RuPaul's Encounter with some Homophobes at the Kevin Larmee Gallery Show

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  • @M4DGESTY
    @M4DGESTY 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9902

    When you can’t afford a wig so you put a T-shirt on your head

    • @battybatshytcrazy4365
      @battybatshytcrazy4365 5 ปีที่แล้ว +328

      That’s an old little Edie trick 😉😘

    • @bessiebono1259
      @bessiebono1259 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      me

    • @basedbattledroid3507
      @basedbattledroid3507 5 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Relatable

    • @nicnaknoc
      @nicnaknoc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +116

      Oh that's a t-shirt I thought it where a pair of boxers 😳🙄
      Also isn't that what all the TikTok peeps do nowadays

    • @elizabethbennet4791
      @elizabethbennet4791 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      very Grey Gardens, that.

  • @aniyanashae4185
    @aniyanashae4185 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13213

    Okay but why is this camera quality better than season 1’s camera quality

  • @underground2faust
    @underground2faust 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4905

    gets told she is a disgrace to mankind- becomes the greatest drag super star of the world

    • @tyecarson8423
      @tyecarson8423 6 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      My thoughts exactly ♥️

    • @kennyholeater2494
      @kennyholeater2494 6 ปีที่แล้ว +149

      And has more money than any of those stupid ignorant homophobes put together

    • @harrymonk6
      @harrymonk6 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      She?

    • @saxa-uta
      @saxa-uta 6 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      @@harrymonk6 When male drag queens are in-costume it's usage to call them "she".

    • @saxa-uta
      @saxa-uta 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@harrymonk6 ....What the fuck are you babbling about? What have I done?

  • @bartolomeestebanmurillo4459
    @bartolomeestebanmurillo4459 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1804

    The struggle was real back then, Ru mentions it constantly. He was couch surfing, many of his friends were taken by the AIDS crisis, battling addiction and encountering pervasive homophobia. Today he's a superstar but here he was just another struggling artist with hopes and dreams.

    • @skoop651
      @skoop651 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      This is when people used to be normal and since then, we have gone in the wrong direction. The internet has damaged people's minds.

    • @Jamietheroadrunner
      @Jamietheroadrunner 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +88

      @@skoop651 so much progress but there’s always backlash to progress. Now we have these bitter MAGA fascists like u trying to undo it all. You’ll fail, ur kind always does in the long run.

    • @danielquijada2350
      @danielquijada2350 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@skoop651media didnt do shit, gays existed since the 1700s

    • @YoMama9021
      @YoMama9021 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It’s still REAL

    • @sillybirdy1994
      @sillybirdy1994 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@skoop651 We have always existed, and will continue to exit long after you and your fascist leader are gone. The first written words in stone mention transgender women. There were trans women in Rome and through all human cultures. Your sad bigotry will lose, like it always has. We are here.

  • @ebonyjenkins1938
    @ebonyjenkins1938 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3857

    I love how miss ru is just wearing a T-shirt on her head yet she still looks sickening

    • @adamanon3371
      @adamanon3371 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      You mean fabulous x

    • @livindeadghoul
      @livindeadghoul 4 ปีที่แล้ว +154

      @@adamanon3371 lmao that's what sickening means

    • @adamanon3371
      @adamanon3371 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      ushiii ` ik but there are better terms to choose from

    • @livindeadghoul
      @livindeadghoul 4 ปีที่แล้ว +126

      @@adamanon3371 lmao what? nope, sickening is a good term in drag.

    • @adamanon3371
      @adamanon3371 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ushiii ` I prefer fabulous?

  • @niallmorgan-hay2929
    @niallmorgan-hay2929 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3936

    Little did they know they were talking to a STAR henny

    • @zariawinter4725
      @zariawinter4725 7 ปีที่แล้ว +203

      Niall Morgan-Hay Exactly and Ru didn't even respond and I'm glad he didn't bc success was his response to all of those dickheads like them.

    • @gusalthorp6138
      @gusalthorp6138 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Absolutely 😘🌟

    • @kennethholland2006
      @kennethholland2006 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      A Superstar Amazon Queen

    • @victorian4061
      @victorian4061 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      A LEGEND*

    • @tyrstocry3493
      @tyrstocry3493 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Niall Morgan-Hay oh I think they knew henny 😁✨💕

  • @roidAholic
    @roidAholic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3909

    that convertible ride looked like everyone was living so freely.

  • @anourtine6204
    @anourtine6204 3 ปีที่แล้ว +910

    It’s incredible to me that no one is shocked by the homophobes... they all have this expression like “just another Friday night” truly reveals what a hard life it was being gay in the 80’s.

    • @au-ni6ejsas
      @au-ni6ejsas 2 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      because it wasnt that shocking at all. hard to hear, but not shocking. Hell im only 30 and i got that regularly whilst out and about in my 20s.

    • @cat1312.
      @cat1312. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      oh it still is, it still is extremely hard in places outside of america / first world countries.

    • @myyoutube3022
      @myyoutube3022 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      I have a gay friend and he told me that men will randomly yell stuff at him in his boyfriend even in these days. Calling them the f word or just laughing at them. Before he said that I didn’t realize how unfortunately common it still is

    • @joytotha
      @joytotha 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      It’s still hard being gay, so much of this still exists daily

    • @rubbersoul420
      @rubbersoul420 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They probably fucked with everyone they saw who didn't look just like them. There's so many of that type

  • @greatwesternsky
    @greatwesternsky 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6748

    As a gay person I intensely felt the look on their faces. Trying to seem unbothered and standing their ground, but unable to ignore the toxic garbage being spat at them. A mixture of hurt and weariness.

    • @emaranima7329
      @emaranima7329 4 ปีที่แล้ว +371

      @Mr. Montgomery Driesell-McSmitten i feel sad that you have the need to be nasty towards other people. That, is a sign of your own weakness, with which u cant deal. Good luck with handling yourself better.

    • @fallbackbee9170
      @fallbackbee9170 4 ปีที่แล้ว +169

      @Mr. Montgomery Driesell-McSmitten Rude is the word that should be used to explain you.

