![]() ![]() She remains an inspiration to the drag community, and her involvement in Obey The Walrus remains a piece of crucial meme history. Among her accomplishments is a permanent portrait in The Louvre, an appearance in Marilyn Manson’s “The Dope Show” music video and several film roles. Goddess Bunny passed in January 2021 at 61 after a lifetime of struggling with polio and HIV, but she gained a significant following in those years partly due to the success of Obey The Walrus, though mostly due to her own strengths as a performer and her uniquely inspiring life. Even so, some posts gave full context as to who’s being shown and the source (a 1994 documentary on Goddess Bunny), which still resulted in scared and mocking replies, offering a glimpse into the rough start of drag queen visibility online. Those who didn’t know have an excuse, and many simply comment on the creepy atmosphere of the video rather than Goddess Bunny specifically. The problem with Obey The Walrus is that, with context, it becomes more sad than creepy, and the trend becomes problematic considering it hinges on being afraid of and laughing at footage of a disabled drag queen taking part in her passion. ![]() Obey The Walrus is an admittedly eerie viral video featuring a clip of transgender drag queen Goddess Bunny, who was disabled since birth due to polio, dancing to a creepy version of “Itsy Bitsy Spider.” The video spread across the web without context due to its creepy atmosphere, especially without context. Obey The Walrus is arguably one of the earliest viral “drag memes,” and shows us how far the community has come in terms of acceptance. If you’re not familiar with the scene, it’s time to get caught up. ![]() Plus, there’s a new season of RuPaul’s Drag Race going on, which always means an influx of drag-related memes in every corner of the web. The community is so tight-knit and supportive of its members that drag meme spaces are some of the most positive on the web, offering a huge range of comedy styles and formats that anyone can vibe with.ĭrag memes have been popping up in mainstream meme circles with more and more frequency over the years as the culture becomes further accepted around the world. The members are experts at snappy references and callbacks, always at the ready to strike and make gold out of what they’re given. Few online communities meme quite as well as the drag community. ![]()
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