Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part III of a three part pancocojams series about the vernacular term "reading for filth".
This post showcases a video clip from the television series "Pose" (Season 2) entitled "Elektra Reads Customer For Filth". Selected comments from that video's discussion thread are included in that post.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/09/real-definitions-for-examples-of.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. That pancocojams post provides definitions of and examples of the vernacular term "reading [someone] to [or for] filth". Definitions and examples of the related vernacular terms "[throwing] shade" and "reading for shame" are also included in that post.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/09/elektra-abundance-reads-for-filth-pose.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. Part II showcases a video clip from the television series "Pose" (Season 1) entitled "Elektra Abundance Reads For Filth". Selected comments from that video's discussion thread are included in that post.
These meanings and examples are retrieved from YouTube and from certain other online site.
The content of this post is presented for linguistic and socio-cultural purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Dominique Jackson who portrays Elektra Abundance Evangelista in the television series Pose and thanks to all those who are associated with the Pose television series. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in these comments and videos and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
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Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/03/what-reading-someone-throwing-shade-no.html for a closely related 2014 pancocojams post entitled "What "Reading Someone", "Throwing Shade", & "No Tea No Shade" Mean".
I revisited this subject as a result of Billy Porter winning an Emmy for lead actor in a drama series (2019) for his depiction of "Pray Tell", emcee of New York City drag balls in the 1980. Congratulations, Billy Porter!
Click https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2019-09-22/emmys-pose-billy-porter-historic-win for an article about Billy Porter's historic win as the first openly gay Black man to win in this category.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE TELEVISION SERIES POSE
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pose_(TV_series)
"Pose (stylized as POSE) is an American drama television series about New York City's African-American and Latino LGBTQ and gender-nonconforming ballroom culture scene in the 1980s and, in the second season, early 1990s. Featured characters are dancers and models who compete for trophies and recognition in this underground culture, and who support one another in a network of chosen families known as Houses.
Created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Steven Canals, the series premiered on June 3, 2018, on FX. The series stars an ensemble cast including Evan Peters, Kate Mara, James Van Der Beek, Mj Rodriguez, Dominique Jackson, Billy Porter, Indya Moore, Ryan Jamaal Swain, Charlayne Woodard, Hailie Sahar, Angelica Ross, Angel Bismark Curiel, Dyllón Burnside, and Sandra Bernhard.
The first season was met with critical acclaim and subsequently received numerous award nominations including the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama for Billy Porter. In July 2018, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season, which premiered on June 11, 2019. Also in June, FX renewed the series for a third season."...
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From https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2019-09-22/emmys-pose-billy-porter-historic-win
‘Pose’ star Billy Porter lands historic first with Emmy win; By YVONNE VILLARREALSTAFF WRITER
SEP. 22, 2019
..." "Pose", from Ryan Murphy and Steven Canals, explores the extravagant subculture of the LGBTQ ballroom scene in late 1980s and early 1990s New York, as well of the lives of the people of that community. Porter’s visceral portrayal of Pray Tell has been praised by critics since the show’s launch last year. The first season, for which he was nominated, saw his character reckoning with an HIV diagnosis."...
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“Pose,” which has been lauded for its contribution to transgender visibility and representation on TV, received six Emmy nominations this year, including Porter’s category and drama series.
The second season of the drama wrapped its run last month on FX.”...
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Elektra Reads Customer For Filth | Pose FX Season 2 (HD)
EXACTLY, Published on Aug 15, 2019
Imagine majoring as a basic bitch lol. Don't try it with Miss Elektra cause she will read ya to filth. Last year we witnessed the slayage of Lulu and Candy Ferocity but this year we have a privileged white girl that needs to take several seats and return back to her shallow conversation. PERIODTTT
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WARNING: The term "bitch" is used in this video. The word "sh&t" is also used in this clip.
I've decided to include that mild profanity "as is" in this post. Because this is a family friendly blog, all other profanity [with the exception of "damn"] is given with modified spelling.
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Selected comments from this video's discussion thread, with numbers added for referencing purposes only:
All of these comments are from 2019.
1. Adzhar Jailani
"God may have blessed you with Barbies, a backyard with a pony, and a boyfriend named Jake and an unwanted pregnacy that your father paid to terminate so you could go to college and major in being a BASIC B*TCH! None of these things make you a woman. Your uniform of ill fitting J. Crew culottes, FAKE pearls, and FIFTY CENT scrunchies cannot conceal the fact that you do not know who you are."
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2. La'Trea De'Zhanae
"Yes! That was the best read ever!"
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3. Andres Ortega
" “We fought for our place at this table, and that has made us stronger than youll ever be.” - Elektra Abundance"
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4. jeaux jo
"ICONIC‼️"
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5. Minna L.
"Now go back to your clam chowder and shallow conversation!"
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6. Deigo Hanson
"Reading is what fundamental. The libray is close."