    • @123martagirl1234
      @123martagirl1234 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Mr. Montgomery Driesell-McSmitten You’re right in a scientific sense, but the way you choose to go about it, addressing it to this person, wasn’t necessary. You could have addressed it in a batter manner.

    • @greatwesternsky
      @greatwesternsky 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @Mr. Montgomery Driesell-McSmitten Thanks for commenting!

    • @parhaenormal
      @parhaenormal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Mr. Montgomery Driesell-McSmitten not that you shouldn't have commented at all, it's just that initially stating your point by coming off as an insult was not needed. You could've phrased it a little differently is all

  • @pierrebardy318
    @pierrebardy318 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4417

    So katya zomolochikowa was already chilling with rupaul in the 70s in New York 😂🗽

    • @taatham8058
      @taatham8058 5 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      전 인형J-Doll 80s***

    • @Stanly450
      @Stanly450 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      😂

    • @taatham8058
      @taatham8058 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      cybelle read the description bro.

    • @pierrebardy318
      @pierrebardy318 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@taatham8058 it is the 80s true sorry didn't read the description

    • @sistergreen5661
      @sistergreen5661 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Im the blond. And she kicked me to the curb.

  • @Zphi93Carmela
    @Zphi93Carmela 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3864

    Ru was so damn beautiful from the very beginning. Effortlessly lovely.

    • @cecebruh6287
      @cecebruh6287 8 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      he always has and always will be beautiful, Hunty

    • @Zphi93Carmela
      @Zphi93Carmela 8 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      Agreed, Ru forever.

    • @milamarshall9597
      @milamarshall9597 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Carmela Pattillo Anuli Mokoroto she looks very sheek for the 7th century

    • @harrymilner2079
      @harrymilner2079 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Carmela Pattill

    • @insectdecay
      @insectdecay 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      UglyMess chic* lol I don't wanna be an ass sorry lol

  • @sara_daria2
    @sara_daria2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1585

    Idk why i find it so fascinating that people who are still alive today were actually alive in these very different times. like did you know that the woman who hid anne frank and her family died in 2010? THAT'S CRAZY. I was literally alive at the same time as her and i didnt even know. Like i see all this cool vintage stuff or i hear about historical events and for some reason my mind doesn't register that those were real times, real things that actually happend, real people that lived and died. Idk why it just blows my mind

    • @93seronica
      @93seronica 4 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      1984 was really not that long ago, it was 9 years before I was born

    • @LinG-of8fk
      @LinG-of8fk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same Sara, same.

    • @AlexLopez-hn5ru
      @AlexLopez-hn5ru 4 ปีที่แล้ว +89

      I think we are conditioned to distance ourselves from that history; to think "Well, we aren't like that anymore" in an effort to normalize living in a generally broken society.

    • @chilloutlawolf8622
      @chilloutlawolf8622 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@AlexLopez-hn5ru you had me at broken. what's broken about society?

    • @lucianacaserta9563
      @lucianacaserta9563 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@chilloutlawolf8622 capitalism

  • @LocaalDent
    @LocaalDent 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7330

    This is maybe the the most culturally fascinating video I’ve ever seen

    • @VenusCyberTruck
      @VenusCyberTruck 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      Imagine how many wigs Ru has now🥰😍

    • @mooseburger88
      @mooseburger88 4 ปีที่แล้ว +183

      ‘80s NYC was fucking amazing, I feel like I missed out

    • @GianniAzul3609
      @GianniAzul3609 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      You sound like you’re from the middle of a corn field in Whitey Whiteville. Watching videos like this just sparks memories for me. I’m born and raised in NYC, lower east side.

    • @tuesdayschild8994
      @tuesdayschild8994 4 ปีที่แล้ว +118

      @@GianniAzul3609 no or just not from NY or didn't grow up in the 80s. Of course this wouldn't be new to someone that was there at the time.

    • @escarlit
      @escarlit 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GianniAzul3609 amen

  • @lasvegasbeet
    @lasvegasbeet 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2699

    The car riding part is possibly the best scene my eyes have ever seen.

    • @rediettadesse2828
      @rediettadesse2828 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Why r they blogging when there was no TH-cam lol

    • @tiaalice6380
      @tiaalice6380 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      What’s the song in the car

    • @kageyamasmiling
      @kageyamasmiling 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      @@rediettadesse2828 is that a genuine question? LMAOOOO.

    • @missl9348
      @missl9348 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@tiaalice6380 Rebbie Jackson-Centipede

    • @tiaalice6380
      @tiaalice6380 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Miss L oh my gosh, thank you so much😊🙏🏽

  • @andr6gyny
    @andr6gyny 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2902

    ‘’youre a disgrace to the human race yknow that?’’
    says the person who opened the door just to say that lmaooo

    • @sunflower5379
      @sunflower5379 5 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      Said the person that has never become noone and mama ru now is a star

    • @lackedpuppet9022
      @lackedpuppet9022 4 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      Said the person who probably _still_ works at McDonald's.

    • @catherinedeloise8089
      @catherinedeloise8089 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@sunflower5379 Your mama Ru is a cold bitch off camera.

    • @cynthiacordova13
      @cynthiacordova13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Would like to see where they ended up.

    • @Pridecrucified
      @Pridecrucified 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Right

  • @ughannoying651
    @ughannoying651 3 ปีที่แล้ว +277

    can we talk about how gorgeous rupaul he is radiating youth and beauty lol

    • @nanduschka
      @nanduschka 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Rupaul looks like how I would imagine Cleopatra💛

    • @krishnan-resurrection714
      @krishnan-resurrection714 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      she is Babealicious ...

    • @Draftspike
      @Draftspike 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nanduschka ..........what

    • @Draftspike
      @Draftspike 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nanduschka because of the damn shirt on his head? Lmao

  • @tuesdayschild8994
    @tuesdayschild8994 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3516

    Ru looked so upset. He didn't speak much after. Clearly affected everyone. They just had to pretend it didn't happen. Shame, friends just minding their business getting harassed for no reason.

