Wrath Of The Hetero (We Need To Talk About Maddy Morphosis...)

[@JordanMorris68]

Maddy threw the first brick at Stonewall.

[@logchi7779]

“Nobody died at stonewall?”- Derrick (just had to add this lol)

[@demicyrus4896]

There was no straight people at Stonewall..

[@rococosillytime]

Maddy was fighting for gay rights. she was killed

[@eurosis]

​@@demicyrus4896There were, just on the wrong side 😂

[@Deedj1]

Maddy was the first brick at stonewall ❤️❤️❤️

[@kelseyjaffer]

Sometimes I see people claiming Maddy must just be closeted or something, but if you look into her life story, she actually has done a lot of exploring, and at one point thought she might be gay/bi. She did that work, and at the end of it, was like "well, guess I'm straight; I just don't like gender conformity." She's so much more nuanced than what people assume at face value.

[@hothoneymustard]

Thank you for this insight!

[@lilpunk24]

I thought he said he had a gf

[@kelseyjaffer]

@@lilpunk24 he does! :)

[@Pharmerk8]

It's almost like sexual orientation isn't a choice or something!

[@cherryfairyy]

I agree!!! Also it's weird to me that other queer people are saying she has to be gay bc that's putting gender expression in a box imo

[@bucy]

Maddy is the reason they offer beer in Untucked now.

[@GreenGayYT]

Maddy is the reason I wake up every morning

[@demicyrus4896]

Maddy is the reason I have a girlfriend

[@cloudieo]

Maddy is the reason I am able to socialize more with people.

[@someguywithawooperpfp3163]

Maddy is the reason nina shouldve been blac chyna

[@WilliamSareal]

Nobody was killed 🤫

[@morioreo]

I met Maddy at Shrekfest when she was dressed up as Shrek. I was anxious and complimented her performance. She came real close to me and said, "I'm so fucking drunk right now," and waddled away laughing. She is one of my favorite queens I love her so much!

[@ElleDiablo]

Lmaaaaoooo omw that's iconic

[@vwvqr]

She ate

[@LivingNightmarez]

no way not only did you meet an icon, you met at the most iconic event on earth 😨

[@ruthannehubsmith1516]

We love this!

[@jackwinchester4770]

Gjdgdhfjfj she's so real

[@singerdude1992]

Maddy's entrance is A+ tier self awareness. She said,"whats something that screams straight and midwest", and said GUY FIERI. That is SO SELF AWARE it's practically camp

[@saraghhh]

I’d say it IS camp!

[@ImmortalBroken]

"Pitch a tent, America, the camp queen is here." Which is somehow the straightest, gayest, AND most pansexual thing she could have said.

[@jasonfischer9857]

People also miss that Guy Fieri himself is a major LGBTQ+ ally. His late sister was lesbian, but he goes to pride and does charities for LGBTQ orgs. and stuff.

[@kiwii5463]

@@jasonfischer9857he’s also officiated gay weddings in the past!!!

[@mouldysushi]

@@jasonfischer9857Yeah but the traitor was buddy buddy with Trump recently 😭💔

[@midnashadow8439]

Like Jazmine Kennedie said…she’s an honorary member of the community! As a queer person, I’d like to trade Kaitlin Jenner for Maddie

[@SpeedbirdTriple8]

I'll gladly second that

[@thatsthat2612]

No way girl, you can keep ol' Malibu

[@charliez077]

@@thatsthat2612 come on straight bro/girl, give us Maddy :-((( we promise (cough cough) Caitlin isn't that (cough) bad...

[@waynedexter]

Caitlyn Jenner is part of the queer community?! That’s news to me and that’s probably news to her too. Plus, you don’t need to trade because Maddie is already part queer community. Even before drag race. The only qualification needed is being an ally

[@soloudandclear]

AGREED 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@rambo171993]

I will never get over maddy being one of the best readers in the history of rpdr

[@user-ke5rt3ji8c]

Who did she read on her season?

[@revivesauerwein5717]

​@@user-ke5rt3ji8cat the reunion

[@user-ke5rt3ji8c]

@@revivesauerwein5717 what did she say?

[@josephkissel6062]

watch it lol@@user-ke5rt3ji8c

[@josephkissel6062]

Maddy owned the reunion ...

[@MichelleD2023]

A pet peeve I have is when people go out of their way to call Maddy “he”. It’s so invalidating to her drag and basically says that no matter how hard she works and what she achieves, she will never get the respect she deserves as a drag queen simply because of her sexual orientation. Fans love to be all “drag is for everyone and more people should explore their sexuality and gender expression” until a cishet man does it, then it’s all “go back to the garage and fix my car, you man in a dress”

[@diskrisks]

THANK YOU!

[@MysteryDisc]

I think it also says gay/bi men and non binary people are innately more femme regardless of their presentation out of drag. Like obviously the context of being Drag Queens is asking for using feminine pronouns, which is why there shouldn't be a double standard for Maddy

[@pansieisawesome]

totally!! and tbh I’m not in love with the jokes about Maddy being a bro who plays football, fixes cars, loves beer etc. like i understand they’re jokes but they seem to imply maddy has an inherent masculinity that simply isn’t there. The whole reason Maddy does drag is because of her gender nonconformity! they’re also just not that funny lol

[@whatcanidooo]

Literally every video about her I go through the comments correcting people on this. Sexuality and gender expression are different things. It’s so disrespectful to her drag to do that

[@9MuzzyGirl9]

This!!!

