STOP Asking Drag Queens THIS Question! with Trixie and Katya

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About the Podcast:
The Bald and the Beautiful with Trixie Mattel and Katya Zamo features a pair of grizzled gay ghouls exploring the cultural boundaries of modern beauty through interviews with gorgeous guests who inhabit various facets of the beauty industry. From models, moguls, influencers, drag queens, RuPaul's Drag Race contestants to adult performers, actors, and more, Trixie and Katya break down the beauty behind it all.

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[mcfrog]

As a trans person, I find that people sometimes ask inappropriate questions because it’s the only way they know how to interact or show interest. Due to the lack of education and representation in their lives, they hear that you’re trans and immediately think “oh! Sex! Genitals! Surgery! Traumatic coming out experiences!” and they ask about those things because they think they should in order to show interest. I’m not saying that makes it right, but I think it shows that education and representation is important because often it’s not meant to be transphobic or intrusive but they’re so uneducated that they don’t even understand that it is

[Brainhoneywalker]

I’m glad I watched this. I’m so called straight and 73. When you spoke about the horribleness and gross inappropriateness of old interviews, it reminded me of when the first question for successful African Americans used to be nothing about their expertise or craft but “What are you going to do with all that money?”I loved the frankness of this discussion. Thank you.

[kalexx]

“I leave it in the microwave” perfect response. Also stop asking about people’s genitals.

[pokebae]

This conversation reminds of me when lady gaga was in an interview a few years back and she straight up told the interviewer “who cares if I have a male appendage or not?” Now that was a long time ago and to think people haven’t really came far and still have the audacity to ask such irrelevant personal questions like that is quite appalling :/

[Ttoby]

They're so funny but this is also so sad.

[quin_e]

katya with the constant silence of the lambs references is my FAVORITE THING

[wendybutler]

Dear friend transitioned. I never once asked about bottom surgery. I figured she'd tell me when and if she felt like it. It made no difference to me except for celebrating her happiness. We went to see The Nutcracker 2 days before her December surgery. She's driving again and so happy! I'm so happy for her. I love this human very much. I do not care what is or isn't in her pants. It's none of my business unless she cares to share. She knows she has my full support. I just want her safe, respected and happy, and she is!

[aimeeinkling]

Wow. None of this surprises me. Absolute truth about "straight men." I used to work in an industry that allowed me to see behind that curtain. Everyone would be a lot happier (and less angry/violent) if we just stopped worrying about who folks had sex with.

[njj]

I felt for Katya with that last sentence 🥺

[nicoleortiz]

why did this 7min conversation seem like 25 lol. In a totally good way, like there was so much here for it to have only been 7min

[hazeldavis]

I'm old and happy we've come this far, pissed off at how far we still have to go.

[jessicam]

Thank you.
Thank you for talking about this.
I still keep pretty quiet about my sexuality, my fishnets, where I shave- whose business is it what I do and why should I ask about what you do? I don’t ask my Mom, the guy who sits next to me on the bus, my supervisor and I dont want to hear what they do. And if I do hear- unless there’s a series of dead cats along with - I don’t care. (Unless it’s from my Mom. That would actually really grease me out.)
And friends can be a different conversation.
Just do your best and be kind to other humans. Heart you 2️⃣

[xffb.mr]

Not a drag queen, but can relate to some of this as a pre-op trans man who has extensive experience with chasers. For context, I have mainly had experience with cisgender men, many of whom had either never met a trans man before or whose only conception of trans men came from watching porn.

Luckily I've never sustained a physical injury against my person that led to disability, but definitely psychological wounds for sure which I am still tending to.

[therockbottom]

I wanna see a Katya in a boxing ring with someone in her weight class, that’d be a fight worth payperviewing

[darkmask]

Haven't been watching Drag Race lately, but I remember it boggling my mind when season 12, TWELVE, Jeff Goldblum asks about tucking. Like first of all, twelve seasons in that just feels like a question you don't need to ask anymore. Second, you know someone like Jeff had to have known the answer already, and that had to be a producer influenced question.

[cancer]

I think 2:15-2:24 should be a YouTube ad - because that is so true.

[arthurmezacasa]

I love when they talk about more serious subjects. It's in moments like this that I feel like I do a good job by following and stanning their work.

[s.hiessl]

"i'm also extremely strong and have alot if knives in my apartment" 😂

[Bella-mozj]

So glad they touched on this topic because so many trans women have been the brunt of hatred and violence as a result of these attitudes. Thank you Trixie and Katya 🙏🏻

[-belue-]

I'm Genderfluid and Panromantic and often people basically ask what is in my pants, sometimes at first conversation and I tell you something that is even sadder...

If they are straight, they basically ask in a roundabout way, "Will this make me Gay if I like you?!"...

It's wild!...You think, being Panromantic and Genderfluid would give someone more options to find someone you can truly care for, but it actually gives you less options, because straight men don't want to look GayG for liking you AND most lesbians find it gross you would ever kiss or date a man, so you are gross and not even on their radar because don't want to look straight in any way shape or form and vice versa...

Then when it's like, "Well you must not be Pan if you are with someone straight and you must not be straight if you are with someone Gay and anyway, I'll be the one to make up your mind because you are just confused anyway." 🙄😒