    • @KingGhidorah5464
      @KingGhidorah5464 4 ปีที่แล้ว +114

      His face at 6:51 told the whole story. So sad but so great to know what a happy ending the story has.

    • @ashroman6163
      @ashroman6163 4 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      I’m about 20 years behind Ru in age, but things weren’t much better in the early 2000s. That look on her face after is so relatable for me. I can’t even describe that feeling, but I know it all too well.

    • @anh7807
      @anh7807 4 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Sadly this still happens plenty today.

    • @ajecks
      @ajecks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      welcome to being gay lol

    • @kellylappin5944
      @kellylappin5944 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      That broke my heart!

  • @deanpolizos1321
    @deanpolizos1321 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3351

    “War is stupid. People are stupid. I’m stupid”
    Serious 2020 vibes.

    • @Travis-li2mz
      @Travis-li2mz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Dean Polizos omg old video of Katya before uhhhhhh

    • @2Niche4U
      @2Niche4U 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Lyrics to "The War Song" by Culture Club (boy george)

    • @Tornado1994
      @Tornado1994 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@2Niche4U Which was BRAND new at the time Nelson filmed this.

    • @BCJP
      @BCJP 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      time stamp?

    • @ginaphenix3519
      @ginaphenix3519 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      💯🎯🎯

  • @NicoVellaFilm
    @NicoVellaFilm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1495

    The part I love most about this is hearing 80s music in the actual 80s.

    • @cherryblossombliss8742
      @cherryblossombliss8742 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Could u tell me the songs names.. when they first started to drive

    • @harlemw651
      @harlemw651 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      That was great! 👍

    • @julian.castro18
      @julian.castro18 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@cherryblossombliss8742 Pretty Woman covered by Van Halen

    • @b1nary_f1nary
      @b1nary_f1nary 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      So good

    • @alexarias5717
      @alexarias5717 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@Dino-lu4mq and out of touch by Hall and Oates

  • @heatherkastenmeier7530
    @heatherkastenmeier7530 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    I am so glad Nelson thought to capture life like he did. He truly was the OG when it comes to vloging. I hope he gets the recognition someday, he most definitely deserved.

    • @fawkkyutuu8851
      @fawkkyutuu8851 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Gilbert Arciniega Is another legendary vlogger that was doing It back then and still uploads to TH-cam now , he's recorded every aspect of his life from an 80's teen through the 90's/2000's all the way up to now. Both are og goats to me.

    • @EphemeralProductions
      @EphemeralProductions ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yep. From 1982 onwards. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @EphemeralProductions
      @EphemeralProductions ปีที่แล้ว +2

      His old flat, btw , in the meat packing district is now a museum memorial to him. ❤

  • @kylemua9329
    @kylemua9329 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4725

    LGBTQ youth today don't realize how different it was back then. How much the world has changed since then. Rupaul is so brave to have done all of this back when it wasn't as widely accepted

    • @searchingfororion
      @searchingfororion 6 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Olive Oil It amazes me how little GLBTQ+ HERstory is known or appreciated, even by those "before" my generation.
      (Think the moment on RPDR S4 where Chad and Latrice are talking about the police abuse in the clubs)
      ACT UP, Harvey Milk (whom we can thank for commissioning/inspiring Baker to create a 'banner' 🏳️‍🌈), the bathouse raids in Canada, or even films (I swear to you there were 50+ queens who couldn't name the stars in RHPS "Vinent Price" SMH)
      As SOON as I realized I was queer, I hit ever book, documentary, film ect I could get my hands on. I *wanted* to know as much about my family as possible.
      I don't understand how those decades older than me don't know our freedom fighters or about the ashes on the White House lawn...

    • @cigaranus6272
      @cigaranus6272 6 ปีที่แล้ว +96

      1st world country lgbtq youth** if I were to come out in my country today, I would probably get beat to death.

    • @leredempteur3011
      @leredempteur3011 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Kyle Ha it’s still not accepted simply the terror of the law silence the people , when the law is doom then reality back to reality Im

    • @1013VS
      @1013VS 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Still isn't and wont be

    • @MrShedinthepeg
      @MrShedinthepeg 6 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      And you think that none of those brave soldiers were gay? Or transgender? The only difference is that they were forced to be quiet or they risked jail or a violent death, so yes they were brave to be themselves publicly. What have you personally done to deserve those soldiers sacrifice?

  • @bradley24076
    @bradley24076 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2102

    Lol that "disgrace to the human race" ended up having a successful music career, a hit TV show with spin offs, winning numerous awards and inspiring millions of people around the world. We salute you Ru, thank you for ignoring narrow-minded people back then.

    • @johnforde2344
      @johnforde2344 6 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Those same idiots probably on the corner or lock up taking it where they thought was invincible😁

    • @yeshuaischrist9951
      @yeshuaischrist9951 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @B M-Y Miserable wives? Atleast they have a REAL VAGINA AND BREASTS.

    • @IWeasel
      @IWeasel 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Ru Paul he made something of himself or well I guess herself. But still it doesn’t change others opinion I dislike when guys crops dress and do all that extra stuff it’s not called for to each and his own I always say

    • @TamaoMizuki
      @TamaoMizuki 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@yeshuaischrist9951
      How your argument about real vaginas and breasts related to the gay community? Tf

    • @Mikeycrzed
      @Mikeycrzed 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Plus $60 million to go along.

  • @PrettyYounqThang
    @PrettyYounqThang 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2545

    Only Ru could look divine with a tshirt on her head, honey!

  • @NerdyxSpicy
    @NerdyxSpicy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    Nelson was so ahead of his time! He seemed so sweet and genuine. RIP Nelson ❤️

    • @jeebydeeby
      @jeebydeeby 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      i'm really tripping, this is filmed by the dude who made what is loosely considered the first "vlog" where he goes thrifting! i think abt that video and even the inside of his house all the time!! i didn't realize he was this connected, until i looked him up. i'll be binge watching his work

    • @ahill4642
      @ahill4642 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      He had such a pure and beautiful vibe. Just discovered him and I’m so glad I did. ❤️

  • @AlwayzMeFerniii
    @AlwayzMeFerniii 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1376

    watching old videos is kind of peaceful to me in a way, it's so mesmerizing

    • @King_2ya
      @King_2ya 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fernando Garcia true!

