"This is not the Beatdown" is def. Willam bitchin' bout shit.

Hey—my boyfriend LOVES this show, and he is more or less straight. We don't use "the lingo" although I had never heard "Bye Felicia" before "Blurred Bynes" and I think that's the most awesome kiss-off ever (so I use it whenever I can). I didn't much like having to watch the weddings, but c'mon—it's always better for a…

Here's what Willam said on Facebook:

I've heard/seen some interviews of transgender men who say that once they started taking hormones, they found themselves becoming much more aggressive and couldn't believe how often they thought about sex. Actually, look up the transcript for This American Life's show "Testosterone" and go to Act II—interesting…

I don't see any need to use cis-, or anything else, at all, though. I tend to take people at face value and am happy to use whatever pronoun they prefer (and if I fuck up and they correct me, I hope politely, I will apologize and continue with the conversation). If I found myself in company that considers it important…

You're overthinking this. Default would simply mean, to me, that my original equipment and my gender expression match. I'm not going to be insulted that people assume I am a woman.

OEM=Original Equipment Manufacturer

I actually wondered about that. Because of a childhood spent studying the ads in the backs of the free papers, I always thought "shemale" was a particular kind of performer who may or may not be trans. "Chicks with dicks." (another thing Dan Savage often points out is that generally it is straight dudes are interested…

No argument there! just saying Dela's not above it all…

I'm listening to it now and it's great. I don't get the Michelle hate. I'm a fan.

A while back, Dan pointed out that trans people who transition legally (and are heterosexual) are afforded a right that most gay people in this country are still not allowed—they can marry.

Actually, now that I think about it, OEM would also be good. I am an OEM woman.

Cis I actually find super annoying. I prefer "default."

Right. Courtney is never SEEN really sweating it out, so how do we know whether she does or doesn't? but she does seem to know how to play to her strengths, she's very professional, and she DID ask Ru for advice to help make her performance stronger (the only queen I have seen proactively ask for that rather than…

Go back and watch Untucked again. What Dela wanted was for BIANCA to call out Darienne! Don't get me wrong, I love it that everyone is running to Bianca's arms for help and protection (and I still like Dela) but it's not that she didn't want to avoid "unnecessary and juvenile fighting" it's that she wanted Bianca to…

I don't think it's possible for Bianca to go home any time soon. She has done a lot to help Adore and Trinity grow, and I am sure Ru knows that. There's a lot of dramatic possibility in having Bianca competing against the queens that she's helped so much.

Agreed. I think she's on for the same reason Willam was on. They even have a similar backstory, with both saying the main reason to do drag was that they got more work that way.

Yeah, I thought she nailed the look and I liked her rap too.

God, I hope not, because the only reason to keep her around is to keep the frenemies vibe with Adore. I thought maybe they were setting up the Dela/Darienne rivalry tonight to replace that when Laganja is gone.

Have a link? I would LOVE to see that one!