Cher drag

[Culmor]

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

   

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

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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 😊

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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" 😬

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"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.)

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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 😉

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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]

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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.