    • @facuarroyo3249
      @facuarroyo3249 7 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      A E S T H E T I C

    • @avantgarde939
      @avantgarde939 7 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Ugh same I really wish I could've been apart of those times homophobia aside

    • @johnforde2344
      @johnforde2344 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly Fernando

    • @najikhalilallah689
      @najikhalilallah689 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mesmerizing, yes!!

  • @SheWhoWalksWithLucifer
    @SheWhoWalksWithLucifer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1249

    I like seeing Ru like this. Back when his drag was raw and he was just out there having fun. It is sad seeing how scary it was, especially during the 80s to be queer on the street. Not to say the violence hadn't stopped but at least people are more accepting these days.

    • @sittingonceilings6805
      @sittingonceilings6805 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      Yeah, they didn't really talk back cause they genuinely could have been jumped there.

    • @SheWhoWalksWithLucifer
      @SheWhoWalksWithLucifer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@sittingonceilings6805 unfortunately or worse. My mom would tell me how frightening the train was or anywhere for that matter especially at night. She lived there for a bit as a teenager.

    • @SheWhoWalksWithLucifer
      @SheWhoWalksWithLucifer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Couldn't imagine how hard it was for lgbtq+ people

    • @krisnite05
      @krisnite05 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@SheWhoWalksWithLucifer nah, the 80s was a big decade for the gay movement

    • @SheWhoWalksWithLucifer
      @SheWhoWalksWithLucifer 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@krisnite05 it was but people were still being beat up and abused for being gay +. While the culture was being more accepted there were still a shit load of bigots.

  • @sokamori28
    @sokamori28 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1701

    My heart breaks for Mama Ru here. She was quiet after they left the gallery. I'm so proud of how far she's come. A true Glamazon!

    • @lambo8637
      @lambo8637 4 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      He looked so upset afterwards 😔

    • @gavin3598
      @gavin3598 4 ปีที่แล้ว +84

      Yeah, she was quiet because of being angry and even more...hurtful. As a 37 year old man, the few times I've been called faggot as an adult really freaking hurts. It's a word that will tear you down. We all have feelings.

    • @lambo8637
      @lambo8637 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@gavin3598 I'm sorry 😔

    • @adrian6591
      @adrian6591 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gavin3598 Speak for yourself I'm dead inside. But I understand the feeling. 😉

    • @chrisramsden9678
      @chrisramsden9678 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      It was honestly hard to see Ru so quiet, it doesn't feel right.

  • @dixienormous6969
    @dixienormous6969 4 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    The mysterious guy driving oozes silent confidence and it is SO UNBELIEVABLY ALLURING.

    • @ashfrancine5901
      @ashfrancine5901 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Probably a Scorpio 🙃😉

    • @dixienormous6969
      @dixienormous6969 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ashfrancine5901 nahhhh

    • @ashfrancine5901
      @ashfrancine5901 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dixienormous6969 yahhh

    • @dixienormous6969
      @dixienormous6969 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ashfrancine5901 I mean yeah that horoscope shit is entertaining but come on, it's total bullshit lmao

    • @ashfrancine5901
      @ashfrancine5901 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dixienormous6969 My reply was just being light hearted, not meant to be taken serious boo. I forgot this is the internet. 🤷🏻‍♀️😂

  • @georgetrusty7696
    @georgetrusty7696 7 ปีที่แล้ว +536

    This is a beautiful time capsule

    • @yoobeepedmeinthebeep
      @yoobeepedmeinthebeep 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ru is everything i wanna be when i'm 214

    • @naru6848
      @naru6848 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      RiFF RAFF I mean he is living a better life then you could ever, so sure why not :)

    • @mygsays1250
      @mygsays1250 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      RiFF RAFF if you have an issue with gay people why are you watching their stuff you homophobes are weirdos fr FR

    • @Alexander_l322
      @Alexander_l322 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      MYGSAYS they are usually gay just can’t accept themselves so they can’t accept others who are openly gay.

  • @moneluve1000
    @moneluve1000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2149

    This video feels so dreamy, yet a bit melancholic. These folks are putting themselves out there in ways no one ever dared to before, clearly at the risk of their safety and person hood. They're experiencing liberation _so concentrated_ that its literally impossible to replicate nowadays due to us (lgbtq+ folks that is) having far more privilege, acceptance, and power in our identities than they could have ever dreamed of in the time this was filmed. True icons, these folks.

    • @JoinTheProgress
      @JoinTheProgress 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Most people have always accepted the gay community. The problem in 2022 is that "privilege" word you used, whereby it's gone far-overboard as a political tool; it may end up...as it has begun to...creating the opposite effect.

    • @azedel7151
      @azedel7151 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @Mone Luve This has been common in nyc for ages. They weren't the first nor the only ones.

    • @KITTYGALOREXXX
      @KITTYGALOREXXX 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I abandoned the Gay Political Movement back then, luckily I did, cause now their "activists," LEFTISTS and GROOMING CHILDREN. PEDOPHILIA as an Orientation. I wonder what colour that will be on their Rainbow Flag? Always pushing the Limits No Boundaries, No Custody of The Appetites. The downfall of humanity into Western Woke Liberal Globalism. DISGUSTING, DEGERNATE and DIABOLICAL.

    • @invidusspectator3920
      @invidusspectator3920 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It's still like that in other countries.

    • @needtoknowbasis3499
      @needtoknowbasis3499 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Sorry, but this shit happens today. Go stand alone like that in Arizona.