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7. LoveIsINtheAIR walker
"Adzhar Jailani Mic drop!!!🎤"
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8. Bad Gyal Jordan
"Elektra read her to filth!!! LOL😂😂😂😂"
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9. Marco C
"But we all know that if this really happened, that heifer would have pulled a BBQ Becky, turned on her water works and called the police."
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10. Meagan Floyd
"Adzhar Jailani don’t forget the “sip of water break, lubricate” "
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11. CCHS2011stud
"Shut down the library, close the internet, classes are dismissed. My God, Elektra is coming through this season!!!"
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12. Luqman Hafeez
"Is the library even still there? I thought that building already got torn down officially by that read.. 😂😂😂"
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13. Coco Belle
"The thing is, she didn’t have to walk over to say that. So unnecessary🙄 glad she got read to FILTH"
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14. La'Trea De'Zhanae
"Exactly. That was totally uncalled for. She was just being an ignorant transphobic bitch."
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15. Serious One
"She was showing off in front of her friends, and it blew up in her face. Like a bowl of bubbling clam chowder!"
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16. K Daniel
"I’m deadddd........ the finger snaps and the sup of water!!!! Save me"
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17. Kris Kanei’ 💫
"K Daniel The snap was so damn well timed! 😂😂😂😂👏🏾"
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18. Ramona Yulfo
"No one reads like these Librarians! What!!!!!! 👊🏼😍🥰🙏🔥🤣"
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19. hi hello annyeong
"YASSSSSSSSS I LOVE IT WHEN ELEKTRA READS! HER VOICE IS THE PERFECT VOICE TO READ SOMEONE TO FILTH"
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20. Ryan Wilson
"once again miss Elektra reads for filth and snatch a wig off flawlessly."
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21. LCAmarkymark
"She needs to be a rapper! She could really spit some mad stuff I would listen to this with a bad beat!"
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22. Melissa James
"And that, boys and girls, is how you READ!!!"
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23. Latoya Johnson
"Melissa James there should be a class on this because I would sign up in a heartbeat lol"
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24. GETOSUPASTAR
"OMG that was the read of the century, you hear me? That hurt MY feelings... Mmk? LOL... I swear i love Electra SO much... She is my spirit animal!😂"
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25. Maurice Corbett
"Turned that restaurant into a library and delivered the read of the year!
Two snaps Elektra...two snaps!"
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26. Archer Arrows
"Could you imagine? If Mother Elektra and Bianca del Rio could get into a reading competition? Priceless!"
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Bianca del Rio, the winner of the television series RuPaul Drag Race (Season 6), is widely acknowledged for her "reading" skills.
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27. Jasmyn Elliott
"I’d pay my whole check to watch that!"
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28. Anthony Perez
"Girl the universe would explode"
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29. David Velasco
"Gurl! If I ever see that happens, my wig would be snatched so hard she would travel to an entire different dimension."
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30. tmmaston
"The reads, their power level would be over 9000!"
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31. Ashwath Nair
" "And what is it that we can do for you?" - Elektra, already aware as to where the conversation is heading and setting herself up for a jolly old reading."
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32. Nelly Nell
"The whispering echoes in the wind!
The towering inferno called Elektra!
The pause...for the cause!
The ill fitting ensemble!
The chowder pot table gag!
She read the encyclopedia brittanical volume 10 to filth! Lol."
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33. eric brunson
"I watched this 10 times in a row and it’s the walk of shame Rebecca had to make back to the table after being read for filth"
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34. Clifton Simon
"When Lulu said “It was LOVELY talking to you!” I cracked the hell UP!!!"
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35. Brandon the shapeshifter
"Go get your clam chowder before the clam chowder gets you hahahhaahhaha"
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36. Yeezus Season
"lmaoo when the background music turned up.. ITS OVER
she read her on beat lmaooo"
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37. Nakeisha Armstrong
"Now that was a read"
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38. Dom
"😂🤣😭, this was epic. I love how the girls were so supportive in the background!!!!"
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39. Jamallah Bergman
"This moment was brought to you today by the word EXCELLENCE because my friends...this read was the epitome of supreme EPICNESS!"
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40. The Funky Spork
"This comeback was 🔥. One of my favorite scenes this season."
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41. Luqman Hafeez
"This is not just "read to filth", this is "read to the body got buried in the ground. Period."
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42. mati
"the older i get, the more i understand why reading is fundamental"
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43. casablanca bell
"Angel w/ the snap, Lulu with the 3rd degree adlibs and Elektra congress library read. “LUBRICATE”"
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44. Allen Rider
"She thought she was brave. She boldly stood up for what she believed in and stuck it to the vile drag queens. And then the library was opened, she was read to filth and dragged through the mud because her beliefs were nowhere near as strong as Elektras"
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45. Chykim Sanders
"I don't know what she was thinking... Queens has mastered the art of defending themselves, no one with any sense, ever comes for them!!!"
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