[@jordanfricks]

It 100% felt like Maddy was cast just to be a viral moment and an early out. They completely overlooked her when she did well, and pushed her down when she didn’t. It kinda even feels like they moved the design challenge up just to get her out

[@bastiwen]

The way they basically edited out her jokes from episode 4 made me mad. She was a great producer for her team and I think it was Angeria who said that Maddy gave her group a lot of good ideas during the challenge.

[@ImmortalBroken]

@@bastiwen I do think somebody on the editing team had to be a Maddy fan though, because they showed us bits like Maddy's gay dads rejecting her and Carson saying how funny it was... before it mysteriously disappeared for judging.

[@ImmortalBroken]

@@bastiwen and now I'm cracking up remembering Angeria cracking up at Maddy's "If I wanted to have a meaty tuck, I could have a meaty tuck..!"

[@lynnblossom5297]

I found Maddy being cast interesting b/c ppl were so upset that Ru said something about not casting trans queens.

[@chirsrocks657]

Maddy opening doors Gia Gunn is quaking somewhere

[@IntrovertedOreo]

You didn't have to torch Gia like that! 😂😂

[@olly_lmao]

hmmm shes probably busy feeling her oats

[@iandean1112]

Gia is dead

[@AlmyraVents]

@@iandean1112not Gia is Dead 💀

[@jazzycat8917]

@@AlmyraVents the mausoleum doors Gia has opened....

[@NEWBOTANICA]

maddy has the best non ru interview channels out there. lurv him

[@demicyrus4896]

By a landslide

[@tropiclush89]

Next to Delta of course

[@2a2777f2g]

​@@tropiclush89I love Delta very much, but I don't see her show as talking an interview, it feels like two good friends chatting for a while. She creates the illusion of the viewer being the third person in the room, if you get what I am saying.😊

[@tropiclush89]

@@2a2777f2g yes for the first ten minutes(opening monologue ), then she brings out the special guest. She is more of a talk show style, She can bring things out of people without even asking a question. Now that's the epitome of a interviewer. Maddy is like a Barbra Walters type style. I like em both and have my notifications on for both.

[@2a2777f2g]

@@tropiclush89 you're spot on! Still, I enjoy VD more if i don't consider it an interview. Let's call it my personal opinion of the show 😄

[@BrandonJames2016]

It’s so funny how Maddy went from this shocking moment being the first straight drag queen to one of the most beloved queens ever with her podcast being pretty popular.

[@julianpang9999]

@user-wg2ep6nf2ryou talkin bout yourself? we love self awareness!

[@HighonBoots]

@user-wg2ep6nf2rgot a problem with Maddy?

[@leelee2350]

Maddy's such an excellent interviewer, really does his research.

[@Awetree]

Such a good podcast!!

[@adamchaplin9702]

​@user-wg2ep6nf2r i love how some people just say stuff and think they are doing something when really they arent doing anything. Crumbs, you left so many.

[@JeffBezos368]

I kinda hate that Maddys talent show wasn’t valued because of the “you need to be funny to win ” because it reminded me of how Gia was robbed … I’m now starting to understand what Roxy was saying in her original season…..” not everything has to be funny” and I agree…. Good tv doesn’t always have to depend on humor

[@blakegillpuente3904]

I don't think there really is the standard that everything has to be funny to win. Look at AS7's Talent Show: neither Shea nor Monet did comedy. They killed it. Anetra didn't do comedy (not really) in S15, and she won. Roxxxy herself was a winner in AS2- again, not funny. And even in Maddy's season (14), Angeria and Kornbread both did typical lipsync performances. I think it really depends on reading the room and knowing the audience, and for Maddy specifically, her style of drag *IS* based in humor. So, it makes sense to add it.

[@BlakeSenters]

Well Roxy said that in a comedy challenge tho

[@koldkutgirl]

it should be a variety show, not advertised as a talent show. talent doesnt always make ru laugh.

[@buihuy5211]

I think like what Michelle said about the talent, Maddy's talent show problem was that it was not "impressive" visually. Has he showed he was playing with his tongue, he would have landed higher

[@othellossorrow6982]

Ur so right Jeff bezos.....

[@BradleyBoy]

I wish she made it to Snatch Game

[@ItzzchMps]

I wish she would smash Daytona Wind with her humor

[@stanislavmegued554]

As she said in her Daya interview, had she make it one more episode, she would go far. Like snatch game, Daytona, panels.. I can see her do great, possibly win either of those

[@JustPoli97]

Maddy is the reason I came out as straight

[@TBG1]

Same ☝️😔

[@dorianc9969]

The doors Maddy has opened

[@gaolen]

thats so brave! im very proud of you. i thought i was straight for a while too but i never came out

[@TBG1]

@@gaolen you can do it, I believe in you!

[@SM-rz5nw]

So brave, i support you 🥹

[@paulinameyer8387]

This may be dumb, but as a straight person that is in love with the art of drag, Maddy is a very positive example of how allyship can look like to me :)

[@NeoAnything]

Very fair point

[@andrewLoz]

love this ❤ you better werq straggot

[@ElleDiablo]

I'm bi, I thought that too. Because seeming feminine, and worse on purpose, and even worse then, as a career choice, as a straight guy is like killing a pup in normal people perspective

[@gothcsm]

@@andrewLoz LMFAOSOFOVO

[@shaunpattinson1621]

Totally.

[@SilverAnicore]

"Give it to me Straight" is legitimately such a good show. Must-watch, can't recommend it enough.

[@stevencramsie9172]

Dame Edna was the first world-famous drag queen, and was doing her craft publicly as far back as 1955 - decades before RuPaul, and only retired a few years ago. She was portrayed by Barry Humphries.. a straight, Australian man with four children. Drag is for EVERYONE.

[@l.b.2592]

Have seen him live as Dame Edna. What a treat❤!

