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There is an indecent drag show that should be banned - at the Arizona State Capitol
EJ Montini, Arizona RepublicBased on a law some Republican members of the Arizona Legislature would like to pass, Uncle Miltie would have been a criminal.
Milton Berle, the first big television star in America, perhaps the most well-known celebrity of his day, was also the first nationally known and loved drag queen.
From the late-1940s to the mid-1950s, Berle hosted the most-watched TV show of his era, the Texaco Star Theater, often appearing in sketches decked out as a character known as Auntie Mildred.
Among the most enthusiastic members of his TV audience were children.
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There is an indecent drag show that should be banned - at the Arizona State Capitol (Original Post)
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Jun 2022
OP
Let us not forget the wonderful Harvey Korman on Carol Burnett. He was a hoot!
SheilaAnn
Jun 2022
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XanaDUer2
(10,680 posts)1. I used to like Flip Wilson's Geraldine nt
alwaysinasnit
(5,066 posts)3. To Wong Foo movie
blm
(113,063 posts)4. Ban Bugs Bunny!!!!
Ocelot II
(115,719 posts)5. What about Monty Python?
They were in drag all the time. Guess kids can't watch old MP reruns now, either.
SheilaAnn
(9,708 posts)6. Let us not forget the wonderful Harvey Korman on Carol Burnett. He was a hoot!
Marcuse
(7,487 posts)7. Some wear it better than others.
Bucky
(54,014 posts)9. Why take a lecture on cross-dressing morality from people who go in drag as patriots?
They get so wrecked up about dressing as women while they carry on their charade of respecting the country and the Constitution, while consistently showing that they hate both
IngridsLittleAngel
(1,962 posts)10. When are they gonna ban gun shows, or ban kids from going to those?
Drag queens hurt nobody. Guns, on the other hand... Oh, wait. That's right. That's okay because "god always has a plan."