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i am not immune to silly tv shows
18 Oct 2022 05:40 pmmy toxic trait is getting invested into reality tv shows from other countries and watching them on sketchy video sites in 480p, only to go on reddit after and read that the people watching the show either are toxic or hate everything and everyone.
tis the season once again.
last year (almost to date) season 4 of the boulet brothers' dragula premiered. in 2020 i've binged seasons 3 and 2, in that order, but i don't remember how and why, only that i ended up in the "i wish i could be a drag king" mindset for several months. this time i managed to get my partner to watch the season with me, and we had some good time and good laughs.
and look, that's all reality tv is for me - something to watch, maybe binge, laugh a little and then, most likely, forget. not to rip people on reddit out a new one because they decided to have a different opinion. i know that the boulets themselves are actually no better than rupaul, they aren't just as mainstream and don't have as much opportunities to show their less glamorous side. i know the drama is mostly fake. i know the contestants are just people and can have their own Bad(TM) views, political and etc. i am aware of the western-centric standards in the show and i know that the titans season is going to be a damn mess, for a thousand of reasons. i wish i could care more and actually have any Deep Thoughts about the politics of this season and the show and the industry.
but i'm so excited. i can't wait to turn off my brain once a week and just watch something without subconsciously analyzing it. the curse of being an audiovisual media student is not being able to sit down and simply consume media, and reality tv - be it another drag show or a produce clone - is silly enough for me to just have fun.
tis the season once again.
last year (almost to date) season 4 of the boulet brothers' dragula premiered. in 2020 i've binged seasons 3 and 2, in that order, but i don't remember how and why, only that i ended up in the "i wish i could be a drag king" mindset for several months. this time i managed to get my partner to watch the season with me, and we had some good time and good laughs.
and look, that's all reality tv is for me - something to watch, maybe binge, laugh a little and then, most likely, forget. not to rip people on reddit out a new one because they decided to have a different opinion. i know that the boulets themselves are actually no better than rupaul, they aren't just as mainstream and don't have as much opportunities to show their less glamorous side. i know the drama is mostly fake. i know the contestants are just people and can have their own Bad(TM) views, political and etc. i am aware of the western-centric standards in the show and i know that the titans season is going to be a damn mess, for a thousand of reasons. i wish i could care more and actually have any Deep Thoughts about the politics of this season and the show and the industry.
but i'm so excited. i can't wait to turn off my brain once a week and just watch something without subconsciously analyzing it. the curse of being an audiovisual media student is not being able to sit down and simply consume media, and reality tv - be it another drag show or a produce clone - is silly enough for me to just have fun.
