Cher drag

There are some Cher costumes the vendor offers that I'm not too keen on but this beaded leotard and wig are calling me.

   

OK, I'm really getting into the minutiae now, cornflower blue nails.
   

Dame Arlene Phillips is/was casting the West End production of 'The Cher Show'. Apparently ten times more men than women have applied 😊

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Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63RsD0ltKqw
]Ancient African bling & Cher auditions, 10 times more men apply (UK) - BBC News - 16th January 2022 - YouTube[/url]

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Dame Arlene Phillips is/was casting the West End production of 'The Cher Show'. Apparently ten times more men than women have applied

"Every drag queen wants to be Cher" 😬

"Every drag queen wants to be Cher" 😬

I could write a paper on why that's a gross oversimplification. By which I mean this thread makes it obvious the time, effort and money I've put into replicating Cher's most iconic costume but... I don't want to be a drag queen. I have too much respect for women to consider parodying them. It's... complicated.

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I don't want to be a drag queen.

Assuming otherwise (based on the statement above and respect for Cher) would be https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affirming_the_consequent fallacy ( if A, then B; B, therefore A.)

Exactly.
'All drag queens want to dress as Cher' (if it were true) wouldn't equal 'Everyone who wants to dress as Cher is a drag queen'. I'd even argue that many stage male Cher impersonators aren't drag queens, at least in the RuPaul sense. I suspect it comes down to whether you're trying to be as accurate as possible (almost a cosplay) or performing a parody (drag).

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as accurate as possible (almost a cosplay) or performing a parody (drag).

Oh, I like these definitions. Very accurate 😉

OK, I'm repeating some earlier links but

This is definitely drag parody - the costume's only vaguely accurate and the moves are all wrong - I'm pretty sure Cher never did death drops.
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Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BntgodWceVM
]Angelina Starchild - If I Could Turn Back Time - YouTube[/url]

Now, the costume and moves are spot-on, this is more impersonation?
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Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKQ-nWIYNmk
]Steven Andrade as Cher 2014, Watch in HD!!! - YouTube[/url]

Is this somewhere inbetween?
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Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlFdnR0sje8
]Roxy Thyrune - Cher / Turn back time (Drag night 2016) - YouTube[/url]

Something that appeared on my radar. A professional costume company, established for forty-something years are offering a made-to-measure 'Turn Back Time' costume on their website for £150. Dear God.