On December 26, Drag Den creatives, hosts, and Queens reacted to netizens slamming the original Pinoy Drag reality competition’s latest promotional video.
Drag Den director Rod Singh highlighted their latest ‘Barangayan-themed‘ watch party in a tweet.
Nasa kalsada ang tunay na kulay ng pagiging baklang pinoy! Ngayong thursday na! Magiging Maingay St. ang Matahimik St. dahil may permit tayo sa baranggay! #DragDenPH #DragDenPinoyPantasya https://t.co/L4N3ICeR4P
— rod singh (@iamrodafrog) December 26, 2022
Singh then responded to the criticisms thrown at their original Pinoy Drag reality show through a lengthy tweet, citing her experience as a young LGBTQIA+ person.
Danas ko ang matawag na cheap dahil sa pagiging pagirl na kanal noon. Gaya ng napakaraming baklang kanal na minata-mata ng mga baklang nagsasabi kung paano dapat mag-behave ang mga baklang tulad namin. Walang class, masyadong maingay, masyadong femme. (1/14)
— rod singh (@iamrodafrog) December 27, 2022
Social media star and host Sassa Gurl called one of the netizens who criticized their digital series.
Baka walang baklang sk sa inyo na nag organize ng miss gay? https://t.co/ahgs6flDXb
— Sassa Gurl 🏳️🌈 (@Itssassagurl) December 26, 2022
Lady Gagita, one of the contestants in the Drag reality show, cited the lack of experience of one of the netizens who blasted their series.
Wala sigurong Ms. Gay sa barangay nila. 😭😭😭 https://t.co/mEw8Eq0QGU
— Lady Gagita #Mudrakels #DragDenPH (@ladygagitaofcl) December 26, 2022
Other netizens also slammed the detractors of the series for their lack of awareness of the local Pinoy Drag scene.
Eto na naman yung mga baklang elitista na ang alam lang sa drag e yung napapanood nila sa rpdr. Nakapanood lang ng ilang season ng drag race, yun na yung pamantayan nila sa drag. Mga walang alam sa local drag scene.
— 👀 (@auntiehero13) December 26, 2022
Another netizen cited how the original Pinoy Drag reality show drew inspiration from the local Filipino Drag scene.
Hello.
Drag Den is drawing heavy inspiration from local barangayan and gay pageants that is already happening for years in PH.
So for those people saying that it is "kanal", "cheap"… Hmmmmm. I don't know. Maybe we should check if we even know these things? 🙂
— Sundae 'into daddies' Perez (WATCH #MUDRAKELS!) (@iampaolodomingo) December 27, 2022
Lady Gagita seemingly agreed with a simple reminder.
Let's also check our privilege. https://t.co/noGE3dvJkR
— Lady Gagita #Mudrakels #DragDenPH (@ladygagitaofcl) December 27, 2022
Another netizen pointed out that other netizens also had similar talking points about Drag Race Philippines, which got shut down.
Di ba nagkaroon na ng similar tweet before criticizing Drag Race PH for being “kanal”? Hindi pa ba tayo natuto sa discourse nun? “Kanal” IS part of Philippine Drag culture! Puro na lang tayo pag-conform sa Western standards. Kaya nga “Made FOR Filipinos, BY Filipinos” diba?
— Jr (@levy_wong) December 26, 2022
As for the third episode of the original Pinoy Drag reality competition, Maria Christina currently leads the queens with two wins. However, she lost her advantage to Barbie-Q, who got the ‘dragdagulan’ victory.
Catch the latest episode of Drag Den Philippines, inspired by Encantadia, via Prime Video every Thursday.
