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, DyllΓ³n 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."...
[...]
“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."
REPLY
2. La'Trea De'Zhanae
"Yes! That was the best read ever!"
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REPLY
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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REPLY
4. jeaux jo
"ICONIC‼️"
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REPLY
5. Minna L.
"Now go back to your clam chowder and shallow conversation!"
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REPLY
6. Deigo Hanson
"Reading is what fundamental. The libray is close."
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REPLY
7. LoveIsINtheAIR walker
"Adzhar Jailani Mic drop!!!π€"
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REPLY
8. Bad Gyal Jordan
"Elektra read her to filth!!! LOLππππ"
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REPLY
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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REPLY
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.. πππ"
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13. Coco Belle
"The thing is, she didn’t have to walk over to say that. So unnecessaryπ 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’ π«
"K Daniel The snap was so damn well timed! ππππππΎ"
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18. Ramona Yulfo
"No one reads like these Librarians! What!!!!!! ππΌππ₯°ππ₯π€£"
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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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REPLY
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!π"
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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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REPLY
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
"ππ€£π, 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 π₯. 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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This concludes Part III of this three part pancocojams series.
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Visitor comments are welcome.
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Monday, September 23, 2019
"Elektra Abundance Reads For Filth" (Pose television series Season #1; selected comments))
Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part II 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 1) entitled "Elektra Abundance Reads 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.
These meanings and examples are retrieved from YouTube and from certain other online site.
Part III 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.
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, DyllΓ³n 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."...
[...]
“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 Abundance Reads For Filth | Pose FX (HD)
EXACTLY, Published on Jul 27, 2018
Miss Lulu and Crusty Candy try it with Mother Elektra, they end up being read to filth, after that, they were left snatched and trying to find their weaves on the ballroom floor.
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WARNING: The term "bitch" is used one time in this video. That is the only use of profanity or other not suitable for children terms that occurs in this video.
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Selected comments from this video's discussion thread, with numbers added for referencing purposes only:
Special mention is given to comment #92 which is an unofficial transcription of this read.
2018
1. BHarding10
"That. Is. How. It. Is. DONE!
ππ»ππ»ππ»ππ»❤️..."
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2. Fernando R
"WOOOOOOORK MAMAAAAAA!!!!"
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3. Azteco Latino
"i mean she read them both to filth! not everyone can have a library card π"
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4. ch chawngthu
"Her reading is everything"
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5. MrPagefan1
"Oh Snap!!...Literally"
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6. Jaleel Coley
"Them finger snaps at the end had me dead π€£π"
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7. noor farizzul izran
"The shade. The shade of it alll."
Someone please call an ambulance. Someone got murdered here.
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8. Rafael Uchimura
"Finger snap to seal it! ❤️"
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9. David Jackson
" "You two are about as fierce as my morning corn flakes. LMAO MY CHEST!!! I am about to die!!! Lol"
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10. Stet-G Voicey
"David Jackson I didn’t get that one"
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11. Likan Prower
"Stet-G Gamie well... There's nothing more basic than corn flakes as a breakfast"
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2019
12. Ellie Meli
"She's slaying it!"
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13. PurpleKisses ASMR
"She dragged their souls to the abyss!"
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14. KamisKisses
"Tht read was a whole library. damn."
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15. Monica Blodgett
"The best read I could have ever seen."
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16. Caio Vieira
"No survivors"
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17. Lauren
"THAT READ WAS EVERYTHING BUT THAT SNAP AT THE END THO π₯π₯π₯"
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18. Squrtile101
"That hurt my soul and it ain’t directed at me"
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19. Luca Ortolani
"Withering weeds
THAT'S HIGH LITERATURE Y'ALL"
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20. Drew Thomas
"my absolute favorite part of this is Lil Papi at 1:00 getting his ever lasting LIFE from all her reads lmfaoooo I had to rewind that part back when I first watched it. whatever actor that plays him looked genuinely at a loss for words π"
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21. Knowledge Seeker 78
"That read and those snaps heard across the world"
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22. farhana .jamal
"I only watch pose for electra''s reads....."
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23. manuel parra
"Take a last look at this filet Mignon! lol"
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24. Rejinald Palmer
"A read like that SHOULD take a million tries to film just right but I feel D.J flawlessly did it in one go."
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25. Vic Tories
"Obliterated. Blasted. Burned. Dead. Destroyed. Crushed. Terminated. Roasted. Toasted. Cremated, and, Read. For. The. God's!!!!!!"
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26. Kable Corsey
"Vic Tories you better break it down ππ"
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27. jahmod cook
"A filthy read without 1 cuss word. Love it"
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28. N Martin
"jahmod cook Keeping it classy"
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29. stealthis
"Will they did say bitch"
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30. OKHomoRose
"@stealthis "Bitch" is rude but not necessarily a swear word. And Elektra didn't say any swears."
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31. Blu Blu
" "... as fierce as my morning Corn Flakes" I need to lay down"
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32. QStar3
"WAIT! 0:32 is that Jiggly Caliente?!"
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33. Porsha Wells
"Yes it is and she's also on season 2 of this show"
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Jiggly Caliente was a contestant on Season 4 of the Ru Paul Drag Race television series.
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34. juan sebastian gonzalez atehortua
"This!! is the ART of READING someone!!"
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35. Alej_ndro D
"Can someone help me find my wig? I think it was last seen making its way to Neptune"
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36. Clarence Davis III
"Because reading is what....FUNDAMENTAL"
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37. Ur a wizard Harry
"1:00
Me whenever Electra or Pray Tell roasts someone"
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"Pray Tell" is the name of the drag ball emcee who is played by Billy Porter.
