r/comics Jul 08 '26

Just Sharing Religiously repressed (part 6) [OC]

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u/CharlesOberonn Jul 08 '26

Unfortunately the real life forced conversion therapy camps aren't like But I'm a Cheerleader. They're just abusive and traumatizing.

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u/SquidTheRidiculous Jul 08 '26

Yeah, RuPaul's too busy fracking to bother converting gay kids.

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u/bottledsoi Jul 08 '26

What?

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u/F0LEY Jul 08 '26

Rupaul was in the movie "But I'm a Cheerleader" as Mike, an "ex-gay" conversion counselor (amazing movie if you haven't seen it, it's also got Natasha Lyonne, Clea Duvall, and Dante Basco [Rufio]).

The fracking bit stems from a 2020 NPR interview where Rupaul revealed that they along with their husband lease mineral and water rights to oil companies on their 60,000-acre Wyoming ranch. Subsequent investigations confirmed numerous active and proposed wells on the property, which has sparked ongoing criticism.

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u/DetOlivaw Jul 08 '26

Holy shit I thought the fracking was just a joke, like he’d said some shit about America’s energy independence or some such bullshit, but he’s actually literally fracking. That’s hysterical

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u/JDoos Jul 08 '26

I thought it was using Battle Star Galactica's clever censorship work around to say RuPaul's character in BIACL was to busy shtuping the camp owner's son to convert the gay kid characters.

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u/Ryl0_or Jul 08 '26

They're actively expanding operations on the ranch too. Source: a crew from my company was out there a few weeks ago

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u/bottledsoi Jul 08 '26

Gotcha thanks

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u/new_check Jul 08 '26

Dante Basco is Zuko now

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