[@PictureJapan]

Agreed. I feel like this segregation of participants in drag is so pointless. There are women like Dolly Parton who call themselves drag queens because they're accentuating feminine attributes for entertainment. The irony also is that male drag queens are now telling women they can't be more feminine presenting than them. It's men telling women they can't do something, and then a double-standard to straight men also.

[@thatsthat2612]

Damn Edna is a legend 😊

[@Hvxvn]

This!

[@dustmite7558]

Can't believe they passed away

[@lyavain2764]

Even bi people are often considered not gay enough by members of the community so I'm not surprised by Maddy's reception, however, I can see people's concerns about her respecting the community and the art of drag. But tbh I think she's awesome and hope that straight cis men can be inspired by her to be themselves and not feel forced to conform to gender roles and expectations. You don't have to be gay to express yourself ❤ I'm so excited to see more and more representation on this show and others like Dragula.

[@pamelajacosqui]

It's funny how different cultures can be - in the UK, panto has had straight men playing the campest women on stage for years so I didn't even blink when Maddy was cast

[@SupergirlUK]

Came here to say exactly this! 😅

[@poppymason-smith1051]

Drag played by straight men in the uk, europe and asia is older than america! I hate that "drag queens are corrupting the children" narrative. For hundreds of years they were entertainment, even for kids such as in pantos as you say

[@uniquerebeljaney3639]

Same. I'm from the UK too, and I didn't care either.

[@thatsthat2612]

Yeah it's the standard for a straight celebrity to play the panto dame. The sweeties they chuck aren't as good anymore though. My kid went and I was like "where's the refreshers and black jacks?"

[@rykeman916]

Finally some straight representation 😤

[@jacksdragrace]

being straight is so hard.. 😞

[@sammygirouard]

😂😂😂

[@nat9377]

unironically though, femininity is policed on guys but especially in straight guys. I know girls who are supportive of gay guys but wouldn't date someone like Maddy because they think he's secretly gay or in denial

[@frog9311]

​@@jacksdragraceright? Imagine having universal rights and not be persecuted for being straight? So hard 😓😓

[@leohcarrillo2981]

@@frog9311You know str8 men have other kind Of problems, right? 😂 Just because they are not LGBT+ doesnt mean they are having the best Life in the world

[@yamii3281]

im beyond ready to see drag kings (and androgynous drag peformers) in rpdr, but i am horrified to think about the hate theyd get from the fandom for having the audacity to not be a queen.

[@zachjake8367]

It’s just not what we’re streaming for. This is a DRAG QUEEN COMPETITION imo not some platform to give every and each drag performer a spotlight

[@KingOfGaymes]

@@zachjake8367 well it’s called “DRAG race” not “Drag Queen race” so showing other types of drag besides just queens would make sense. Plus it would be nice to see drag kings represented since they’re pretty overlooked

[@PamsPrettyPlants]

@@zachjake8367speak for yourself

[@Dylan_MulvaneysNumber1Fan]

@@KingOfGaymes the theme says, "may the best drag QUEEN win," of course they will not have a drag king on it or they will have to change the theme again

[@scorpioninpink]

​@@Dylan_MulvaneysNumber1FanRu says "May The Best DRAG SUPERSTAR win!" now.

[@dannonmarinade]

I was 100% someone who counted Maddy out, even after his season, but has been such a great surprise since. "Give it to Me Straight" is currently some of the best drag race content and it's wild that Maddy is the one behind it.

[@leelee2350]

His interview skills are next level and he's so quick witted.

[@stanislavmegued554]

​@@leelee2350I honestly want to see Maddy, Bianca and MIB in one room

[@nickpop1551]

Even though it threw me off when I first found out Maddie was straight in a normally LGBT+ space, I think it was good to show that drag is an art form that anyone can do. Plus Maddie showed that she understands and respects the space she’s in.

[@smassiha7881]

I think that’s the key. Maddy seems very self-aware that he’s in a space that’s historically a safe space for marginalized groups of people and came into it with respect and love

[@GirtheAlienGoldfish]

I disagree with the "drag is exclusive to queer people" mindset. Drag as an artform can actually benefit hetero men because it allows them to acknowledge their femininity and it can break down toxic masculinity. It can allow hetero women to step up their femininity and get them in touch with a side of themselves they never knew existed. Drag isn't just something for the queer folks and while its' history in queer spaces is well-defined, we should allow it to be used as a tool for people to express themselves and have fun. If drag is art, then we should be more welcoming to people who want to express themselves through this artform. Queer or straight.

[@dulaman9791]

Tbh drag as in men dressing as women was never really a gay exclusive activity, in european and japanese theater men used to play women roles all the time (and im pretty sure you didn't have to qualify as homo to do the part). Obv there were disproportionately a large amount of queer folks in theater, but yk it didn't start as this gay and trans only thing. Obv around the 18-19th centuries actual clubs and places created for and by queer people started to pop up, but that's a more recent phenomenon

[@BlueShadow7777]

​@@dulaman9791 I mean, to be fair, the reason no women were involved in those plays was... mostly just misogyny or strict gender rules. In the case of kabuki in japan, women originated the artform, but then the government banned them from performing because they were "too sexual", and then men took over. In other cases, it was mostly a matter of "decorum", theater was "too public" for women (this is the case of shakespeare-era plays). The only one I can think about where men play female roles and it's not due to excluding women is Pantomime, where women do participate (the gender reversal is mostly played for comedy, but it's there) On the other hand, yeah, Drag is a wonderful artform and a great tool for self-exploration, discovery and expression, and I think it should be open to those willing to learn and respect it

[@DelosFive]

I agree. This “we gays had to do this because we had no outlets”, as if Maddie was responsible. Can we stop blaming individuals for the behaviours of people generations before them?

