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Why did these horrible flip-books of short captioned gifs ever become a thing? Was there a file-size limit on tumblr?
12 0 ReplyDunno. It doesn’t really translate as well to Lemmy -it has gaps between the images, . . . Hmmm. I wonder if i can get rid of those.
Edit: yep!
4 0 ReplyI appreciate the effort but I always thought they were horrible to look at even on tumblr!
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I... 100% thought she was a drag queen until the last slide lol
11 3 ReplyWell, that's because she's so iconic that many drag performers use a similar look
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17 0 ReplyThat totally explains it actually, neat.
(Just to be clear because I got a bunch of replies, my original comment wasn't negative at all)
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That's a brave admission.
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8 3 ReplyBoo on you. Booooooo.
3 3 ReplyI think there's some 'truth' to it in some ways. Dolly acknowledges that she plays a lot with femininity and feminine expectations, and that 'look' she has is a costume in many ways. She doesn't dress like that when she's out incognito.
In the same way drag is a costumed examination of what makes someone look 'like a woman', subverting in some ways and embracing in others
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Like for real, if people with wealth were half as kind as her there would be a lot less suffering in this world.
7 0 Reply7 0 ReplyI love that she says: It takes a lot of money to look this cheap!
7 0 ReplyAt the very least
6 0 Reply"Honey, I would never stoop so low as to be fasionable" Dolly to Barbara Walter's in interview
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