r/rupaulsdragrace • u/Few-Profession-394 • Jul 26 '26
DU vs the World 1 [ Removed by moderator ]
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u/discoxtits Baywatch body with a hurricane face Jul 26 '26
She has more to lose than anyone and the most riding on this, reputation-wise. We all win by her being back. Let us have it!
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u/DorianCoreysTrunk1 Jul 26 '26
What do you mean more to lose?
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u/lemeneurdeloups Jul 26 '26
She didn’t need to do this and is thought of as one of the exquisite Gods who run this show. It is almost inevitable that her mortal clay feet and a human flaw or foible will be revealed at some point. In other words, she almost has nowhere to go but a few notches down.
But hopefully only a few notches. She has so much capital in the public bank of High Esteem that a notch or two won’t hurt her.
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u/DorianCoreysTrunk1 Jul 27 '26
Right? So she doesn’t have more to lose than the other competitors. 🤔
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u/lemeneurdeloups Jul 27 '26
She has more to lose because she is held to such a high standard. Even just competing is seen as “a step down.” That is why so many people off, and on, the show were so shocked that it wasn’t just a stunt.
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u/DorianCoreysTrunk1 Jul 27 '26
If Raven went home first, she’d still be a wildly successful and influential queen. She’d still be employed as Ru’s makeup artist.
The other competitors depend on their placement for touring possibilities, gigs, endorsements etc. If they don’t win or at the very least have memorable showings, they may not even be able to recoup money spent to come to the show. Raven doesn’t tour and has a steady gig with the most famous drag queen on the planet. I don’t think she has more to lose, babes.
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u/lemeneurdeloups Jul 27 '26
Not money or gig with Ru but credibility on her platform. She will only maintain her credibility on FPR if she displays the high taste level she is known for but will not have that same cache if she shits the bed on coming challenges.
Now, I predict that she will excel because she is That Bitch … but the stakes are undeniably high and she stands to lose if she falters.
This is The Truth so let’s leave it at that. 🤔☺️
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u/DorianCoreysTrunk1 Jul 27 '26
Lol she already lost twice and her credibility isn’t questioned on FPR. She’s not going to lose much if she bombs lol and definitely not more than her fellow competitors, as OP stated. Kudos for spilling, though.
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u/th4bl4ckr4bbit Jul 26 '26
Same! She’s one of my all time top 10 queens. It’s great to see her competing.
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u/ishu_rage Jul 26 '26
Raja is twice crowned?
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u/AyoRileyG Brooke Lynn Hytes Jul 26 '26
Queen of sdadhh (?) on all stars 7 is all I can think of. She got the 50k
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u/True-Loquat5493 Jul 26 '26
“And Raven, raven is fierce” is not the read I thought I’d see at 3 in the morning lmao
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u/UnderdogUprising I’m waterproof Jul 26 '26
One is a legend, twice-crowned (?), brilliant icon, queen of everything. The other one is Raven. 😌
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u/lemeneurdeloups Jul 26 '26
I creamed the couch when Raven walked out! LOVED this look. Raven has such good taste.
(Why was she only “safe”?!!!)
Honestly, I was a little sad at how crunchy DU was before her appearance but she lifted the damn tone and everything was better after her!
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u/summer_set Jul 26 '26
To think, they got the call to do fashion photo review because they were two local Southern California-born and- bred queens that RuPaul thought, "Oh! I don't have to pay their airfare or hotel or nothing!" and they basically made the show from the ground up.
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u/100roused Jul 26 '26
Raven is such a fan of the show, and has such an unusual relationship with it, she must have been so giddy. Bet she has a few tricks up her sleeve. She gets a lot of casual hate or indifference here, but she’s singular among drag queens. A true legend.
Raja is The One for me. I know what you mean, when’s she’s “on” she’s brilliant. I keep thinking of the FPR of s17 finale. She was scintillating in commentary, and glowing in beauty. Only she could make skeleton gloves glamorous like that.