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38. Ladybug201
"Elektra was Shakespeare before Shakespeare was Shakespeare, I’d bow to her if she ever chose to read me tf πππ"
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39. Edith Giles
"scraping my jaw off the floor"
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40. Arrie
"A Queen speaking with such grace, intelligence and with the intent to destroy . I stan"
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41. Courtney
"The best read ever"
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42. MEMPHISPRAISER
"The Library is OPEN"
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43. Ernesto G. Williams
"4eva TVGOLD!!!!!!!"
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44.The Dezire
"O hunty I live for Elektra.....yazzzz"
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45. Darren Smith
"10’s 10’s 10’s across the board Electra....now THAT....was a read ππ "
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46. Hayyaan Hussain
"1:01 Little Papis face is me living for the drama and shade Elektra is throwing π"
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47. Mahogany. Applebum
"Those reads are biblical."
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48. Josh White
"now this is how you roast somebody without cussing and being ratchet and getting loud. just pure class"
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49. Belle Espirit
"I KNEW these comments would be lit and yall did not disappoint!! The house of ferocity is still picking their edges up off the floor...I have no words...I DARE anyone to show us a better read than that!!!!!! Sorry Aja baby but you got the #2 seat."
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Aja was a contestant on Season 9 of RuPaul's Drag Race.
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50. I'm a member of STARS
"Mother just burned down the whole library!!!"
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51. Joshua Gray
"In Latrice Royale's voice: Girl the shade the shade of it all
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Latrice Royale was a contestant on Season 4 of the Ru Paul Drag Race television series."
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52. Wahn Yoon
"Vicious yet completely classy. Miss Elektra delivers a world class read."
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53. Joe
"Right?!? Elegantly read for filth"
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56. Sebastian Patino
" "You think you are on the road to being legends, but you couldn't make it from here to the door without me pointing the way" I. WAS. ON. THE. FLOOR."
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57. Steven James
"The best one. Someone call Jesus."
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58. FLASHFOTO
"So smooth!"
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59. CCHS2011stud
"That, ladies and gentlemen, is a READ. Shade comes from reading, reading came first. CLASS DISMISSED! ππΎππΎπ―"
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60. Jamill Murray
"Childπππππ"
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61. Zedrick Malbas
"I. AM. LIVING."
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62. Kida Lebeau
"That was exactly what I said after witnessing that eloquent destruction - FLAWLESS VICTORY! Muahahahahahaha!"
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63. db60615
"That's how it's done. Intelligence and exquisite wit!"
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64. LuvJayallday
"My lawd the reads after reads after reads lol excuse me while I find a casket to lay in ππ⚰"
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65. Jaquanda Martin
"My name is JQ and I am completely addicted to this scene...I have watched it at least 10 times a day! #POSE"
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66. Shari Gill
"This read was so fierce, I feel attacked. πππΎ♥️"
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67. Felix Kasperl
"That was the most beautiful massacre I’ve ever witnessed!"
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68. Martin McMayer
"an iconic scene."
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69. Angela Sherita
"This will forever be the READ OF THE CENTURY"
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70. Fatgirlriri
"Angela Sherita nah the read of the century is by the legendary Yekaterina Petrovna Zamolodchikova: “Roxxxy Andrews, I think about you all the time, especially in the morning, at the bus stop”*
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71. Harry Jones
"Fatgirlriri No. No. No."
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72. Robbie ontherails
"I'm sorry kids but the reads of the Century are in Paris is Burning and Mommie Dearest."
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73. Soner Kamer
"Fatgirlriri Love Katya, but don’t say something cringe-worthy like that, the best reads don’t only come from the bubble that is RPDR."
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74. stan alsemanchΓ© and LOONA
"@Fatgirlriri making fun of childhood trauma is not reading. Jump"
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* Roxxy Andrews and Katya were contestants on Season 5 of RuPaul’s Drag Race (RPDR). In one episode of that series Roxy shared that her mother abandoned her at a bus stop when she was a small child.
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75. Samuel Stephens
"I love this I'm so proud of our gay generation I am a 80s Queen and it makes me proud to see this ,,ππππππππππππππ. Hail to the queen πππππ"
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76. Ba ba
"That's it, close the library and throw away the key, cuz these plastic wanna be were READ for filth, bottom line cut & dry!!!!#ThatPART
P.S : little papi tho ππππ."
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77. Evalynne Torres
"It's Read TO FILTH!"
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78. Tracy Smith
"Face crack!! There's no repairing the shattered pieces. That's the kind of read all you can do is cry and disappear.πππ"
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79. Quint P.
"Elektra went IN. She drug them to the depths! I sure felt it when she said “You two are about as fierce and my morning Corn Flakes.” READ EM GIRL"
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80. Lily A
"Oh man that was some Shakespeare's realness"
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81. Ibrahim Nour
"......or die on the vines with these withering weeds!!”- Elektra such an eloquent Queen πΈπ½"
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82. Queen Bee The Diva
"One of the nastiest reads known to man"
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83. Clementine's Thigh Gap
"NEWS FLASH: SEVERAL WIGS FOUND ON PLUTO"
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84. icyhugs
"A perfect murder without a drop of blood, not even a trace of foul language! I bow to thee Queen Electra!"
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85. Robert The 3rd
"I good read is done with eloquent speech and theatrical insults."
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87. Shakira
"LMAO, that was the most dignified disrespectful read ever!"
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88. Still Standing
"Jesus be a fence! She just read them from Genesis to Revelations without missing a beat! I must bing watch this show!"
