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Wait, why did RuPaul’s DJ set involve fracking visuals?! A deep dive into what’s going on
He's got some close links to fracking
RuPaul and fracking is not something I thought went together. However, his recent DJ set involved fracking visuals and it seriously confused most people, except for those who were already aware of his husband’s fracking family business from generations ago.
Basically, in 2020, RuPaul said the Wyoming ranch he owns with his husband has land management that leases mineral rights and sells water to oil companies, which seemingly confirmed suspicions people had about fracking operations on the property.
RuPaul defended his decisions by asking if critics bought gas, and five years on, is seemingly responding to that backlash once again. And everyone knows about the infamous “RuPaul is fracking” meme that went around at the time.
Rupaul used videos of fracking for her DJ set in Montreal today
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Fracking, the process of extracting oil and gas from shale, is a controversial technique known for potential damage to surrounding areas and the release of methane. RuPaul’s husband, Georges LeBar, leaves on the 60,000-acre ranch across Wyoming and South Dakota.
In a New Yorker profile, RuPaul commented on the controversy of his link with fracking. “Do you buy gas?” he said. “Before you point the finger, smell it first, b***h.” There are 35 active oil and gas wells on the ranch, believed to have belonged to LeBar’s great grandmother.
Most famously, there was a video of former Drag Race contestants Bob the Drag Queen and Peppermint going crazy on Instagram Live in 2020, after Bob half-accidentally brings up the fracking, and the memes have stuck ever since really.
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One Reddit user said about his DJ set: “I’m at the point where I have to laugh at the audacity,” while someone else wrote, “It would be so funny if Ru just asked the videographer for something “very RuPaul” and they did this without him knowing LMAO.”
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