Ballroom was created by black and brown trans women out of systemic racism and exclusion from society.
Kaya when their houses & community from New York eventually expanded here in the Philippines, aware ang community na this is borrowed culture not just an aesthetic or trend.
you fucking did that!!! the ballroom diva that u are @merckzz_!! 💅🏻 that was so clean, so precise, and so fucking cvnt!!! it screams international-level talent!!! WTF?!?!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
#TeamMerckz malala! #DRPH
You can say whatever you want about Marina’s hosting but the fact that she’s there on stage… A trans woman hosting the biggest beauty pageant in the country speaks volumes. Periodt.
Congratulations, my sister @marinaxsummers! Thank you for your representation