[@brite1217]

@@BlueShadow7777two statements can be true. One, women weren’t allowed to be in these art forms at the time, but two also lots of men enjoyed dressing as women since the beginning of time. No one gave a shit though until the Christian church came along

[@twannifufu]

It's also not just about femininity either. It's about deconstructing the binaries which we live under.

[@strawbemmy]

i will die on the hill that maddy's talent show was incredible. i was baffled when she was in the bottom and when i heard other viewers talking about it being boring. im clearly the odd one out, but in a sea of bitch tracks and lipsyncs, i thought maddy's performance was so refreshing and i thought the simplicity of it was lovely!

[@thebigkapowski]

Agreed! Pure talent. I'd take that any day over yet another jump split.

[@ambiguoussarcasm]

Same!! The way she played it with her tongue got me feeling things 🥵

[@bdellovibrioo5242]

The way the talent shows are judged, it seems to me that it isn't *just* about the talent. I think queens need a lot of heightened showmanship to succeed in the challenge, even if that is a separate facet to the raw talent on display.

[@HighonBoots]

Ironic since Alyssa Hunter acted like she was playing the guitar, but here comes Maddy ACTUALLY PLAYING the guitar

[@tamcar04]

Same! I forgot I was watching Drag Race, it felt like I was watching an artist at a concert!

[@Spookybluelights]

The moment I saw her in drag of iconic ally Guy Fieri, I fell in love with her. I still think her talent show was a lot better than people give it credit for. I wish she had the opportunity to be in Daytona Winds and Snatch Game.

[@stanislavmegued554]

​@XianNoctistime flies fast, people change. Do we really have to dig up century old skeletons from someone's closet?

[@TheUnheardSoul23]

@XianNoctis Guy has a close lesbian relative that he has straight up supported so idk about that bby

[@blaackberry]

As a woman, seeing a man who has a love for the drag scene, puts on a fierce look, and still holds on to their sexual identity without feeling the need to demonstratively pretend to be queer, makes me really happy. I think Maddie is honoring the art, not being offensive. Also such a creative queen, cant be mad at that!

[@danderson8431]

I NEED to see Maddy on All Stars. She’s hilarious, and can read the house down.

[@Dylan_MulvaneysNumber1Fan]

YESS! SHE WOULD ABSOLUTELY KILL SNATCH GAME

[@Javier-zw9sx]

I hated the moment when Ru said like "so you're straight" just to get a reaction out of everyone. It brought me back to the school days when some guys approach me just to say "so you like boys or what?" It made me so uncomfortable and I know is kind of dumb since being straight has literally no bad connotation but the way it was portrait really like shocked me cause it was so parallel. And I also hated the way they were like "ohh careful don't turn gay" like sometimes idk it felt kind of predatory from the show to her. Just leave her shit alone and judge her past that 🙄 but we know DR and she was never going to go far LOL she was literally a gag casting and nothing else

[@LyricSnowe]

Poor oppressed straights

[@HighonBoots]

@@LyricSnoweseriously?

[@sanctuary6689]

@@LyricSnoweI see you’re into one sided allyship. “Protect me but I don’t care about thee.” Is an ugly look on anyone.

[@DrunkenEros]

​@sanctuary6689 your ability to get that from 3 words is impressive Also allyship is one-sided. Straight people do not need the support abd allyship of queer people

[@MichelleD2023]

As an Asian, what Maddy experienced on the show were basically microaggressions. Microaggressions don’t have mean intentions and are sometimes even meant to be nice, but that doesn’t mean they don’t make the subject feel objectified and uncomfortable. When all the queens were all gathered around Maddy like “ooh so you’re straight huh? That means you like girls? Why are you doing drag?” it reminded me of being the only Asian at a gathering having to act as the sole representative of my community and field questions like where I’m “really” from. It makes sense to be curious, but it costs nothing to not make someone feel like an animal at the zoo.

[@lizzard4890]

Her reads at the finale STILL take me out 😂

[@elektrikill1218]

"June Jambalaya- for how fast you were eliminated, you should've called yourself 'February Jambalaya'." Classic!

[@Xxsorafan]

There’s a utopia out there that had her stay long enough for snatch game

[@anastasiapham1029]

We gain nothing as a community excluding anyone. There will always be room for allies

[@tharsheypillai3777]

I just want to thank you for making these videos. No one will know how much they mean to me ❤

[@GreenGayYT]

Thank u for the support! 💚

[@mcwyman7928]

Maddalyn is one of the best readers the show has ever seen. Her dry wit is almost unparalleled. She'll give out the deepest cuts like it's nothing.

[@israelrios997]

I started drag with Maddy back in Arkansas. And I can say she is the least problematic queen ever. And is highly respected in the drag pageant/nightlife world there.

[@uyuyuyuya]

Maddy has been fathering us all with her podcast

[@danieladuran2899]

I love Madeline Morphosis so much. Truly a hilarious icon Her interviews are so good and meaty. THE ally

[@winifrededen5333]

the thing about the "queer community" is that literally all that matters is if u do the work. personal identity aint all there is to it, and ms morphosis goes hard w the political activism that is ultimately the most important part of queerness

[@lhvy5066]

literally!! there's queer people that have never done anything for the community and just sit on their asses and complain about stuff online,then go out of their way to police other queer people or insult straight people as if they were better than them just because of their identity...I understand the animosity towards straight people and making jokes and stuff,I do it all the time but damn some queer kids have online explored queernes on the internet and they have the AUDACITY to tell a person who's been in the community irl that they don't belong because they identify as straight lmao

[@nikfiendluvr666]

I totally agree with you. She is apart of the community.