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89. Esmerelda Villa-Lobos
"i watch this at least twice a week..mostly to stay humble"
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90. Hana Afifi
"And that ladies, gentlemen and everyone in between, is how you read someone to filth!"
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91. Daniel Rossi
"Phonics take a back seat. I'm hooked on Elektra cause she can teach you how to read!"
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92. Dan Martin
"Look at the fruits of my labor: a foolhardy chunk who makes her living on the pole and a brainless wonder who thinks the way to get curves is to stick Charmin in her drawers or to inject cement into her derriere. House of Ferocity? You two are about as fierce as my morning corn flakes. You may have left my home but you can't leave me. I'm in your mind, that voice saying, "You're not good enough, little girl. You're not smart enough or tough enough or glamorous enough to make it in this world." And that little voice is going to eat away at you like termites until your whole pathetic house come crashing down. You think you're on the road to being legends but you couldn't make it from here to the door without me pointing the way. You're nothing but bags of rancid, rotting meat. Well, take a long last look at this filet mignon. I doubt we'll be conversing ever again unless I take a sudden interest in dying of boredom.
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Sam (2019) began his transcription with this line:
“Good. Then you can hear the disappointment in my voice as I count up the ways in which I've clearly failed as being a mother”.
Other commenters also noted a line about "withering weeds".
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93. Jassmina Vellucciano
"Take Notes Children, that’s how you give a Reading."
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94. Carlos Rubio
"WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SONG PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND!?!?!?!?"
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95. Benjamin D'Annibale
"Carlos Rubio heat you up (melt you down) by Shirley Lites :)"
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96. Rejinald Palmer
"Edges gone. Library closed. Confidence shattered. Can Dominique Jackson release a soundboard app for all her lines."
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97. Fabio Aug.
"The library is not only closed, but locked."
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This concludes Part II of this three part pancocojams series.
This is Part II 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 1) entitled "Elektra Abundance Reads 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.
These meanings and examples are retrieved from YouTube and from certain other online site.
Part III 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.
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, DyllΓ³n 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."...
[...]
“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 Abundance Reads For Filth | Pose FX (HD)
EXACTLY, Published on Jul 27, 2018
Miss Lulu and Crusty Candy try it with Mother Elektra, they end up being read to filth, after that, they were left snatched and trying to find their weaves on the ballroom floor.
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WARNING: The term "bitch" is used one time in this video. That is the only use of profanity or other not suitable for children terms that occurs in this video.
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Selected comments from this video's discussion thread, with numbers added for referencing purposes only:
Special mention is given to comment #92 which is an unofficial transcription of this read.
2018
1. BHarding10
"That. Is. How. It. Is. DONE!
ππ»ππ»ππ»ππ»❤️..."
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2. Fernando R
"WOOOOOOORK MAMAAAAAA!!!!"
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3. Azteco Latino
"i mean she read them both to filth! not everyone can have a library card π"
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4. ch chawngthu
"Her reading is everything"
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5. MrPagefan1
"Oh Snap!!...Literally"
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6. Jaleel Coley
"Them finger snaps at the end had me dead π€£π"
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7. noor farizzul izran
"The shade. The shade of it alll."
Someone please call an ambulance. Someone got murdered here.
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8. Rafael Uchimura
"Finger snap to seal it! ❤️"
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9. David Jackson
" "You two are about as fierce as my morning corn flakes. LMAO MY CHEST!!! I am about to die!!! Lol"
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REPLY
10. Stet-G Voicey
"David Jackson I didn’t get that one"
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REPLY
11. Likan Prower
"Stet-G Gamie well... There's nothing more basic than corn flakes as a breakfast"
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2019
12. Ellie Meli
"She's slaying it!"
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13. PurpleKisses ASMR
"She dragged their souls to the abyss!"
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14. KamisKisses
"Tht read was a whole library. damn."
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15. Monica Blodgett
"The best read I could have ever seen."
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16. Caio Vieira
"No survivors"
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17. Lauren
"THAT READ WAS EVERYTHING BUT THAT SNAP AT THE END THO π₯π₯π₯"
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18. Squrtile101
"That hurt my soul and it ain’t directed at me"
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19. Luca Ortolani
"Withering weeds
THAT'S HIGH LITERATURE Y'ALL"
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20. Drew Thomas
"my absolute favorite part of this is Lil Papi at 1:00 getting his ever lasting LIFE from all her reads lmfaoooo I had to rewind that part back when I first watched it. whatever actor that plays him looked genuinely at a loss for words π"
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21. Knowledge Seeker 78
"That read and those snaps heard across the world"
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22. farhana .jamal
"I only watch pose for electra''s reads....."
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23. manuel parra
"Take a last look at this filet Mignon! lol"
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24. Rejinald Palmer
"A read like that SHOULD take a million tries to film just right but I feel D.J flawlessly did it in one go."
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25. Vic Tories
"Obliterated. Blasted. Burned. Dead. Destroyed. Crushed. Terminated. Roasted. Toasted. Cremated, and, Read. For. The. God's!!!!!!"
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REPLY
26. Kable Corsey
"Vic Tories you better break it down ππ"
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27. jahmod cook
"A filthy read without 1 cuss word. Love it"
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REPLY
28. N Martin
"jahmod cook Keeping it classy"
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REPLY
29. stealthis
"Will they did say bitch"
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REPLY
30. OKHomoRose
"@stealthis "Bitch" is rude but not necessarily a swear word. And Elektra didn't say any swears."
