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‘Reading that snippet of condescension made me think back to the suit-wearing…

'Reading that snippet of condescension made me think back to the suit-wearing Wall Street type in Geraldo’s 1990 audience who played foil to the carefree club kids, telling them, “When it comes to who’ll lead our country, prepare our country to go into the 21st century, I don’t want any of you in leadership roles.” RuPaul replied with only a grin, but it was clear he did have a leadership agenda—one that’s still in progress today. “Everyone at home touch your TV set,” he said back then. “This is the most important show you’ll ever watch.”'

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/06/rupauls-drag-race-season-nine-finale-sasha-velour-geraldo-change/531621/
Tuesday, June 27, 2017 · 6:06 am
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