George Mason U. elects man as homecoming queen

Yahoo via WaPo ^ | Feb 20, 2009 | Staff

[Islander7]

FAIRFAX, Va. – George Mason University students have elected a drag queen as homecoming queen. Student Ryan Allen beat out two women for the title at the 30,000-student school in suburban Washington, D.C., famous for its run to the Final Four a few years back. Allen competed under his drag queen persona of Reann Ballslee.

Allen, who is gay and performs in drag at nightclubs, said he entered as a joke. But he considers the victory one of his happiest moments and proof the school celebrates its diverse student body.

[Islander7]

What the hell is wrong with Virginia?

[Bon mots]

That would mark the last cent I would pay to send one of my kids there.

[Da Coyote]

Ditto

[TheNewPundit]

“proof the school celebrates its diverse student body.”

Um, I think it proves the student body is confused.

[Bobalu]

[PGR88]

Boys will be, ummmm.... girls.

[PurpleMan]

It think it’s also a generational mocking the archane concept and election of a homecoming queen.

Try to laugh a little.

[Sloth]

And deny them the genius of Dr. Walter Williams?

[Red in Blue PA]

Imagine your ego if you were a girl at that school!

[cookiedough]

Same here.

[Bobalu]

Image from his web page

[ArrogantBustard]

You’ll see plenty of creatures like that prancing around DuPont Circle every weekend.

[thethirddegree]

Any truth to the rumor that Barney Frank will be giving the commencement address?

[DesertRhino]

Its disgusting. No, i won’t laugh at it.
It’s hard to laugh when the culture I grew up in is the butt of every “joke”. You don’t get to ever mock liberals in a collegiate environment. Try showing up in blackface,, try doing some demonstration mocking gay day, or vagina day, try doing something that casts islam as a terrrorist religion. Then see how much they get told to laugh a little.

Only giving us the finger is ok.
and it’s “arcane”.

[nina0113]

You’ll see plenty of creatures like that prancing around DuPont Circle every weekend.

You ever been there on Halloween for the "drag race"? Astounding.

[DesertRhino]

“His” parents must be so proud. Sickening.

[ArrogantBustard]

I used to work with a dude who lived there ... dude's "housemate" (wink-wink, nudge-nudge, knowwhatImean) used to call the office during the day to report the crazed goings-on.

No ... I've never been there on Halloween. I'm sane.

[nina0113]

I work so close that it’s hard to avoid - the festivities start mid-afternoon. I wonder if that neighborhood was deliberately selected by the community because of its proximity to the cathedral.

[Oldpuppymax]

George MAson University, celebrating pervers..., that is, diversity.