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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,010 posts)
Fri Jun 17, 2022, 08:10 PM Jun 2022

There is an indecent drag show that should be banned - at the Arizona State Capitol

EJ Montini, Arizona Republic

Based 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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https://www.yahoo.com/news/indecent-drag-show-banned-arizona-150020193.html
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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
I used to like Flip Wilson's Geraldine nt XanaDUer2 Jun 2022 #1
+1 2naSalit Jun 2022 #2
+2 roamer65 Jun 2022 #8
To Wong Foo movie alwaysinasnit Jun 2022 #3
Ban Bugs Bunny!!!! blm Jun 2022 #4
What about Monty Python? Ocelot II Jun 2022 #5
Let us not forget the wonderful Harvey Korman on Carol Burnett. He was a hoot! SheilaAnn Jun 2022 #6
Some wear it better than others. Marcuse Jun 2022 #7
Why take a lecture on cross-dressing morality from people who go in drag as patriots? Bucky Jun 2022 #9
When are they gonna ban gun shows, or ban kids from going to those? IngridsLittleAngel Jun 2022 #10

Bucky

(54,014 posts)
9. Why take a lecture on cross-dressing morality from people who go in drag as patriots?
Sat Jun 18, 2022, 10:43 AM
Jun 2022

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?
Sun Jun 19, 2022, 09:27 AM
Jun 2022

Drag queens hurt nobody. Guns, on the other hand... Oh, wait. That's right. That's okay because "god always has a plan."

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