WWRD - What would Ru Do?

Ru would not get all glum and depressed about some lame bullsnap in her personal life. She would not give up on a goal. She wouldn't let people bring her down. Ru would kick ass. In 6 inch heels. That's what Ru Does.

Ru Who? RuPaul, of course. Is there any other Ru?

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 None worth mentioning, anyway.

RuPaul started life as a poor black child in the Brewster Housing projects. With hard work, perseverance, and a hell of a lot of duct tape, She has become an actress, model, singer, and writer, with books, movies, endorsements, her own talk show, and of course, Drag Race, and it's spin-off, Drag U.

I fell in love with RuPaul when I was just 12 years old and we first got cable. I know, I know... The Eastern Shore is about 20 years behind the rest of the world. I was watching VH1, and this ginormous, glamorous woman with amazing hair and make up appeared on my screen. It was there that my love of drag queens was born, and a life long obsession with Ru was born.  You can also definitely see her influence on this blog...

Ru has taught me a lot about self acceptance. She's taught me never to give up. Ru has also taught me a lot about tolerance, and I credit her for a lot of the work I do for the gay community... If I hadn't been exposed to the fabulous world of Queendom at such a young age, I might have grown up bigoted... there was certainly enough of it around when I was a kid. Instead, loving Ru, her music, and her books, and her shows has made me a more open minded person.

So whenever I feel down, I look to Ru and remind myself that anything is possible. I can do this. I can be anything I want to be, I just have to work for it. And I don't have time to mope anymore. I am a "Champion", after all.

Who inspires you to be your best?  What about them inspires you the most?

Thanks for reading, and until next time, Dear Reader, May The Fierce Be With You!

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