queens aren't transgender.
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Well, yeah. Drag queen very specifically refers to males who have not received gender reassignment surgery. But I said "trap," not "trans."
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Drag queen very specifically refers to males who have not received gender reassignment surgery.
No it doesn't.
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Well, yeah. Drag queen very specifically refers to males who have not received gender reassignment surgery. But I said "trap," not "trans."
u/EI_Doctoro Just real quick, yes or no, are you a male who has not received gender reassignment surgery? Has your father, presumably male, received gender reassignment surgery?
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Of course taps are gay! Lats, pecs, biceps, abs, traps. Nothing gayer than some hunkey muscles!
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Then it seems I have finally uncovered the truth. Quickly, for I must be off to report my findings to Alex Jones. Even gay frogs cannot compare to the likes of a discovery this important!
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Drag Queens aren't traps. A bear trap with signs that say, "Look out! It's a bear trap! Those leaves are just camouflage! Don't step here!" isn't really much of a trap.
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Some of them might be. How is this news?
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Beautiful!
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It immediately made me think of Trixie Mattel's quip at DragCon (the panel is up online)
Link to it here.
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Trixie is a treasure.
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I love her and Katya together,too. It's a riot!
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Oh my god, there's a drag queen convention? People watching heaven! And I've never come across a drag queen who didn't seem like a super fun person to hang out with.
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DragCon!!! They have one in LA and one coming up in NYC!!!
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New life goal. Need to be in town when one of those is going on.
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I would go so quickly! I wanna meet Trixie, Katya, Detox, Willam, Courtney Act and Alaska so bad!
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I was a bit nervous at first but that's great!!
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Trixie Mattel didn't start doing drag to fraternize with effing children.
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My drag friends and I have been sharing this all day long, still gets a chuckle out of it every time I see it.
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LOL. In Chicago, Story Time with Drag Queens is a thing. Someone should let them know.
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I thought I was going to be offended but ended up being delighted
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I went to a drag bingo once randomly in my city; it was wildly amusing and entertaining.
I would never go to a children's bingo in my city, just imagining that shit show makes me want donate diapers to charity.
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Im a queen and so happy to see this on here this is one of my favorite subs and I definitely appreciate that I can do Drag and NOT have to see kids. I have unsettling dreams about it lol.
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Brilliant
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But well behaved children may be taught a song and dance routine. :)
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This is incredible.
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Needs to be a thing
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Yeah, I like this guy!
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I love this so much.
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'Someone fabulous could get hurt.' 👏🏻
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What does the yellow circle mean? I keep seeing it everywhere and am out of the loop...
Do you mean this: đź‘Ź?
No, the other thing.
Which thing?
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