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Buckle your seatbelts, people. JetBlue just hired two sassy drag queen flight attendants … and it’s gonna be a bumpy ride. They’ve wrangled Bob the Drag Queen and Trixie Mattel — the winners of RuPaul’s Drag Race season eight and All Stars 3 respectively — to put on skin-tight, highly sequined uniforms and unveil JetBlue’s newest jet. It’s named “Shantay Blue Stay,” a play off of “Shantay, you stay,” RuPaul’s catchphrase for whenever she allows a talented queen to stay...

While RuPaul’s Drag Race just crowned its season 11 winner as America’s Next Drag Superstar, one of the show’s most accomplished queens, Shangela, recently popped up in a funny commercial for McDonald’s breakfast items. It’s the latest example of how drag has turned from a queer fringe art form to an increasingly mainstream form of entertainment. Shangela — who has competed in four installments of RuPaul’s Drag Race but just narrowly missed the crown — walks into the commercial clad in...

Shangela – Mcdonalds Breakfast CommercialMany of your favorite gals from RuPaul’s Drag Race have gone on to do some pretty awesome things, from headlining major drag conventions, to launching music careers. It’s always a treat to the talented Dragrace contestant’s thrive and expand their brands to new heights. Based on the popularity of RuPaul’s brilliant show, many in America continue to embrace drag culture not only as camp but also the acknowledgment that drag performers are genuinely talented entertainers...

Car accidents happen, whether it be a little fender bender or something more serious, auto insurance can be a lifesaver in such situations. It’s important that we as drivers keep our eyes on the road to avoid crashes, and while other auto insurance companies have had some interesting commercials (I’m looking at you, Geico), the most recent commercial for CURE Auto Insurance was, well… unprecedented is probably the right word. Looking back, I’ve seen some weird commercials in my life....

Be prepared to cry. Commercials have the power to make us laugh, cry and feel empowered. They are short stories, centred around relatable and aspirational characters to help promote a brand. They have become a reflection of our culture, and a projection of the lives we should hope to obtain. As the LGBTQ community continue to gain rights and acceptance, big brands are more and more willing to get on board, making impact in the daily lives of modern perception,...

Celebrating inclusivity in advertising. If visibility is the key to acceptance, then maybe 2016 wasn’t so bad after all: Major brands gave us plenty of reasons to not fast-forward through commercials this year, with spots that were more LGBT-inclusive than ever. Below, we ranked our favorite inclusive commercials. After all, what’s found between our favorite TV shows is often as important as the shows themselves. BBC One’s Christmas Ad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2cP2uEyDZU For 2016, the BBC released a holiday commercial that highlighted diversity in Britain, including...