  • @wildchild7764
    @wildchild7764 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2175

    these were the true soldiers that paved the way for the LGBT of America

    • @GrubWarp
      @GrubWarp 6 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Sassy Girl soldiers? They didn’t do crap

    • @jlee7904
      @jlee7904 6 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      GrubWarp you don't understand

    • @posyflump
      @posyflump 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      We are still paving the way for LGBT+ in America and all over the world

    • @whalepoacher196
      @whalepoacher196 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Soldier means something else to me but alas

    • @adelinewurzer4533
      @adelinewurzer4533 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @alan oakley why are u even here lol

  • @heyitsrance
    @heyitsrance 3 ปีที่แล้ว +291

    “Boys will be boys...and girls will be girls.”
    “And Puerto Ricans will be Puerto Ricans.”

    • @Jordan-xg4pn
      @Jordan-xg4pn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I cackled

    • @EphemeralProductions
      @EphemeralProductions ปีที่แล้ว

      And those ricans were probably suckin each other off behind closed doors

    • @Neko.Virtual
      @Neko.Virtual ปีที่แล้ว +1

      those are boys

    • @tysonb3568
      @tysonb3568 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@Neko.Virtual
      Why are you here?

  • @blisterrbub1714
    @blisterrbub1714 7 ปีที่แล้ว +416

    I could watch raw videos like this all day, it's like a whole different world

    • @historyhunter5215
      @historyhunter5215 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It was a different world.
      A better world....

    • @discomillennium
      @discomillennium 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@historyhunter5215 TO YOU

    • @byalfoster
      @byalfoster 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is still happening in this world you USA centralised

    • @thedredgod
      @thedredgod 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@discomillennium TO ME TOO BITCH. IT WAS A BETTER WORLD NOW STFU

  • @Glotch
    @Glotch 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1847

    Damn, there is more socializing in this video than I’ve ever had in 2018

    • @rickmarks1456
      @rickmarks1456 5 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      This waa obviously before the Cell Phone era! Now a days, people don't have personality anymore, because everybody has his or her Face buried into their Cell Phone!

    • @Dreamskater100
      @Dreamskater100 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rickmarks1456 So true.

    • @MarkMcLain
      @MarkMcLain 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Before Social Media people socialized.

    • @williswhatchutalkinbout4367
      @williswhatchutalkinbout4367 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And? That’s your own fault.....

    • @jibblejabble4599
      @jibblejabble4599 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Rick Marks You sound awful

  • @Itsnineviolets
    @Itsnineviolets 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3724

    The original vlog squad 😂

    • @Dds123-l3z
      @Dds123-l3z 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Exactly my thought 😂

    • @najikhalilallah689
      @najikhalilallah689 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      EXACTLY!!

    • @nahfam254
      @nahfam254 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      One that I would actually watch lol

    • @Rachel_Tensions
      @Rachel_Tensions 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @LAUNDRY DETERGENT cringe

  • @alexbruno8355
    @alexbruno8355 4 ปีที่แล้ว +134

    homeboy driving is so beautiful!!

    • @stuffwithsoph8264
      @stuffwithsoph8264 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      omg right?

    • @sacredtheban
      @sacredtheban 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      he’s my father’s cousin 🥰

    • @rimkhammar7409
      @rimkhammar7409 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@sacredthebanomg really?

    • @cassandro9445
      @cassandro9445 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@sacredthebanfor real? Love him! ❤❤❤

  • @_serenity3298
    @_serenity3298 7 ปีที่แล้ว +711

    Gahh Ru's voice sounds so elegant and classy even at a young age I love it

    • @emilymaguire8510
      @emilymaguire8510 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      _Serenity how old do you think ru was here?

    • @v4llely
      @v4llely 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He must be about my age here (23).

    • @jackoconnor9134
      @jackoconnor9134 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      He sounds a bit like naomi

    • @andresuston7692
      @andresuston7692 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@emilymaguire8510 Younger than he is now. So yeah, at a young age. Its not like this was just filmed last month.

    • @emilymaguire8510
      @emilymaguire8510 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@andresuston7692 I think you thought I was being sarcastic when asking his age. It was a genuine question.

  • @katbamf99
    @katbamf99 6 ปีที่แล้ว +597

    Nelson is an icon. All these videos are history. He was basically the first person to vlog. Such an inspiration

  • @geminidreamatl26
    @geminidreamatl26 4 ปีที่แล้ว +925

    i love these videos. They are literally visual time capsules. The looks, the styles, the 80s New York City vibe. Everyone was having fun. I miss those days.

    • @lisaellis2593
      @lisaellis2593 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same!

    • @Ihavepinkeye
      @Ihavepinkeye 3 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      Idk about the homophobia part being fun tho

    • @ALQQ
      @ALQQ 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeaahh

    • @ginaphenix3519
      @ginaphenix3519 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Man o man wish I could breath that air again, Pure Nostalgia 💕💖❤ The world will never be the same again..

    • @geminidreamatl26
      @geminidreamatl26 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@Ihavepinkeye i was talking about the positive not the negative. How they handled them by ignoring them was excellent. Never let the negative tarnish your good memories. I used to for a long time, but then I realized it wasn't productive or emotionally healthy.

  • @BaBaYaga1999-p7u
    @BaBaYaga1999-p7u 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    These videos are just fucking PRICELESS! 💕 i graduated HS in ‘87 and this is how it WAS, how it FELT. It’s like a dream / time capsule. Thank you so much.

    • @ahill4642
      @ahill4642 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Same, grad ‘87. It’s like a time capsule indeed. Love it.

  • @simsimma9622
    @simsimma9622 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1330

    Back when AIDS was serious business. I don't know if the youngsters realize how scary of a time it actually was back then.

    • @parisz
      @parisz 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Sim Simma Omgggggg you’ve got a legit point 😅

    • @RestingBeachFace721
      @RestingBeachFace721 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Now it's cool to have aids.

    • @jessicah3450
      @jessicah3450 4 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      They used to think it was so contagious.