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31. Blu Blu
" "... as fierce as my morning Corn Flakes" I need to lay down"
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32. QStar3
"WAIT! 0:32 is that Jiggly Caliente?!"
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REPLY
33. Porsha Wells
"Yes it is and she's also on season 2 of this show"
-snip-
Jiggly Caliente was a contestant on Season 4 of the Ru Paul Drag Race television series.
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34. juan sebastian gonzalez atehortua
"This!! is the ART of READING someone!!"
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35. Alej_ndro D
"Can someone help me find my wig? I think it was last seen making its way to Neptune"
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36. Clarence Davis III
"Because reading is what....FUNDAMENTAL"
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37. Ur a wizard Harry
"1:00
Me whenever Electra or Pray Tell roasts someone"
-snip-
"Pray Tell" is the name of the drag ball emcee who is played by Billy Porter.
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38. Ladybug201
"Elektra was Shakespeare before Shakespeare was Shakespeare, I’d bow to her if she ever chose to read me tf πππ"
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39. Edith Giles
"scraping my jaw off the floor"
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40. Arrie
"A Queen speaking with such grace, intelligence and with the intent to destroy . I stan"
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41. Courtney
"The best read ever"
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42. MEMPHISPRAISER
"The Library is OPEN"
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43. Ernesto G. Williams
"4eva TVGOLD!!!!!!!"
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44.The Dezire
"O hunty I live for Elektra.....yazzzz"
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45. Darren Smith
"10’s 10’s 10’s across the board Electra....now THAT....was a read ππ "
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46. Hayyaan Hussain
"1:01 Little Papis face is me living for the drama and shade Elektra is throwing π"
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47. Mahogany. Applebum
"Those reads are biblical."
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48. Josh White
"now this is how you roast somebody without cussing and being ratchet and getting loud. just pure class"
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49. Belle Espirit
"I KNEW these comments would be lit and yall did not disappoint!! The house of ferocity is still picking their edges up off the floor...I have no words...I DARE anyone to show us a better read than that!!!!!! Sorry Aja baby but you got the #2 seat."
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Aja was a contestant on Season 9 of RuPaul's Drag Race.
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50. I'm a member of STARS
"Mother just burned down the whole library!!!"
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51. Joshua Gray
"In Latrice Royale's voice: Girl the shade the shade of it all
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Latrice Royale was a contestant on Season 4 of the Ru Paul Drag Race television series."
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52. Wahn Yoon
"Vicious yet completely classy. Miss Elektra delivers a world class read."
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REPLY
53. Joe
"Right?!? Elegantly read for filth"
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56. Sebastian Patino
" "You think you are on the road to being legends, but you couldn't make it from here to the door without me pointing the way" I. WAS. ON. THE. FLOOR."
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57. Steven James
"The best one. Someone call Jesus."
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58. FLASHFOTO
"So smooth!"
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59. CCHS2011stud
"That, ladies and gentlemen, is a READ. Shade comes from reading, reading came first. CLASS DISMISSED! ππΎππΎπ―"
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60. Jamill Murray
"Childπππππ"
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61. Zedrick Malbas
"I. AM. LIVING."
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62. Kida Lebeau
"That was exactly what I said after witnessing that eloquent destruction - FLAWLESS VICTORY! Muahahahahahaha!"
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63. db60615
"That's how it's done. Intelligence and exquisite wit!"
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64. LuvJayallday
"My lawd the reads after reads after reads lol excuse me while I find a casket to lay in ππ⚰"
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65. Jaquanda Martin
"My name is JQ and I am completely addicted to this scene...I have watched it at least 10 times a day! #POSE"
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66. Shari Gill
"This read was so fierce, I feel attacked. πππΎ♥️"
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67. Felix Kasperl
"That was the most beautiful massacre I’ve ever witnessed!"
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68. Martin McMayer
"an iconic scene."
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69. Angela Sherita
"This will forever be the READ OF THE CENTURY"
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REPLY
70. Fatgirlriri
"Angela Sherita nah the read of the century is by the legendary Yekaterina Petrovna Zamolodchikova: “Roxxxy Andrews, I think about you all the time, especially in the morning, at the bus stop”*
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REPLY
71. Harry Jones
"Fatgirlriri No. No. No."
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REPLY
72. Robbie ontherails
"I'm sorry kids but the reads of the Century are in Paris is Burning and Mommie Dearest."
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REPLY
73. Soner Kamer
"Fatgirlriri Love Katya, but don’t say something cringe-worthy like that, the best reads don’t only come from the bubble that is RPDR."
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REPLY
74. stan alsemanchΓ© and LOONA
"@Fatgirlriri making fun of childhood trauma is not reading. Jump"
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* Roxxy Andrews and Katya were contestants on Season 5 of RuPaul’s Drag Race (RPDR). In one episode of that series Roxy shared that her mother abandoned her at a bus stop when she was a small child.
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75. Samuel Stephens
"I love this I'm so proud of our gay generation I am a 80s Queen and it makes me proud to see this ,,ππππππππππππππ. Hail to the queen πππππ"
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76. Ba ba
"That's it, close the library and throw away the key, cuz these plastic wanna be were READ for filth, bottom line cut & dry!!!!#ThatPART
P.S : little papi tho ππππ."
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REPLY
77. Evalynne Torres
"It's Read TO FILTH!"
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78. Tracy Smith
"Face crack!! There's no repairing the shattered pieces. That's the kind of read all you can do is cry and disappear.πππ"
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79. Quint P.