[@idunnowhatimdoin]

ngl, the way producers have pushed cringe kai kai romances in recent seasons, Maddy getting an exemption was legit straight privilege. Like, if you're going to be an ally, you have to suffer too. Give Maddy a forced storyline with Michelle, something!

[@Chris-ot9bk]

Maddy x Kerry would've been a good kai kai romance (saying this a joke)

[@StarkidPhil]

I mean Maddy got the "oh he's changing and questioning" edit with every pit crew interaction

[@23skiddsy6]

Maddy needed a storyline with Kerri. Though I know Kornbread has officially made Maddy her hubby.

[@TangledinblueTalks]

Might be bias as a drag king myself but I’d love to see drag kings on drag race. We’re apart of the community and have to work twice as hard to prove ourselves and still are often shoved to the side. I feel like drag kings being on drag race will show everyone how we are just as talented as queens.

[@magical571]

i don't think they should be judged on the same standards though... or at least we shopuldn't push for any drag queen show to automatically have to be about drag kings too. On that note, maybe you don't think this ay but i'm going on a little rant since i see it a lot on this comment section...it shouldn't be changed in a way that erases it's original identity and passion, andit's no justy any drag race but ru paul's in the end. No "prude shaming", not too sexual to not incomodate aces, not too gay to allow heteros, etc etc etc. it doesn't have to be the one queer show to encompass it all. it makes me sad, the show should be allowed to stay as gay and sexual as it wants to be, no one queer space should be demanded to be the one fits all space. There's a plethora of interests and approches, and there's even the fact that some exclusive spaces are even healthy to be kept around since they tend to disapear and be absorved once they get too undefined or absorved by regular media. in other situations it just turns into tokenism were we then have to have hetero cis gay lesbians ace pans one of each and of each race, gender spectrum, sexuality, class, political afiliation, etc or else the space isn't being queer in "the right way"- Just how a lot of heteronomative and homophobic people say that an all gay space or an all women space isn't real equality and it's offending them in some way by not leting them in. it's the other side of the same coin. I, for one, am fine with queer spaces having different corners and it's own different media spaces if they so choose to, no one queer space has or will cover it all, and it's natural! it's such a broad spectrum of interests, identities and aproaches. If a different drag contest has a different approach, i'm all for it, i would watch an all kings show. Or a show mostly focused either on the talent show of things, or just the fashion design of it toning down the sexual side of the pit crew that makes some unconfortable and such, i would be open to a variety of approaches. it doesn't have to be the only drag race.

[@GenetMJF]

Maybe rather a spinoff season for kings

[@chrisonYTtour]

Maddy certainly proved on the show she is a great ally and had a unique take on drag, definitely keen to see her back for all stars… congrats giving up the weed, it’s easier said than done 👏👏

[@bigspongeyfan1]

My only real life story about Maddy is that she was the only queen to not charge for a meet n greet at drag con UK 2023 (had a big sign up saying so). Like she could have done and that would have been fine. But, I'm pretty sure she wants to make clear her position in our community is a privilege. In terms of my fav moment on Drag Race? That moment when she shaded RuPaul's approach of "everyone should do drag" to RuPaul's face, in the reunion.

[@roger4fiona]

People made a huge fuss over Drag Race casting a straight man, but in examining the show and its fans across multiple seasons and spinoffs, it seems to me that the biggest crime was that Maddy wasn't attracted to men. The show is obsessively narratively centred around attraction to men. The focus on the beefy pit crew, the horny reactions of contestants, the weird thirst challenges with the pit crew. Every male contestant is presented as gay by default, and those who aren't men are still framed as having exclusive attraction to men. Even the main judges in the modern era are all gay men or straight women, and this is a common trend in many international seasons too. The show has never had an honest conversation about bisexuality on any episode in any country despite there being so many bi contestants. Trans women and non binary contestants on the show are also often presented with this weird undertone of "well they were gay before they were trans". We have had so many wonderful trans women compete on the show but not one of them has mentioned being a lesbian or having a girlfriend or wife - why does the show only cast straight trans women? Oh yeah, because they are seen by production as adjacent to gay men, who are the focus of the show; I think that's concerning and transphobic. Drag Race has had a total of three "controversial" casting choices in the gender & sexuality department. Maddy Morphosis, a straight man. Victoria Scone, a lesbian. Scaredy Kat, a bi/pan man with a girlfriend. (Of course there have been other bi and pan contestants but they flew under the radar because their stories were never discussed. Clover Bish might be sapphic too, our other cis woman contestant, but I don't know her sexuality.) The crime of these three contestants, the only thing they had in common? They were in relationships with women at the time. The only non-controversial dating-a-woman on-screen storyline we've had was when Kendall Gender had a video call with her girlfriend. It was beautiful and sweet and I hope it's a sign of the show moving in the right direction. I just wish it had included an honest conversation about non-gay male sexuality because a lot of people will take away from this scene that Kendall is a gay man by default and that because he's dating a trans women it doesn't count as dating a woman, which is yiiikes.

[@anony-missy]

Yep. When I learned more about the queens outside the show, I was so surprised at just how many of them are bi/pan (and also how many are non binary). Yet that basically never gets alluded to in any way in the narrative of the show. Everyone is treated as and assumed to be a gay man (or maybe, if they’re lucky, a straight trans woman) unless otherwise stated. Honestly I’m just hoping someone does a bi or pan pride runway at this point because that legitimately might be the only way to get the discussion opened up. Edit: Also, they do definitely still have a long way to go on their inclusion of lesbians and non binary people.