    • @glitterandbows12
      @glitterandbows12 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Sim Simma well if we didn’t, we know now :(

    • @nickynicholsgf
      @nickynicholsgf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      We’re now aware and have a lot of respect for the older generation. My life dealing with my ignorant father is not easy but I have a lot of sympathy for you all because I know in general you had to go through more to get us where we are now

  • @lautanner
    @lautanner 10 ปีที่แล้ว +470

    One of the reasons Ru continues to inspire me. When I see the way he carries himself, even after being verbally assaulted, I want to cry. There is so much dignity, beauty, and class in Ru's heart. And surprise, surprise, Ru got the last laugh. A true beauty queen.

    • @susandhifaoui
      @susandhifaoui 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      yes, great adjectives; dignity, beauty, and class (in his heart.)

    • @GierigerFisch
      @GierigerFisch 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Just think of all the hypersensitive trolls today 🙄 No wonder Ru‘s not having any of it. He was and is resistant and made of a reality where the world did not revolve around you - at least until you‘ve earned it.

    • @joeytrimble1558
      @joeytrimble1558 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      he just shined them off onto another planet...he just saw beyond them .. like there were bigger things for him to conquer .. wtf did he care what a couple of broke ass rician mysteries have to say?!? .. he was above it on another level ..

  • @commentor504
    @commentor504 9 ปีที่แล้ว +509

    they look so free. I love it!

    • @codi4705
      @codi4705 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      IKRRR

  • @mjg239
    @mjg239 4 ปีที่แล้ว +384

    Homophobe: “your a disgrace to humanity”
    RuPaul in 2020: WINS THIRD CONSECUTIVE EMMY for RuPaul's Drag Race.

    • @coolandgood1010
      @coolandgood1010 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I dont think a homophone would care that he won a drag race prize.

    • @oDM0o
      @oDM0o 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@coolandgood1010 , he still became famous and is known by millions of people while absolutely no one knows who or where that homophobe is now, he probably amounted to nothing in his life

    • @ginaphenix3519
      @ginaphenix3519 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      H-E-L-L-O 🎯👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Ru Paul the 🐐

    • @sharkisland5931
      @sharkisland5931 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@coolandgood1010 i think what they mean is he went onto become heavily successful in the TV industry, fame and wealth and a global star and where is that guy? Probably in some shabby apartment still being homophobic. (Tht doesn't negate that ppl still shouldn't be saying vile stuff to others regardless of their success before anyone says anything)

    • @user-uu2ur3mh9m
      @user-uu2ur3mh9m 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@oDM0o ur pressed about a teenager 30 years ago😂

  • @camilovillanueva1095
    @camilovillanueva1095 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1291

    the guy driving is so hot

  • @kz1000ps
    @kz1000ps 10 ปีที่แล้ว +284

    Wooooowww, hearing all those songs on the radio is a total time machine!

  • @TheGreenDee
    @TheGreenDee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +564

    I don't know why TH-cam recommend this is video like years later, but it's so interesting and great to see the NY of the 80's 👌🏻

    • @uncommonsence153
      @uncommonsence153 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Did you watch the rest of this guy's videos he dies like a couple hours after his last video I don't know it's a weird story we comments this isn't RuPaul's video though

    • @tillymae7018
      @tillymae7018 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      holy shit

    • @PeachToadstool64
      @PeachToadstool64 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      UNCOMMON SENCE whattt 😮 omg is there a TH-cam video covering that story

    • @TheGreenDee
      @TheGreenDee 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@uncommonsence153 oh...... :(

    • @randomhuman4623
      @randomhuman4623 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PeachToadstool64 yeah this whole channel is dedicated to Nelson's tapes

  • @codespots
    @codespots 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    Ru’s wearing a god damn T-shirt on his head and still looks heavinly glam-he’s a f*** STAR.

  • @AlexRiversMusic
    @AlexRiversMusic 6 ปีที่แล้ว +306

    That driver is daddy

    • @barkerfan172
      @barkerfan172 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I would have had such a crush in him.

    • @orbs1062
      @orbs1062 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It's the "Flock of Seagulls," hair. ❤️

    • @thornlopez8645
      @thornlopez8645 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@barkerfan172 SAMEEE

    • @moamoaoz
      @moamoaoz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      stfu

    • @kenalexandremeridi
      @kenalexandremeridi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      who is he and how do I go back In time and marry him

  • @carissam5566
    @carissam5566 7 ปีที่แล้ว +879

    dont try to tell me that this isn't Katya. those old blood vampire blood rituals from high school really worked boots.

    • @michaelnobles2643
      @michaelnobles2643 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LMAO!!

    • @Chrystal_Hendrix
      @Chrystal_Hendrix 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      As soon as I saw that I was like OMG It’s Katya The 1984 Version!!

    • @brodiecollins11
      @brodiecollins11 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My exact thoughts aha

    • @sistergreen5661
      @sistergreen5661 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's me. Felecia. Flloyd666 on Instagram

    • @nicnaknoc
      @nicnaknoc 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol 😂 now I can't unsee it

  • @Caban1970
    @Caban1970 10 ปีที่แล้ว +456

    This is like a freaking time machine. I was blessed to be able to say I lived in that era. I was 14 in 1984. Too young to hang out with that crowd but old enough to experience living in that year. I am hooked on these vids. Literally, a time machine. Thank you for sharing.

    • @edcooper1389
      @edcooper1389 10 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I lived in NYC during 1985, and yes, the video seems to evoke the same magic I remember...the raw, tapped energy running through the streets on foot and in car...I miss it.

    • @lesterclaypool1
      @lesterclaypool1 10 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Antonio Caban I read that Nelson Sullivan, the fellow who made these videos, died fairly young and quite unexpectedly (Heart attack, if I recall.) which makes me wonder: Did he have a will, or at least directives, in place as to who inherited these videos? They obviously ended up in the hands of someone he could trust to know what best to do with them? Were these videos part of one of Nelson's larger community art projects or were they just a personal record?
      Whatever the answers may be, it's wonderful that this record of NYC prior to Giuliani's reign of terror, that murdered the cultural life blood and nightlife of the city, exists.
      Thank you Nelson.