"Elektra went IN. She drug them to the depths! I sure felt it when she said “You two are about as fierce and my morning Corn Flakes.” READ EM GIRL"
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80. Lily A
"Oh man that was some Shakespeare's realness"
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81. Ibrahim Nour
"......or die on the vines with these withering weeds!!”- Elektra such an eloquent Queen πΈπ½"
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82. Queen Bee The Diva
"One of the nastiest reads known to man"
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83. Clementine's Thigh Gap
"NEWS FLASH: SEVERAL WIGS FOUND ON PLUTO"
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84. icyhugs
"A perfect murder without a drop of blood, not even a trace of foul language! I bow to thee Queen Electra!"
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85. Robert The 3rd
"I good read is done with eloquent speech and theatrical insults."
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87. Shakira
"LMAO, that was the most dignified disrespectful read ever!"
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88. Still Standing
"Jesus be a fence! She just read them from Genesis to Revelations without missing a beat! I must bing watch this show!"
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89. Esmerelda Villa-Lobos
"i watch this at least twice a week..mostly to stay humble"
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90. Hana Afifi
"And that ladies, gentlemen and everyone in between, is how you read someone to filth!"
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91. Daniel Rossi
"Phonics take a back seat. I'm hooked on Elektra cause she can teach you how to read!"
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92. Dan Martin
"Look at the fruits of my labor: a foolhardy chunk who makes her living on the pole and a brainless wonder who thinks the way to get curves is to stick Charmin in her drawers or to inject cement into her derriere. House of Ferocity? You two are about as fierce as my morning corn flakes. You may have left my home but you can't leave me. I'm in your mind, that voice saying, "You're not good enough, little girl. You're not smart enough or tough enough or glamorous enough to make it in this world." And that little voice is going to eat away at you like termites until your whole pathetic house come crashing down. You think you're on the road to being legends but you couldn't make it from here to the door without me pointing the way. You're nothing but bags of rancid, rotting meat. Well, take a long last look at this filet mignon. I doubt we'll be conversing ever again unless I take a sudden interest in dying of boredom.
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Sam (2019) began his transcription with this line:
“Good. Then you can hear the disappointment in my voice as I count up the ways in which I've clearly failed as being a mother”.
Other commenters also noted a line about "withering weeds".
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93. Jassmina Vellucciano
"Take Notes Children, that’s how you give a Reading."
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94. Carlos Rubio
"WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SONG PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND!?!?!?!?"
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REPLY
95. Benjamin D'Annibale
"Carlos Rubio heat you up (melt you down) by Shirley Lites :)"
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96. Rejinald Palmer
"Edges gone. Library closed. Confidence shattered. Can Dominique Jackson release a soundboard app for all her lines."
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97. Fabio Aug.
"The library is not only closed, but locked."
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This concludes Part II of this three part pancocojams series.
What "Reading For Filth" Means
Edited by Azizi Powell
Latest revision -May 26, 2024
This is Part I of a three part pancocojams series about the vernacular term "reading for filth".
This pancocojams post provides definitions of and examples of the vernacular term "reading [someone] for filth". 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 this post.
These definitions and examples are retrieved from YouTube and from certain other online site.
Read my comments below about my theories on the meaning of "reading" and "filth" in the phrase "reading" [a person] for [or to] filth".
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.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/09/elektra-reads-customer-for-filth-pose.html for Part III of this pancocojams series. Part III 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.
The content of this post is presented for linguistic and socio-cultural purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are quoted in these comments and videos and thanks to the publishers of these videos 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.
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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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
I believe that "reading [someone] to [or for] filth is the epitome of reading someone, i.e. being more skillful, more witty, more artful, and, therefore, more devastating in your insult/s than a mere read would have been.
I think that "reading someone for shame" may be the same thing as "reading [someone] to [or for] filth."
Please share additions or corrections to these general statements and/or to the statements given below. Thanks!
DEFINITIONS OF READING SOMEONE
These entries are given in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only.
1. From https://www.bustle.com/articles/82642-the-12-best-burns-in-history-because-reading-for-filth-is-nothing-new The 12 Best Burns In History, Because 'Reading For Filth' Is Nothing New
By JR THORPE, May 12, 2015
"If you don't know the beautiful term "to read for filth," it's time you learned. Popularized by the cult film Paris Is Burning back in 1990, "reading" probably originated in the LGBT community in New York in the 1980s — and it's the art of the ultimate witty comeback, the burn that packs a witty punch with a serious sting in the tail. Reading for filth? That's taking it to its furthest extent, with insults so brutally eloquent that they make you with* you'd said them instead."...
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“with” is probably a typo for “wish”
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2. From https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=XZvTX4o3LAI Welcome To Reading and Shade 101 by Kari Howard, Published on Jan 6, 2014
Comment from I. Vee, 2014;
Kari Howard
"See, I don't like your definition of reading. Reading is more than just insulting someone. It's insulting them directly, but artfully, using comparisons, metaphor, and rhetoric to support your insult. And then shade is really the art of indirect reading; it's insulting someone, minus the insult.
Here, look at this example:
Insulting someone: "You're fat, and you're ugly."
Reading someone: "Gurl, you've gained so much weight you should be shopping in Jared's old closet! And what are you doing outside with that busted face, hasn't Animal Control caught your ass yet?"
Shading someone: "You know, I saw that blouse you're wearing in the window of Lane Bryant and KNEW it would work for you, good eye! And how's that plastic surgeon of yours doing, have you been making your appointments?"
REPLY
Kari Howard, 2014
"Thank you for the comment, I do indeed like your definition way better than mine!"