[@sorrowinthewind4258]

Drag race has a lot of nb people and they always discuss it, and even in a wrong way lol. I remember Pythia saying "I'm non binary so I can wear male and female clothes" and I was like gurl you can be a man and wear whatever you want, you're just creating boxes for what's a man and a woman by saying that 😅😅

[@anony-missy]

@@sorrowinthewind4258 To be fair, the show has been getting better at having queens openly identify as non binary more in the more recent seasons, but the earlier seasons didn’t feature much discussion of them at all. IIRC the first time I remember a Queen talking about being non binary on the show proper was in season 12 when they had Gigi Goode talk about her gender identity falling somewhere outside the binary. Since then there have been more queens who have mentioned similar things. However, I’m pretty sure there was an interview Peppermint did about being nervous to be publicly out as a trans woman with the cast of season 9, only after she told them she found out that several other queens on the cast were non binary. I have a hard time believing none of the non binary queens discussed their identities at all, but I don’t remember anything about them making it into the show, although admittedly I may be wrong. Also, I haven’t been able to find the quote you’re referring to (I’m not doubting it happened, I was just hoping for some context), but did Pythia say that quote during the show? If so, it’s quite possible Pythia actually has a more nuanced understanding of what it is to be non binary, but the editors of the show cut down to just that quote and called it a day. I am glad that there has been progress, and I was perhaps a bit harsh in my initial assessment of the show because they have been more consistently speaking about non binary identities. But I do still think that they could continue to improve in that area.

[@pseudonymous9153]

I love Gottmik's fake season

[@MichelleD2023]

This comment is so perfect I took a photo of it to keep. Adding to your conversation about the show’s near obsession with gay attraction, to me it feels like the show “prude shames” anyone who refuses to participate in their hypersexual antics. Max was portrayed as stuck-up for being uncomfortable with Pit Crew mini challenges. Queens with more wholesome, innocent aesthetics such as S10 Blair St. Clair are assumed to be that way because something MUST be wrong with them, which I theorize was the reason why Ru forced the trauma story out of her. I think I’m especially sensitive to this because I’m on the ace spectrum (and I’m not optimistic about ace representation on drag race any time soon), but the show’s hypersexuality is so uncomfortable because they actively exclude people who dislike it, and gay people are already stereotyped as sexual deviants who want to bang everything that moves.

[@kittennight3305]

I want a drag king on the show. Drag kings are no different from queens except for the masculinity aspect but then again there are a lot of masculine Queens on the show. They're going to cave in someday. (also more afab people in General would help)

[@brandon7587]

Drag King is just completely different from Queen, a lot of kings are lesbians, should we add scantily clad women into the pit crew? include more jokes about sex with women? Change and curate all the challenges to include them? They should have their own competition to be totally fair to everyone.

[@lhvy5066]

​@@brandon7587that's a very male gazey way to interpret the show with a "lesbian" approach lmao

[@zachjake8367]

Its a drag queen completion. It doesn’t fit the aesthetic we’re streaming for.

[@KingOfGaymes]

@@zachjake8367the aesthetic “you” are streaming for, some of us want to see drag kings lol

[@jackiecozzie4803]

​@@brandon7587they've had lesbian women on the show before and it wasn't an issue

[@adammocaby2636]

This whole "scandal" always made me laugh since a huge portion of fans angry about Maddy being on were straight 14 year old girls.

[@ilovecorpseparty8930]

And Katya

[@Ghazalwluv]

Would appreciate don't using "little girls" in a derogatory way... We all know a lot of gay old men and queens also where being snubs towards him. Why would u use this term as if teenage girls are the problem?

[@DrunkenEros]

Yall gotta bring race, age, gender etc into everything People of all different backgrounds were hating on maddie.

[@maddieb.4282]

@@Ghazalwluvthey did specifically say a portion, to be fair. They’re pointing out the irony of THOSE specific supporters, not talking about everyone who had a problem with it. Don’t take it personally

[@9MuzzyGirl9]

Wow, we really did need a misogynistic comment in this thread, thanks.

[@joseapar]

Maddy is very clearly smart and thoughtful and brings that to everything she does. So happy for her success.

[@TheLazyGamer91]

I'm gonna die on this hill maddys country bumpkin patchwork dress was hilarious and i loved it.

[@parasiticsfx]

ive also realised it was viewed alot differently by international viewers. like most hate for maddy seem to come from the american audience it seemed. however here the uk everyone was like "oh fair enough lol"

[@fungusmoon]

I think maybe part of it is that straight drag queens are a big part of UK culture. Like, we literally have pantomime dames. Dame Edna was a big part of people’s childhoods. Etcetera. People in the US on the other hand seemed like they thought straight men doing drag was biologically impossible or something and that Maddy invented it

[@CentaurTesticles]

There’s a joke about how a British actor isn’t really famous until he has done drag. Not sure how prevalent it is

[@yuh8946]

4:23 "just like drag race, she didn't win" 💀💀💀💀

[@goose_suit666]

First a Thorgy video now a Madeline Morphosis one?? I'm so excited Maddy for All Stars and she needs to be involved in reading/roast/comedy challenges instead of multiple design challenges PLEASE

[@winterblanco7328]

Maddy was the Hetero hero we needed lol

[@michaelangus5602]

Drag is for everyone, love what Maddy does ❤

[@mrbriman101]

At the 3:40 mark, you're showing a picture of Fayetteville, AR (where Maddy went to college and performed drag), but the comments Maddy made are in regards to his hometown, Lincoln, AR. This is further supported by him saying, "Fayetteville is a really amazing place in Arkansas. It's like a little bastion in the whole state" (source: Whatcha Packin') I also went to school in Fayetteville (long before Maddy), and while the state is pretty conservative, Fayetteville tries to be the opposite. The mayor has made many proclamations for the LGBTQ+ community, and they hold a large annual Pride parade that many people, even from neighboring states, attend. While there's still certainly room for growth, I at least wanted to make sure Fayetteville wasn't being misrepresented.

