the blog that goes wrong.

the new queens will be amazing. they always are. they will be new to the show we adore and will not only need your love desperately to feel welcome but also are human beings who deserve your love regardless of their job or who they’re replacing.

all you’ll need to do (all you’ll need to do baby) is not say anything if you dislike them. it’s so easy. you can even give them extra love to help balance out the awful people who will ignore our pleas to be kind.

So, the studio cast had a Megasix! It’s pretty similar to the current one, but it has some extra lyrics. It’s absolutely awesome and deserves to be better known. Lyrics:

Aragon: Alas my love~ Boleyn: You do me wrong~ Seymour: To cast me off~ discourteously~ Cleves: For I have loved you~ Howard: So~ long Parr: Delighting~ in your company

All: Delighting in your compa- Ny-ny-ny-ny-ny-ny N-N-N-N

Aragon: N-N-N-No way! Hey!

You must think that I’m crazy! You wanna replace me? Baby, there’s All: N-N-N-N-N-N-No way!

Aragon: If you thought for a moment I’d granted you annulment Just hold up; there’s, All: N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-

Not sorry!

Boleyn: Sorry, not sorry ‘bout what I said I’m just tryin’a have some fun Aragon: N-N-No way! Boleyn: Don’t worry, don’t worry Don’t lose your head I didn’t mean to hurt anyone

Seymour: You can build me up Boleyn: L-O-L Seymour: You can tear me down Boleyn: Say “Oh, well!” Seymour: You can try, but I’m unbreakable Boleyn: Or go to hell!

All: You wanna do your best But I’ll stand the test You’ll find that I’ve Seymour: Got a heart of

All: Sto-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-one!

Cleves: All alone, on a throne In a palace that I happen to– Howard: The only thing you wanna– Cleves: Too bad I don’t agree! ‘cause I’m the queen of the castle Get down you dirty rascal

Howard: All you wanna do, all you wanna do, babe, is Touch me, love me– Parr: I’ve had enough Howard: –see,  Howard: All you wanna do, all you wanna do, babe, is Touch me, love me, l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-

Parr: I don’t need your– Aragon: Alas my love you do…

All: We’re through Too many time’s it’s been told And there’s no way ‘cause all you wanna do, all you wanna do, babe, is Bring me down, but I’m unbreakable!

So don’t lose your head Now history’s been overthrown WE’RE THE QUEENS OF THE CASTLE! Get down… You dirty rascal

JA!

Queens leaving the past behind Historical narrative redefined Her story has come alive When you open your eyes, you will soon realize That we’re so much more than–

Aragon: Divorced! Boleyn: Beheaded! Seymour: Died! Cleves: Divorced! Howard: Beheaded! Parr: Survived!

Anne: 69! *snickers*

Cleves: 420!! *giggles*

Anne and Cleves: *high-fiving and dying of laughter*

Jane: ???

to all the people out there harassing all the people who have the courage to make posts on this topic, saying there’s no racism in the queendom, please stop talking about it, etc. etc, let me present you with some cold hard numbers.

i’m aware that instagram followings are not directly related to popularity, because previous roles, roles after six, and activity all play a part. however, you can get a very good idea of their popularity by looking at these statistics. there’s a very, very clear trend.

all data was collected on june 27. 2020.

let’s start with the og west end cast, shall we? here is a ranking of their followings.

Millie - 103k

Aimie - 89.2k

Natalie - 54.9k

Maiya - 45.1k

Jaye’j - 41.9k

Lexi - 28.6k

notice anything? top three queens are all white. but maybe it’s just because of the cast itself. let’s try again.

uk tour:

Jodie - 44.2k

Lauren D. - 25.7k

Lauren B. - 16.2k

Maddie - 12.3k

Shaka - 12.3k

Athena - 8.3k

just like west end, the top three followed queens are all white. even shaka, who was with six longer than lauren d, lauren b, and maddie, is still beat out by them.

broadway:

Sam - 22.3k

Andrea - 17.9k

Abby - 16.9k

Adrianna - 13.8k

Anna - 11.8k

Britt - 11.6k

here, it’s a little less obvious, but the racism is still there. sam is a white-passing woc, and abby is the only other white actress in the main cast, yet she is still in the top 3.

these are only three casts of six. there are countless other examples i could sit here and talk about, like courtney bowman being bullied to the point of tears over one (1) megasix, or andrea making a public statement telling people to stop hating on her and saying they like millie better, or cherelle getting hate, or vidya getting hate, or anna uzele getting hate, or zara getting hate, or danielle getting hate, or JADE MARVIN GETTING HATE DESPITE NOT HAVING ANY PUBLIC MEDIA OF HER PERFORMANCE, or or the overall proportion of the australian cast, but i’ll leave it at that. there are plenty of other posts out there for you to go educate yourself on - here are some blogs:

@a-little-slice-of-fandom @babeebobo @lessix @and-a-rose-decays @appleflavoredkitkats @yeoldespacebuns