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3. From https://www.capetownmagazine.com/arts-culture/a-beginners-guide-to-drag-terminology/104_22_19320 A Beginner’s Guide to Drag Terminology by Gary Hartley [no date noted but reference to 2018]
We enlist the help of some of Cape Town’s ‘sickening’ drag queens to school you on the drag dictionary
Over the last couple of years, RuPaul’s reality TV show, RuPaul’s Drag Race, has become a global phenomenon, and as a result, queer slang, colloquialisms and phrases have permeated popular culture. In fact, a number of the gender-bending contestants, and RuPaul herself, have inspired memes more shareable (Cher-able) than Grumpy Cat. Of course, drag performers around the world have been using the terms in their acts for decades, with the 1990 documentary Paris Is Burning, a film that explores New York’s 1980s underground balls (drag pageants and queer performance spaces), credited with first exposing larger audiences to terms like ‘fierce’, ‘shade’, ‘werk’ (with an ‘e’) and ‘vogue’, amongst others.
But despite the language being more and more popularised, the etymologies of queer slang words aren’t exactly known, and there are still people who are left scratching their heads during drag shows because they are unable to decode the linguistics.
So, with the Mother City being at the forefront of drag performance in South Africa, we’ve decided to enlist the help of some of Cape Town’s top drag artists to bring you a beginner’s guide to drag terminology. Learn what it means to ‘throw shade’, ‘read’ and ‘serve realness’ thanks to some definitions and examples from Mary Scary, Princess Pop and Manila von Teez.
THE DRAG QUEEN DICTIONARY (DRAGTIONARY) FOR BEGINNERS
[...]
Read |rΔd| verb.
Insulting someone with minimal effort.
Queens typically read each other in sessions (a phenomenon that's a bit like a wittier freestyle battle).
Before a formal session of queens reading each other can commence, the facilitator usually declares, "The library is open”.
If you unleash a ruthless onslaught of insults, you are reading someone to filth.
Example: "Hunty, is it just me, or does your weave come from the R5 store? Oh wait, you don't stop there anymore, it got too expensive,” digs Princess Pop.
Shade |SHΔd| noun and verb.
A subtler form of reading
“When one makes a comment in a company of people, or face-to-face, with the intention of insulting someone or to remind them of an embarrassing moment,” explains Manila von Teez.
When someone insults you in an indirect manner, they are throwing shade.
Example: “Ooh, girl - you look gorgeous in that double volume Ronettes wig,” says Mary Scary.".
[...]
So there you have it; a concise and thorough guide to drag-talk.
We think we read a little better than that washed up queen Merriam Webster (shade!).”....
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Italics added to highlight this statement
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4. From https://www.reddit.com/r/rupaulsdragrace/comments/24jaeu/how_do_you_read_someone_to_filth/ How do you read someone to filth?; Posted byu/marvin1013, 2014
a. "How do you read someone to filth?
So, my friends and I likes to read each other for fun, but she usually wins. Is there any tips or tricks to read someone?
I want to be fast and clever when they read me so i can twist their words around. So any tips?"
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b. Ximxim, 2014
"You wanna talk about reading? Here are a few tips 1- don't go for the obvious, or the hurtful. Reading isn't about the easy joke, like calling a fat person fat. That may be true, but it isn't clever. Reading should be about choices the person has made, specific things about them. Don't hit someone's sore spots either, this isn't supposed to be cruel. 2- the easy way to read is something like this- point out the ridiculous thing (girl, those jagged ass toenails!), then compare it to a pop culture reference or two (you get a pedicure from lilo?). 3- the fake compliment is also good. "I think it's so brave of you to wear your hair like that- who cares what people say." 4- finally, the most advanced level of reading is. Bianca style, where you both insult and enlighten. When I get there I'll let you know."
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REPLY
c. LoisCarmen, 2014
"THIS SO MUCH. Saying, "you ugly fatass!" Isn't reading, your just being an ass. Keep it clever and keep it cute."
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d. [deleted], 2014
"practice practice practice and slowly build your rolodex of hate. I like to use facial expressions Γ la Bianca. ''Oh you look so good today.'' disgusted face immediately
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Pancocojams Editor's note: "Bianca" probably refers to "Bianca Del Rio" is the winner of Season 6 of the television series RuPaul's Drag Race (2014).
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5. http://www.waywordradio.org/throw_shade/
"Reading, Reading to filth — To really let someone have it; to insult or criticize.
Ex: Well, if I see her out tonight, I will read her to filth. I will tear her sh&& up like newspaper.
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Note the addition of the intensifier "really" which I believe separates "reading" from "reading to [or for] filth".
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A FEW ONLINE EXAMPLES OF "READING FOR FILTH" AND "READING FOR SHAME"
Pancocojams Editor's Note: The following comments either include the term "reading to [or for] filth" or "reading for shame" or are examples of those insult forms.
[Addition: September 24, 2019] - "Reading for shame" appears to be less often used than "reading to [or for] filth". I think that "reading for shame" means that the "reader" is "shaming" [making the "readee"] ashamed by insulting her/him or them].
These entries are given in no particular order and numbers are added for referencing purposes only.
WARNING: These clips often contain profanity and other references that may not be suitable for children.
1. From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEM4La4L_a8 Pose | Season 1: Pray Tell ‘Em | FX ; FX Networks, Published on Aug 15, 2018
[Pancocojams Editor: These are comments made about drag ball contestants by Pray Tell, the emcee at that ball]
a. Kay T 38, 2018
"Pray Tell can definitely read you for shame honey!!!. I LOVE IT...lol"
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b. movie gurl74, 2018
"Put that in the Xmas ornament box,an we'll get back too to U ππππππ"
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c. Tommy Lee, 2018
"Place that’s jacket in the Christmas ornament box! π£Hollering π€£"
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d. Tan, 2019
"♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ Love PrayTell! “They’re serving us Buckingham Palace high tea...while the rest of you only know Lipton from the diner!”
