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RuPaul vs. Joy Behar (1997)

Writer Harper Scott

I've been looking for this for years. I thought I must have imagined it, but no, Ru went on The View back when I was a mere 18 years old and he was so mean to Joy. It was really strange.

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by Anonymousreply 18January 15, 2022 11:05 AM

Yes they obviously hate each other. It's very clear.

by Anonymousreply 1January 15, 2022 12:46 AM

Both of their wigs are busted. Fuck that WOODEN Rupaul. Lip-synch and model girl, that’s all you are good for. She can’t even say her name convincingly on camera. WOODEN!

by Anonymousreply 2January 15, 2022 12:50 AM

lol. Ru has mellowed out but she was forever ready for a fight back then.

by Anonymousreply 4January 15, 2022 1:03 AM

I believe they had an interview on her solo show before the view, too.

during Ru's Divine phase of wanting to be taken seriously as an actor. . . after mtv didn't call back.

and Joy was given a show on the condition she stopped doing standup.

the reason a great many women seem to get talk shows...

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by Anonymousreply 5January 15, 2022 1:05 AM

Would people please accept that RuPaul is a craven, selfish, egotistical "person of color" who thinks SHE has something relevant to say to people before she heads off to the ranch and the fracking hubby?

It will make things easier. Ru is Oprah without the weight problem and with more of a commitment to recreational substances other than KFC.

by Anonymousreply 6January 15, 2022 1:23 AM

Wow, Joy is outspoken, but she didn't deserve that kind of treatment from RuPaul on The View.

by Anonymousreply 7January 15, 2022 1:30 AM

God, the comments under that video!

by Anonymousreply 8January 15, 2022 1:38 AM

That was even nastier than when Omarosa came after Joy Behar. What did Joy do to piss off Ru?

by Anonymousreply 9January 15, 2022 1:48 AM

I LOVE cunty Ru. And Joy is no saint either. Love her too. LOL!

by Anonymousreply 10January 15, 2022 6:13 AM

They both have Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve & Talents

by Anonymousreply 12January 15, 2022 7:25 AM

Whatever caused the tension happened off camera. My guess is that Joy probably made jokes about RuPaul being a drag queen and Ru got offended and snapped back. Joy used to be really obnoxious with forcing jokes at every opportunity, and she is old and making fun of men in dresses is easy fodder for her type of humor. Anyway, it was really uncomfortable to watch and she was right in that RuPaul came off far worse on camera than she did. I disliked Ru because of this until Drag race came along, but I also disliked Joy for the quasi-homophobic jabs.

But they moved on. They sat next to one another a few years ago and got along fine. Joy didn't say much except to ask why drag is important. Interestingly, there are several shots of just the two of them sitting together. Maybe the producer was hoping for another fight.

I believe 1997 would fall into the era during which Ru admits he had a major drug addiction, so he may have had poor impulse control back then.

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by Anonymousreply 13January 15, 2022 7:43 AM

That exchange sounds like The Women: "I'm not going to take fashion advice from a drag queen/You ought to take fashion advice from somebody".

by Anonymousreply 14January 15, 2022 9:34 AM

"I'm not going to take fashion advice from a shopgirl."

"You'd better take it from somebody before some shopgirl takes your husband!"

"Some shopgirl wearing JUNGLE RED, you mean?"

"My talons ain't just for fashion, ladies!"

by Anonymousreply 15January 15, 2022 9:42 AM

Nancy Blake: You're so resourceful darling. I ought to go to you for plots.

Sylvia Fowler: You ought to go to *someone*.

by Anonymousreply 16January 15, 2022 9:52 AM

I am team Ru on this one. But, his lines to Milton, while funny, were out of line.

by Anonymousreply 17January 15, 2022 10:56 AM