RuPaul’s Drag Race alum Peppermint was a guest on Uncloseted Media to discuss what may come now that Paramount + has been purchased by David Ellison.
Now that Paramount is operated by “Trump loyalists,” Peppermint, who appeared on season one of The Traitors US, worries about Drag Race getting canceled or edited to fit the MAGA agenda.
Dark days:
“It would be a wonderful surprise and turn of situation to see anyone on that show speak out against what’s happening in our country with regards to the control of politics, policy, and the intersection of money with politics. Especially as it relates to the Ellisons,” added Peppermint, “and the purchase of Paramount.”
“We’ll know when the takeover is complete. When RuPaul is like, ‘I love Larry Ellison’ because that’s what’s probably happening. They’re gonna get a script, so let’s wait for the to get a script and start talking about how great President Trump is. That’s what I envision happening.”
“They will either cut Drag Race, or use it as a tool to parrot what they want to say. I hope that doesn’t happen, but it’s either one or the other. They’re either going to get rid of this show, but it’s just such a juggernaut that I imagine they’ll try to reshape Drag Race and take out any political messaging.”
“Every show, every network that’s been sucked into the umbrella is going to have to fall in line. That’s what fascism is all about. You follow directions. I think that’s in the future for the show if they don’t leave. Then it’s probably either going to be disbanded or we’ll wake up one morning and there’s going to be weird messaging coming out of Drag Race. It’s going to be like, ‘Where’s the lip sync?’ Suddenly, they’re forcing us to say the Pledge of Allegiance but with Donald Trump’s name in it.”
“That’s what’s going to happen. That’s what happens in fascism.”