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e. Vanessa Allmon, 2019
"Where is the Halston/JCPenney read?????? That one was epic!"
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Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnHh0FrOb5E "POSE on FX: Category is High Fashion Evening Wear! Ladies of Luxury!" for a video clip which includes that particular read.
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2. From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AT_JpGDrN0
POSE - Fem Queen Vogue; Ron Ramseur, Published on Aug 26, 2018
a. Daddie_Doll, 2019
" “Do you have category dyslexia?”πππ"
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b. emilou j, 2019
"1:29
Miss Caaannddyyyyyyyy πππ"
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c. Rejinald Palmer, 2019
"You know you're about to get read for filth when someone has to stretch out the last syllable of your name."
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d. jonwiley, 2019
"3:23 what is up with this girl's shape? She looks like a boiled egg with legs."
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REPLY
e. Marc Murray, 2019
"LMAO You went there."
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3. From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLMVwSmDAdA
POSE on FX: The Category Is Linen or Silk & Shade!; Butterfly Kisses, Published on Jul 22, 2018
a. DCombz, 2019
"Elektra reading them to filth is a required clip to watch after this one."
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This is Part I of a three part pancocojams series about the vernacular term "reading for filth".
This pancocojams post provides definitions of and examples of the vernacular term "reading [someone] for filth". 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 this post.
These definitions and examples are retrieved from YouTube and from certain other online site.
Read my comments below about my theories on the meaning of "reading" and "filth" in the phrase "reading" [a person] for [or to] filth".
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.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/09/elektra-reads-customer-for-filth-pose.html for Part III of this pancocojams series. Part III 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.
The content of this post is presented for linguistic and socio-cultural purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are quoted in these comments and videos and thanks to the publishers of these videos 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.
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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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
I believe that "reading [someone] to [or for] filth is the epitome of reading someone, i.e. being more skillful, more witty, more artful, and, therefore, more devastating in your insult/s than a mere read would have been.
I think that "reading someone for shame" may be the same thing as "reading [someone] to [or for] filth."
Please share additions or corrections to these general statements and/or to the statements given below. Thanks!
DEFINITIONS OF READING SOMEONE
These entries are given in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only.
1. From https://www.bustle.com/articles/82642-the-12-best-burns-in-history-because-reading-for-filth-is-nothing-new The 12 Best Burns In History, Because 'Reading For Filth' Is Nothing New
By JR THORPE, May 12, 2015
"If you don't know the beautiful term "to read for filth," it's time you learned. Popularized by the cult film Paris Is Burning back in 1990, "reading" probably originated in the LGBT community in New York in the 1980s — and it's the art of the ultimate witty comeback, the burn that packs a witty punch with a serious sting in the tail. Reading for filth? That's taking it to its furthest extent, with insults so brutally eloquent that they make you with* you'd said them instead."...
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“with” is probably a typo for “wish”
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2. From https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=XZvTX4o3LAI Welcome To Reading and Shade 101 by Kari Howard, Published on Jan 6, 2014
Comment from I. Vee, 2014;
Kari Howard
"See, I don't like your definition of reading. Reading is more than just insulting someone. It's insulting them directly, but artfully, using comparisons, metaphor, and rhetoric to support your insult. And then shade is really the art of indirect reading; it's insulting someone, minus the insult.
Here, look at this example:
Insulting someone: "You're fat, and you're ugly."
Reading someone: "Gurl, you've gained so much weight you should be shopping in Jared's old closet! And what are you doing outside with that busted face, hasn't Animal Control caught your ass yet?"
Shading someone: "You know, I saw that blouse you're wearing in the window of Lane Bryant and KNEW it would work for you, good eye! And how's that plastic surgeon of yours doing, have you been making your appointments?"
REPLY
Kari Howard, 2014
"Thank you for the comment, I do indeed like your definition way better than mine!"
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3. From https://www.capetownmagazine.com/arts-culture/a-beginners-guide-to-drag-terminology/104_22_19320 A Beginner’s Guide to Drag Terminology by Gary Hartley [no date noted but reference to 2018]
We enlist the help of some of Cape Town’s ‘sickening’ drag queens to school you on the drag dictionary
Over the last couple of years, RuPaul’s reality TV show, RuPaul’s Drag Race, has become a global phenomenon, and as a result, queer slang, colloquialisms and phrases have permeated popular culture. In fact, a number of the gender-bending contestants, and RuPaul herself, have inspired memes more shareable (Cher-able) than Grumpy Cat. Of course, drag performers around the world have been using the terms in their acts for decades, with the 1990 documentary Paris Is Burning, a film that explores New York’s 1980s underground balls (drag pageants and queer performance spaces), credited with first exposing larger audiences to terms like ‘fierce’, ‘shade’, ‘werk’ (with an ‘e’) and ‘vogue’, amongst others.
But despite the language being more and more popularised, the etymologies of queer slang words aren’t exactly known, and there are still people who are left scratching their heads during drag shows because they are unable to decode the linguistics.
So, with the Mother City being at the forefront of drag performance in South Africa, we’ve decided to enlist the help of some of Cape Town’s top drag artists to bring you a beginner’s guide to drag terminology. Learn what it means to ‘throw shade’, ‘read’ and ‘serve realness’ thanks to some definitions and examples from Mary Scary, Princess Pop and Manila von Teez.
