Ya'll the fandom is fighting naurr (Ranking Gate)
Some of you may or may not know this, but I am a frequenter of the Drag Race Fandom Wiki. Today was the craziest day by far I've seen on the wiki, and tbh, I'm kinda living for it.
Now Presenting: Ranking Gate, a story in 7 acts
Act 1: THAT'S MY OPINION!!
It all starts when fandom account Millionare Mitchell posted part one of their ranking of the 100 worst looks on Drag Race, things were going "fine" until they reached 80-71...
Act 2: It's a piece of fabric.
The story starts to really heat up when. So they posted looks 80-71, one of the look's just so happen's to be Jackie's flag look from season 12. When asked to explain their reasoning, Mitchell had this to say "... Jackie's look is just a piece of fabric thrown around her body." (Screenshot included below.)
For those who are unaware Jackie is wearing a hijab in this look, which is a symbol of modesty seen mostly in Islamic culture. This was the spark that started the gas fire of the fandom. But while Mitchell's comments about Jackie's look could be seen as off color and strange, it was her comment's about Detox and Sapphira that lit the fire and let it burn.
Act 3: White Twink Behavior
This is when shit hit the fan. Apparently after their scare with the Jackie comments, Mitchell learned nothing. When they posted looks 70-61, all hell broke loose when Detox's all stars finale dress and Sapphira's finale dress were placed right on top of each other. Clearly, the fans were not pleased by this ranking, leading to even more chaos.
Many were convinced Mitchell was a troll, including myself. While nothing too crazy happened for about an hour, then all hell broke loose when Mitchell dropped this comment
This was the stick of dynamite thrown into the gas fire. The one comment that sent this small fire into a shot heard around the fandom. Mitchell decided to ping all the people who had disagreed with them. All the people who called them out. As you could imagine, things went over really well for Mitchell, absolutely nobody was mad at all.
Also, quick reading comprehension check. Do you remember Clayton from the screenshots? Well you better.
Act 5: Taylor Alison Swift.
Now, throughout this whole drama, Mitchell had a lot to say about the fact Clayton has a Taylor Swift profile picture. well, lets just say they picked the wrong swifty to shit on.
Clayton knew they needed help, an alibi to come to their rescue, a getaway car they could jump into. The fandom-wide questioning of Mitchell's taste level had turned into a 1v1 dog fight between them and Clayton. It seemed like Mitchell was getting tired of the fighting. Some will say they were playing the victim card, some will say it was true exhaustion, however it wasn't until a user by the name of Queer Clown stepped in with receipts.
Now the 1v1 between Mitchell and Clayton was heating up and questions were arising. Was Mitchell being fake, or do they have the memory of a goldfish after a lobotomy? Was Clayton defending themselves, or were they just a clout hungry troll themselves? All we know is the clash seemed to take an unexpected twist.
Act 6: The Bystander Effect
As it seemed like the tension was heating up, an unexpected figure emerged. Clayton's call for help had been answered, but not in the way they expected.
It seems like StarWarsFanGirl's message was a wakeup call for Toby. They immediately backed down from the battle and offered a peace treaty. The fire department had arrived and put out the gas fire. It seems like StarWarsFanGirl has had some experience in handling conflicts of this sort.
It seemed like there was peace in all the fandom after this comment, however one last warning was issued to prevent this incident from ever happening again.
A well known mod on the fandom posted a warning, telling all members of the dangers of this incident ever happening again: https://rupaulsdragrace.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000195072
It seems as if the drama and chaos has subsided. The fire has been put out. The chapter has closed. If I see any updates about this, I'll make sure to update it.
