Essays

The Real Realness: Commodifying Culture from the Ballroom to RuPaul’s Drag Race

Commodification and Capitalism  One of the most grave side effects of RuPaul's Drag Race being such a mainstream form of queer entertainment is how easily it has made it for queer culture to be commodified and cheaply replicated. “Commodification prefabricates culture into easy to consume products and images that allow the dominant culture to utilize… Continue reading The Real Realness: Commodifying Culture from the Ballroom to RuPaul’s Drag Race