THE DRAG QUEEN DICTIONARY (DRAGTIONARY) FOR BEGINNERS
[...]
Read |rΔd| verb.
Insulting someone with minimal effort.
Queens typically read each other in sessions (a phenomenon that's a bit like a wittier freestyle battle).
Before a formal session of queens reading each other can commence, the facilitator usually declares, "The library is open”.
If you unleash a ruthless onslaught of insults, you are reading someone to filth.
Example: "Hunty, is it just me, or does your weave come from the R5 store? Oh wait, you don't stop there anymore, it got too expensive,” digs Princess Pop.
Shade |SHΔd| noun and verb.
A subtler form of reading
“When one makes a comment in a company of people, or face-to-face, with the intention of insulting someone or to remind them of an embarrassing moment,” explains Manila von Teez.
When someone insults you in an indirect manner, they are throwing shade.
Example: “Ooh, girl - you look gorgeous in that double volume Ronettes wig,” says Mary Scary.".
[...]
So there you have it; a concise and thorough guide to drag-talk.
We think we read a little better than that washed up queen Merriam Webster (shade!).”....
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Italics added to highlight this statement
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4. From https://www.reddit.com/r/rupaulsdragrace/comments/24jaeu/how_do_you_read_someone_to_filth/ How do you read someone to filth?; Posted byu/marvin1013, 2014
a. "How do you read someone to filth?
So, my friends and I likes to read each other for fun, but she usually wins. Is there any tips or tricks to read someone?
I want to be fast and clever when they read me so i can twist their words around. So any tips?"
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b. Ximxim, 2014
"You wanna talk about reading? Here are a few tips 1- don't go for the obvious, or the hurtful. Reading isn't about the easy joke, like calling a fat person fat. That may be true, but it isn't clever. Reading should be about choices the person has made, specific things about them. Don't hit someone's sore spots either, this isn't supposed to be cruel. 2- the easy way to read is something like this- point out the ridiculous thing (girl, those jagged ass toenails!), then compare it to a pop culture reference or two (you get a pedicure from lilo?). 3- the fake compliment is also good. "I think it's so brave of you to wear your hair like that- who cares what people say." 4- finally, the most advanced level of reading is. Bianca style, where you both insult and enlighten. When I get there I'll let you know."
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REPLY
c. LoisCarmen, 2014
"THIS SO MUCH. Saying, "you ugly fatass!" Isn't reading, your just being an ass. Keep it clever and keep it cute."
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d. [deleted], 2014
"practice practice practice and slowly build your rolodex of hate. I like to use facial expressions Γ la Bianca. ''Oh you look so good today.'' disgusted face immediately
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Pancocojams Editor's note: "Bianca" probably refers to "Bianca Del Rio" is the winner of Season 6 of the television series RuPaul's Drag Race (2014).
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5. http://www.waywordradio.org/throw_shade/
"Reading, Reading to filth — To really let someone have it; to insult or criticize.
Ex: Well, if I see her out tonight, I will read her to filth. I will tear her sh&& up like newspaper.
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Note the addition of the intensifier "really" which I believe separates "reading" from "reading to [or for] filth".
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A FEW ONLINE EXAMPLES OF "READING FOR FILTH" AND "READING FOR SHAME"
Pancocojams Editor's Note: The following comments either include the term "reading to [or for] filth" or "reading for shame" or are examples of those insult forms.
[Addition: September 24, 2019] - "Reading for shame" appears to be less often used than "reading to [or for] filth". I think that "reading for shame" means that the "reader" is "shaming" [making the "readee"] ashamed by insulting her/him or them].
These entries are given in no particular order and numbers are added for referencing purposes only.
WARNING: These clips often contain profanity and other references that may not be suitable for children.
1. From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEM4La4L_a8 Pose | Season 1: Pray Tell ‘Em | FX ; FX Networks, Published on Aug 15, 2018
[Pancocojams Editor: These are comments made about drag ball contestants by Pray Tell, the emcee at that ball]
a. Kay T 38, 2018
"Pray Tell can definitely read you for shame honey!!!. I LOVE IT...lol"
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b. movie gurl74, 2018
"Put that in the Xmas ornament box,an we'll get back too to U ππππππ"
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c. Tommy Lee, 2018
"Place that’s jacket in the Christmas ornament box! π£Hollering π€£"
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d. Tan, 2019
"♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ Love PrayTell! “They’re serving us Buckingham Palace high tea...while the rest of you only know Lipton from the diner!”
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e. Vanessa Allmon, 2019
"Where is the Halston/JCPenney read?????? That one was epic!"
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Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnHh0FrOb5E "POSE on FX: Category is High Fashion Evening Wear! Ladies of Luxury!" for a video clip which includes that particular read.
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2. From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AT_JpGDrN0
POSE - Fem Queen Vogue; Ron Ramseur, Published on Aug 26, 2018
a. Daddie_Doll, 2019
" “Do you have category dyslexia?”πππ"
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b. emilou j, 2019
"1:29
Miss Caaannddyyyyyyyy πππ"
**
c. Rejinald Palmer, 2019
"You know you're about to get read for filth when someone has to stretch out the last syllable of your name."
**
d. jonwiley, 2019
"3:23 what is up with this girl's shape? She looks like a boiled egg with legs."
**
REPLY
e. Marc Murray, 2019
"LMAO You went there."
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3. From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLMVwSmDAdA
POSE on FX: The Category Is Linen or Silk & Shade!; Butterfly Kisses, Published on Jul 22, 2018
a. DCombz, 2019
"Elektra reading them to filth is a required clip to watch after this one."
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