    • @l.pmoonstone5067
      @l.pmoonstone5067 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      i was only 2 yrs old :( Oh how i wish i could have been a part of that time!! In my highschool days i was obsessed with anything 80's! (I even brought a boombox to school on my shoulder with depeche mode enjoy the silence playing super loud) . The kids looked at me suspiciously. I had a blast! At every school dance i ALWAYS requested 80's songs. hahha oh memories.

    • @nagsheady7701
      @nagsheady7701 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ***** I love your words "It's wonderful that this record of NYC prior to Giuliani's reign of terror, that murdered the cultural life blood and nightlife of the city, exists.". Ditto - this is great stuff.
      I did not know that Nelson Sullivan died. I just assumed that he was the one who uploaded these gems.

    • @lesterclaypool1
      @lesterclaypool1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      nagsheady
      I'll do the work I have to in the city, now, but I haven't looked for a reason to spend a weekend in the city in over 15 years.
      Metro Detroit has a more authentic nightlife than NYC, these days, and it makes me sad to say that.

  • @timsummers870
    @timsummers870 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    These videos are great because they're actually living the 1980s, not only talking about that decade. His vlogging is timeless.

  • @singingrose4377
    @singingrose4377 6 ปีที่แล้ว +376

    Ru looked so broken after those comments. And he went straight too a cigarette. This shit is heartbreaking. He wasn't talking as much as he did before that, wasn't living for the camera nothing. Broken.....

  • @Nightbird.
    @Nightbird. 7 ปีที่แล้ว +319

    RuPaul *literally* went from the streets to the height of fame, money and power. That in itself is to be celebrated!

    • @maravillas
      @maravillas 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      asian dude you wouldn't?

    • @Nightbird.
      @Nightbird. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @asian dude RuPaul became famous by doing drag shows. He and Lady Bunny used to live together in abandoned apartments in New York when they were poor and young and while both doing nightly shows at gay clubs back in the days when these shows were not popular like today and hardly payed any money. He became so famous doing them that he met some music producers who created his first hit single Supermodel..which became a number one hit worldwide. After doing music for many years..he created his production company WoW (World of Wonder) and then created his show RuPaul's Drag Race and other shows..which made him the multi-millionaire he is today. Hard work and perseverance is why he is the most famous drag queen artist today. Nobody gave him anything. He worked for it and created something out of nothing. The end.

    • @Nightbird.
      @Nightbird. 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @asian dude ?

  • @haverscutie
    @haverscutie 8 ปีที่แล้ว +192

    Ive never seen Rupaul so reserved and quiet. This was so sad, i cant imagine how that made them feel. Great Tunes though 80s music was awesome!!

    • @s.e.landeros280
      @s.e.landeros280 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They didn't really caRe 4long . . Those little boys didn't mean a thing 👍

  • @mclare71
    @mclare71 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    You’re channel is a time travel GIFT that I’ve been searching for!! Please never stop sharing these videos and allowing those of us who remember to go back if even for a moment. ❤

  • @SummonSkeletons
    @SummonSkeletons 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2399

    0:21 Katya is that you girl.

    • @just_cade
      @just_cade 8 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      I'm crying

    • @misskristinat
      @misskristinat 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Guurrlll! I was just about to comment the same thing!! ahaha

    • @naomieadair5635
      @naomieadair5635 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Lolol! I was about to say the same thing! it's her doppelganger!

    • @damnnn3790
      @damnnn3790 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kenzo Suzuki lmaooo

    • @whizzardblizzard5696
      @whizzardblizzard5696 8 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      with a dash of Pandora

  • @kaIIie
    @kaIIie 4 ปีที่แล้ว +516

    Sometimes when people see art it evokes strange emotions they don't even understand.

    • @mela8898
      @mela8898 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Sometimes people are just ignorant asshole bigots

    • @coloursfilm
      @coloursfilm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Beautifully said my dear

    • @jesusramos3426
      @jesusramos3426 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don’t change the cards y’all are the confused ones I know exactly how I feel about this

    • @Spazlites
      @Spazlites 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@jesusramos3426 why do you care lol

    • @neblpetra6134
      @neblpetra6134 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@Spazlites they are projecting their own feelings. They are bothered because they see themselves in Ru and the others one way or an other and they haven't came to terms with it yet. If someone is truly unbothered they won't have feelings about something. No positive nor negative

  • @forcekin
    @forcekin 10 ปีที่แล้ว +484

    That driver has a whole mysterious vibe going on, and it's turning me on.

    • @mink8273
      @mink8273 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Vincent van T ikr hes amazing😛 same with u tbh😅

    • @toddd3429
      @toddd3429 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Vincent van T new wave style sexiness..my hubby reminds me of him.

    • @AlexRiversMusic
      @AlexRiversMusic 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Vincent van T he's daddy

    • @harrys.9224
      @harrys.9224 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      whos the guy? i still wanna know lol

    • @Groovingforwardatx
      @Groovingforwardatx 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I agree// back off y'all I'm going to get my time machine and go meet him!!

  • @vees9025
    @vees9025 4 ปีที่แล้ว +117

    The hurt in rupaul’s face after those guys, geez im so glad she became the absolute beauty queen of society. 🤍

    • @ShadeCavough
      @ShadeCavough 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That’s a man. Not a woman

    • @Neko.Virtual
      @Neko.Virtual ปีที่แล้ว

      its a he lol

    • @EclesysGalaxy
      @EclesysGalaxy ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@Neko.VirtualIt's a common thing to use female pronouns when talking about a man's "drag persona". It's nothing political, it's just part of the world of drag.

    • @ahill4642
      @ahill4642 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      RuPaul let no one and nothing stop her. So inspiring.

  • @FlowerDance333
    @FlowerDance333 5 ปีที่แล้ว +552

    -“Boys will be boys... girls will be girls...” -“& Puerto Ricans will be Puerto Ricans!”
    😂 this is pure gold. Lol!!

    • @nodoggybag1207
      @nodoggybag1207 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Damn sure was🤣🤣🤣

    • @thehoneyeffect
      @thehoneyeffect 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Rupaul was quiet after that, looked down

    • @JasonFlorida
      @JasonFlorida 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I loved my Puerto Rican though, he was amazing and the devil at the same time!

