Podcasts Culture In True Jade Fashion 88. The Mainstream Can Never Take Away What Ballroom Has w/Marq Ebony

88. The Mainstream Can Never Take Away What Ballroom Has w/Marq Ebony

Published: July 7, 2021, 11:30 a.m.

This week Jade is talking ballroom culture and the mainstream with her good friend Marq Ebony, from the legendary House of Ebony. In this episode, Jade welcomes her good friend to the show (7:00) and Marq Ebony begins to share his experience being in the underground ballroom scene (11:30). Jade loves HBO Max's 'Legendary,' but she thinks there may be some conspiracies surrounding the show and its judging. But Marq clears the air about rigging and questionable judging/votes in underground ballroom (16:54). Marq Ebony praises Arturo Miyake Mugler's contribution to ballroom and the mainstream(23:56). With FX's hit series 'POSE' complete, he shares his thoughts on the current state of ballroom being more in the mainstream & giving Trans presentation with shows like 'POSE' (31:04). Ballroom will never die (43:20). Marq Ebony explains what \u201cbutch queen vogue fem\u201d means? (46:26) Finally the two talk about 'POSE' and its hopeful storytelling (53:27), and transgendered awareness (56:00).
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