[@blaisewinterhalter2758]

Drag Kings would be interesting... I feel like maybe they should do a season where it's half and half? Like half Drag Queens, half Drag Kings because I think it would be unfair to have just one Drag King battle it out with all the queens but, idk.

[@Jmeoww3]

so happy for Pickles and Beans! I would like to see a feature video: “From Kibble to Wet Food: The Pickles and Beans Story”

[@relaxationstation7634]

As someone, who lives in the DEEP SOUTH, and is dating a guy that is purely straight but does drag and LOVES it I'm all for straight people doing drag. Drag is a living and open community. Everyone is welcome. Maddy is a straight icon. He has to travel to Florida just to perform because people in my small town isnt very open. Even though we have a lesbian mayor, gay pride parades, drag brunches, and drag performances. But for a blue collar guy who is very much a mans man - he would be ostracized for it. So sadly he does it in secret. If more straight men knew they could do this it could build a bridge. Drag queens have become the conservatives' boogeyman (bc they suffer from brain rot aka Fox news, etc media).

[@Davidjimv]

The vídeo we weren’t expecting but we all wanted to see

[@danielely3807]

Tell it to me straight is really great! It's obvious Maddy does her research, it's funny, she has great chemistry with the guests. I love it!

[@kellyb7561]

dude congrats on quitting smoking. ive been struggling myself for few years so its really encouraging to hear that you've been more productive.

[@lenniegray3086]

Aside from being straight, Maddy established herself as a strong supporter and ally of the LGBTQIA+ community. In Untucked when other queens were venting about discrimination they've experienced for being queer, Maddy actively listened and didn't try to invalidate them. She is living proof that there are some good people left in this world.

[@imapota9312]

Congrats on getting off weed!! I'm super excited and happy for you. I've been clean for 8 months now. I wish you all the luck in achieving your goals

[@Frozenthrall19]

I see Maddy as a potential huge star like Trixie Mattel. She is hilarious, very quick witted and entertaning, i hope she gets invited to an allstars so we can see more.

[@joshacei7725]

Maddy convinced me to be a straight ally. STRAIGHT PEOPLE ARE VALID!!

[@jnd3001]

i f*cking love maddie and her Give It To Me Straight is one of the best drag interview shows I've seen

[@randomname1924]

Honestly I just love that drag has once again transcended the limit of a community and has become an art form that can be enjoyed and performed by ANYONE

[@itsaperfectionist4158]

I really like Maddy. And it just shows as long as you genuinely love and respect the art form of drag, anybody can do it. Its great hes gotten such a positive reception from being on Drag Race. I wish nothing but good things for him and his cats

[@nathanielle494]

you randomly giving maddy's cat update are so all stars 5 jujubee-core 😂

[@woodhoney3490]

I can confirm that Maddy is a bald baddie

[@witchy90210]

I want to address the first few bits on how the fandom reacted to Maddy being revealed. People said that the spot should have been "given" to her or that the spot should have been "given" to a drag queen that "deserved" it. Like. This is a competition and that you audition for. Sure there can be, and is, some production involved in the choosing of queens, but you still have to compete. As a gay man i will say that we can be some of the most divisive, uninclusive, gate keeping people on Earth. Like we want to keep our space so much ours that we will push everyone else out. Inclusion can be made so exclusionary and we have to watch out for that. LEts not turn into the people we fight against every day.

[@sugarbob2222]

Omg! Thank you for featuring my drawing of you! Love your work GG! ( Mine is the middle graphic 0:15 )

[@solamentewaatchingyouutubi114]

Great work!

[@GreenGayYT]

I love it! Was so cute

[@nopelahoma]

Maddy's interview show is so iconic. I love how she'll ask a serious question and then follow up with the shadiest questions.

[@emeral311]

Her shade is fire

[@youlovealex]

I've been asking for Landon or another drag king to come on for years. Landon won dragula and could easily win drag race.

[@jinsoulfish9105]

NEEEDDD a drag king on drag race ASAP. like that’s a WHOLE new interpretation of each challenge and runway every single week it would be sooo good. also i love your videos and the fact that you addressed the most important issue of all, pickle and beans being able to eat more wet food now 🙌

[@leslieeekb]

i'm so glad that maddy's cat are able to get the good wet food. so so so happy for them

[@cameronwest7042]

As a gay from Arkansas it is very hard being gay with people's mindsets here

[@user-lw9ut2ms6m]

Maddy is a treasure and a treasure that I’d love to see back on TV. We all know that the queens would be gooped and gagged if Maddy played up this stick of never returning to the franchise then BOOM introduced as the last queen of an All Stars season. Think about it WOW!

[@emm_uhh]

Maddy's interviews are so incitful, well researched, and shadey. Also, Queens like Maddie, Chi chi, etc. That have little money when going on drag race makes me want them to have a budget to work with to see what the Queens can to with a limited budget.

[@kaitwhy8337]

Congrats on your not smoking! As for drag kings, while I'm not opposed, I definitely struggle to see how it would work with the shows current formula. I just think so much of drag race is centered around femininity, my brain can't comprehend it. But my interest is definitely piqued.

[@ghintz2156]

I never tire of the Derrick and Willam audio at the start of your videos.

