5 times Republicans loved drag before they started using it as a political weapon
Related: Dad threatened to “show up & kill somebody” if drag queens performed in his kid’s schoolWith so many Republicans stuck in the last century, they all grew up watching Bugs and his pals cheat death, taunt their enemies, and dress in drag.
Sadly, while they seem to have forgotten all the laughs they had with the bunny in drag, they’re keen to remember the racist and sexist stereotypes the old cartoons embraced.Republican Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake recently insinuated that drag queens and queer people are a threat to children.
But a local drag queen reminded the right-wing politicians that she once brought her own kid to a drag performance. In response, Richard Stevens — an entertainer who performs as drag queen Barbra Seville — said that Lake has repeatedly attended his performances.
Stevens also said he performed at a party that Lake attended with her own children.In social media posts, Stevens called Lake “a complete hypocrite,” adding that the two were friends before Lake became a right-wing politician.“She’s friends with drag queens,” Stevens said. “She’s had her kid in front of a drag queen.
