‘Drag Race’ season 14 cast responds to proposed drag show bans: “We don’t want your stinky kids!”
We’re used to our Twitter feeds overflowing with hot takes about Drag Race—who should’ve sashayed away, who was robbed, who deserved the lead role in the Rusical—but these days it seems like everyone has opinions about drag.
And, as usual, no one has any idea what they’re talking about.Case in point: There’s a wave of conservative politicians who want you to believe that drag is dangerous, “perverted,” and harmful to young audiences.
Though it’s easy enough to brush off, the wrong-headed sentiment has been swelling this Pride Month ever since Texas lawmaker Bryan Slaton announced his intent to introduce a bill that would ban drag shows in the presence of minors.(Not for nothing, the gun-loving Slaton announced this mere weeks after the horrific mass shooting in Uvalde, TX claimed multiple lives.
Can you say “diversion tactic?”)Other conservatives aiming to appease the weary and worried masses have followed suit, making it clear that none of these folks have actually been to a drag show before.
