Late Late ShowJames Corden, host of CBS’s Friday morning show welcomed PuPaul to the program. They claimed that they gained a unique insight into the minds of social conservatives by learning why they oppose children in drag shows. This is to divert attention from efforts to control gun violence.
For Corden increasing opposition to children at these events is unfortunate, “Now, RuPaul, I want to talk to you about this, because to your credit, could you agree, drag has become incredibly mainstream, celebrated in every corner of the world which makes to me and so many people what’s happening in Texas all the more shocking.”
He then asked RuPaul for his thoughts, “For anyone who doesn’t know, they’re introducing laws to ban children from attending drag show, and I’m very interested to get your take. Is this what you believe? Of what’s happening?”
For RuPaul, it isn’t a question of whether these events are to sexualized for children or promote gender confusion in easily impressible youth, but “this is a diversion tactic to do, take the narrative away from the gun debate into something to scare people into thinking about something else. And—and– they’ve been successful. They have changed the narrative away from the gun debate into this drag queen thing.”
If you truly care about children, he continued, you’ll support gun control, “Say, y’all want to help your kids? They should be taken away. It will be a help to their kids. And drag queens—drag queens– ain’t hurting nobody.”
Further wondering what the big deal was, he added, “These drag queens ain’t hurting, you know, you’re born naked and the rest is drag. Everybody is in drag, ok?”
Corden thought this unimpressive retort was the among the greatest arguments he’s ever heard as he loudly proclaimed, “You’re absolutely right.”
More likely, it is absolutely incorrect.
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The transcript of the show, June 17, is available here:
CBS James Corden on The Late Late Show
6/17/2022
1.20 AM ET
JAMES CORDEN: Now, RuPaul, I want to talk to you about this, because to your credit, could you agree, drag has become incredibly mainstream, celebrated in every corner of the world which makes to me and so many people what’s happening in Texas all the more shocking. For anyone who doesn’t know, they’re introducing laws to ban children from attending drag show, and I’m very interested to get your take. This is what you think? Of what’s happening?
RUPAUL: Well, this is a diversion tactic to do, take the narrative away from the gun debate into something to scare people into thinking about something else. And—and– they’ve been successful. They have changed the narrative away from the gun debate into this drag queen thing. Speak up, you want to support your kids. You can take away their guns. They will be able to help their kids. And drag queens—drag queens– ain’t hurting nobody.
VANESSA BAYER
CORDEN: Yeah.
RUPAUL: These drag queens ain’t hurting, you know, you’re born naked and the rest is drag. Everyone is in drag.
BAYER: Yes!
CORDEN – You are absolutely correct.
RUPAUL: Child, please.
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