[@corm_ageddon]

Drag kings absolutely need to be on dragrace but they missed their chance with Landon cider

[@jolarocknrolla6015]

I could see Tenderoni

[@georgiacurtis44]

Agreed. Maybe there's something I'm missing, & I genuinely welcome any corrections, but there are plenty of queer women and femme presenting nonbinary folk that would absolutely slay. & as we've seen in this video case, straight people have done it successfully

[@carsarthu]

I've been a daily pothead for the past 7 years and am trying to quit. congrats for making it! it's inspiring

[@wendywheeler9344]

It is JUST a fun fact that Maddy is hetero and has a girlfriend. In her YT show "Give It to Me Straight," she is AMAZINGLY educated and has such deep research when she talks to her interviewees. And they respond with delight & surprise. These are SUCH great interviews! Maddy also has a rapid-fire wit. (And we learned he came from dirt poor people, so his affinity for drag is even more amazing, good for him)

[@mcTash]

Ok HUGE congrats on quitting smoking, as a daily pothead I’d LOVE to know how you did it!! Love ur drag vids btw! Do one on the Heathers and how they were allowed bullying basically and tried to make it all better by giving SLM the necklace

[@alanblaylock9328]

I'm sad that Maddy was so edited out. Maddy is one of the funniest and kindest queens out there.

[@TheLionessAndTheLoom]

Maddys podcasts are everything, the shorts on instagram made me laugh my ass off. I was so happy to discover the success she is having. I agree, we need spotify podcasts from Maddy!

[@izzyoswin]

Maddy’s truly found her niche in becoming the drag Naudwuar

[@georgiesmith89]

I honestly didn’t know much about Maddy, but I loved watching her so much

[@moonbearx]

Okay but the bedazzled guy fieri shirt dress is fucking everythinggggg

[@veroproks7384]

Thank you for calling for the casting of drag kings. It's so well overdue!

[@anavictorianormie]

I had a drag daughter which was a straight male (years before Maddy get on DR). Even though now he understands himself as a bisexual man, at the time he firmly believed he was a straight man; he started doing drag bc of a workshop an ex girlfriend attended to and she started putting him in drag. One of his first times ever was a "Marilyn Manson" drag, where he dressed up as Marilyn Monroe, with her beauty mark and the vibrant red lips, but kept a beard like Charles Manson and drew an X in his forehead. That blew me away, I knew I HAD to put him under my wings. So, ever since I adopted him, I taught: you're in a queer space as a straight male. Don't be surprised if people are not comfortable around you, it's not personal, you represent peoples that are very harmful to our community. So, learn about our history, hear what we say, watch us with attention. You can be a drag queen, but first of all you need to learn and respect the queer community. As many trans woman, I really think he discovered his bisexuality because of drag. Does that mean every straight male is a bisexual male waiting for his breakthrough? No. But yes, I believe if straight men learn to step into our home, our artform, with respect and knowing he's not the rptagonist there, it's totally okay.

[@anglichanka12]

Hey man, keep up with the weedless life and content creation, we’re all behind you ❤️❤️

[@curiositypiqued6573]

Weed pot and all drugs rule...as maddys t-shirt attests

[@blackjackal8770]

I loveeee maddy so much, i'm happy she's very much well liked nowadays. we need her in an all-star season where she could shine

[@wynterpill]

im not sure if you will read this comment but in here, latinoamerica its pretty common to see straight men or bisexual men doing ''drag'' (tranformismo). in not a mocking way, yeah there might be a few mocking but not mocking the drag itself but doing a funny female character, when i saw maddy i was really confused of the hate she was getting before the season was starting but this video helps a lot

[@StarryNightxx]

I think the way Ru kept repeatedly trying to out him as "secretly gay" over and over was so disgusting and very dissapointing. One joke would be funny, but it kept on. If he was actually gay then that was NOT for them to try and find out on TV like that. Its just inappropriate too though like no gay man would ever accept someone making comments about them "turning straight" over and over...👀 I feel for this dude and Maddy is such a fun character.

[@aninhapmr]

I'm obsessed with your channel lately. Keep up with the good work!

[@GreenGayYT]

Thank you for the kind words 💚

[@TheBizzle1984]

Maddie proved that if you live by the courage of your convictions, you don't need to justify yourself to others. Her actions prove she's a fierce broc-ally.

[@averyeml]

Maddy’s whole thing really helped me through some stuff of my own. I have been questioning and wrestling with my gender for a while now, not fully uncomfortable presenting cis female but not fully fitting it either. I spent so long defining and defending my asexuality that in my head, it couldn’t be a real gender “thing” if I couldn’t find a label that works for me. It is nice to see someone who isn’t “part” of the queer community in terms of labels proudly be an ally, a member, and open that gender presentation is sometimes a little 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️ even if “cis” is the best word for you

[@franciscorosa1498]

Ok but Maddy being in charge of a drag king season would be iconic

[@crunchevo8974]

Except Maddie isn't a drag king... If Drag race drag kings edition happened I'd like to see someone like Landon Cider to be the Rupaul of the season lol

[@23skiddsy6]

​@@crunchevo8974If there has to be a queen on the panel, Ben DelaCreme has a history of working closely with drag kings, so I would say her, but I know she would hate to be a judge.

[@tuwuesday]

i'll admit, i was a bit skeptical about maddy at first, until i saw her promo look. that made me optimistic, but i was a true maddy fan from the moment i saw her in the 'meet the queens' video. i thought she got done a little dirty by production, but i'm so glad the fanbase wised up to how great she is

[@CheeseNuggetz]

7:52 the way all the queens are completely dismissing Maddy when she was doing better than June is kinda sad

[@curiositypiqued6573]

I thought that...they definitely weren't rooting for her...most of them at least...(coughing*jasmine*cough)...she was the underdog