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Dust, Coke, face-soap, Rolaids… you got it
– MC from Paris is Burning
COVER GIRL! Put the bass in your walk!
Head to toe, let your whole body talk.
– RuPaul (via choronda)
“Realness” from Paris is Burning.
What is Banji?
Banji Realness is a category in which men dress in drag and attempt to look not like a man in drag, but in fact like a real Banji Girl or Banji Boy. What is a Banji Girl? In simplest terms, a Banji Girl is a hoot rat. In the documentary Paris is Burning, an inside look at Drag Ball culture of 1980’s New York, the following definitions are given:
“Banji. Looking like the boy that...