Top 10 Things Pose Got Factually Right & Wrong

It's time to find out what "Pose" got right and wrong. Our countdown includes house names, ball culture, the museum heist, and more! Are YOU excited for "Pose" Season 3? Let us know in the comments!

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[_antictrl]

When Electra read that random girl at the restaurant it was the best things ever 😭 it’s the reason I started watching the show because I saw the clip and loved it

[yrg]

They didn't get anything right or wrong. Pose isn't BASED on true stories. It's a drama series with INSPIRATIONS of true events/characters. Inspired & based are different.

[sarahcline]

I think they got stuff wrong on purpose because tho its based on real things but fake people and the fake house names probably couldn't get permission to use real names on pose. My Fav thing? The Art Of The Read its freaking amazing

[tatsf]

Love Pose! As someone who was around the house/ball scene in NYC late 70s/early 80s I'd say they got it right as much as a fictional TV show can (because they actually got advice and guidance from people IN the scene!). There are moments where the actors look a little too clean, put together, with good skin and teeth... which just isn't always the reality for these kids. Many live(d) outside at least part of the time, and turned tricks on the piers and in cars on West Side Highway. Ya don't always step away from that with clean clothes, smooth skin, and a Colgate smile. But otherwise it's very accurate. I love that they portray the houses as they are - survival families, not just performance troupes!

[keniimcintosh]

The whole stealing for looks is true. I have accidently witnessed incidents of girls pulling out air-conditioner to crawl into a shop and steal gowns. It was so bad ...the police started showing up at pageants and balls looking for stolen gowns. Many a crown were
Out due to arrest!

[baldpeoplearguewithme]

MsMojo is clearly being misleading saying “Right and Wrong” this is not a documentary. This is a realistic fictional show, ofc some of these events didn’t happen. As someone else said in the comments, this should be called “Fact & Fiction”. Very misleading I’m disappointed. Also the museum heist did actually happen. The “facts” here are wrong 😒

[camerondeadmon]

I love this show. When I was growing up, I too joined a house. The house of Royalty, where I learned to love myself for exactly who I was and am today. Education and plan was really big within our house

[jaynedavies]

pose, is the only true to life depiction of trans-life, i've seen on television, with the brutality of the age. i was a teenager in the late 80's and came out in the mid 90's. it's a shame that season 3 is the end, and i hope it's a good ending too.

[AirQuotes]

Clearly you don't watch the show as usual. Blanca got her drugs because she's friends with a doctor who gets the drugs from her rich client's after they die

[corneliuswhite]

The terminology for "collecting" the clothing for balls were called "Mopping" 😉

[liamwinchesterchasten]

POSE gave me the courage to come as the Transman that I am! Thank you for giving me the courage to free myself! Happy Pride Month Family!✊💗💙🌈

[packnetadaija]

I love this show and I am super sad that it's ending 😭😭😭

[tankboy]

MsMojo - while inspired by actual people and events, POSE is not a historical drama or documentary. It did not "get" anything wrong - as in Dragnet (no pun intended), the names and places were changed to protect the innocent.

[christopherdieudonne]

0:40 Also, I don't think house names were ever named after models. Back then most house names tended to be named after fashion designers.

[pinoystantwitter]

This isn't a matter of getting it right and wrong. This is a fictional portrayal of the ball culture. If they want it true to life, they would've explicitly said it.

[DEvaTVoficial]

This show has been groundbreaking! Truly remarkable to see myself represented onscreen. These characters feel real, like people I know.. like I am being portrayed on camera. Thank you so much for bringing transvisibility to the mainstream.

[_jordanslyric]

The part about AZT is not fully accurate in the context of the show. Blanca doesn’t have access to AZT until season 2, when she finds out that her illness has progressed to full blown AIDS. At that point, Nurse Judy told her about how richer patients that were at end stage would donate their meds to less fortunate and healthier people, which is how Blanca and Pray Tell were able to get on medication. It happens in the episode where Candy is murdered.


Speaking of which, I do wish the topic of the murders of trans women was discussed in the video, as it is very real, and sadly ongoing as of 2021. That, and the violence towards Trans women depicted in the episode Cocoon/Butterfly, where Electra has to dispose of that body, and they discuss why going to the police wasn’t an option. That was a very real occurrence that happened to Dorian Corey, whom was prominently featured in Paris is Burning. Otherwise, nice video.

[northwolfOTT]

Whos excited for season 3 airing on may 4th

[karenchambers]

Hearing this woman itemize what is right and wrong about Pose in that announcer voice (clearly disconnected from the culture) is disturbing!

[nickyd]

You guys left out the Dorian Corey murder, mummified body in the closet.