    • @JasonFlorida
      @JasonFlorida 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@thehoneyeffect that's so sad though right!

    • @axeleli5451
      @axeleli5451 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I died at this cuz I'm puertorican 😂😂😂😂 but I'm gay af so yeah😂😂

  • @rocknroll9queen
    @rocknroll9queen 8 ปีที่แล้ว +366

    she looked so troubled in those days. it shines a new light to me and others who just know ru from drag race. she was no doubt reciting the lines "if you can't love yourself, how in the hell are you gonna love yourself?" to herself her whole life!! and that's how you get to be THE drag superstar

    • @bukejakely154
      @bukejakely154 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      barbara zamolodchikova you mean... HE haha

    • @LampLoungeLive
      @LampLoungeLive 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      barbara zamolodchikova he*

    • @kithand1106
      @kithand1106 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Diego Lopez *she

    • @kithand1106
      @kithand1106 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      barbara zamolodchikova also you misquoted ru, darling

    • @daffy1014
      @daffy1014 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      barbara zamolodchikova A Little correction. It's :
      "If you can't love yourself,
      how the hell you gonna love someone else"

  • @Javi621
    @Javi621 10 ปีที่แล้ว +851

    WOW This seems like a totally different world...

    • @jehouse61
      @jehouse61 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It was It was the 80s

    • @junegiovanni6475
      @junegiovanni6475 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      New York now is much better, much cleaner, and better. People were closed minded back then.

    • @Soph216
      @Soph216 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      June giovani Yay for gentrification!

    • @daffy1014
      @daffy1014 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Sophia Mae
      No! To that whitewash bullshit.

    • @zyxwut321
      @zyxwut321 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      In some ways, yes, in some ways no. If you're a drag queen stuck in a lower income black or Latino today you'd pretty still have much of the same experience. The main difference now is that New York is much more cleaned up so these populations themselves have been pushed further and further to the fringes of the city.

  • @burban7986
    @burban7986 4 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    Why does this feel like a horror movie in a way

    • @mrsevelync6900
      @mrsevelync6900 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I don't know why either but yes, it does 😂

    • @ajvintage9579
      @ajvintage9579 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      It feels that way because you know this group is always in danger for being themselves.

  • @JosephDillman
    @JosephDillman 8 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    There's something really magical here. A style, a time, that for better or worse will never be seen as it was again.
    Thank you to Nelson, who may have only been recording a night out with pals for fun and TH-cam, for being a place these moments may be archived for those who remember or would never see these days.

    • @riffraff1880
      @riffraff1880 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Joseph Dillman magical? No, just disgusting

  • @natalie8212
    @natalie8212 6 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    The first part of this video was so amazing, I could feel a real sense of the environment. Friends meeting up, the gritty city on a warm day, smoking cigarettes with the top down and feeling like the evening is yours with wind in your hair and you are in the middle of your own movie.
    Bless you Nelson for filming unabashedly, no re-enactment could ever capture feelings like your work.

    • @moamoaoz
      @moamoaoz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      if you smoke, the evening may be yours, but not the future

    • @natalie8212
      @natalie8212 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@moamoaoz Good Lord STFU. You're ruining the mood.

  • @blazeaglory
    @blazeaglory 6 ปีที่แล้ว +722

    World was so magical and mysterious before the internet and cell phones. I miss it so much

    • @ginachildfree3277
      @ginachildfree3277 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      I completely totally miss the days before cell phones and the internet. When you walked out the front door, you were Freeeeee

    • @anourtine6204
      @anourtine6204 5 ปีที่แล้ว +92

      It was also dangerous and deadly, with homophobes and AIDS.

    • @visualdosage234
      @visualdosage234 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      u have a device in your pocket with all the worlds information in it. stop complaining

    • @crow33215
      @crow33215 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Nostalgia can be dangerous

    • @theonlygosha
      @theonlygosha 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      D Harlo but this is the greatest time to be alive, We have so much information at our finger tips.

  • @fatihhh2719
    @fatihhh2719 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    rupaul is so statuesque, it's almost hard to look...like it's such an unbelievable sight

  • @happyMOO5
    @happyMOO5 8 ปีที่แล้ว +634

    Katya? whatchu doin goin back in time to hang wit Ru?!

    • @juliannapence9497
      @juliannapence9497 7 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      She's been telling us the whole time! "Time travel is real."

    • @gabrielreignraphael1163
      @gabrielreignraphael1163 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Right?! That's definitely katya

    • @pixeexoxo
      @pixeexoxo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      AaaaAAAAAAA

    • @JennexxFuentesQuinn
      @JennexxFuentesQuinn 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Cause she’s a mountain bike riding vampire from the future

    • @mickeycastronovo7162
      @mickeycastronovo7162 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      i mean i saw it for a second but katya’s prettier imo lol. not to insult the queens who paved the way for us

  • @loribollinger2457
    @loribollinger2457 4 ปีที่แล้ว +184

    I was 19 in 84 and just hearing the music on the radio takes me back, times have changed so much as it does fly by so quickly.l have to say living to be 55 and looking back on the 80’s , best decade of my life.

    • @tamyrisjones2317
      @tamyrisjones2317 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I’m so jealous I swear if I didn’t grow up in this period in time I’d wanna grow up in the 80s hands down it just fascinates me so much o can’t even explain it 😭

    • @jmb1666
      @jmb1666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I was 18 in '84. Such an amazing era to have grown up in...no cell phones or social media, just pure, raw living in the moment. But grateful for social media today to be able to reflect back on these memories. I would NEVER want to switch places with a millennial, not even to be younger. I cherish my memories of a bygone era. The absolute best! R.I.P 80's....and Nelson.

    • @TMlSenya
      @TMlSenya 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm so jealous. Rn I feel like I'm living in a hell hole

    • @escarlit
      @escarlit 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TMlSenya that's because we are. 2020 is particularly hellish :|

    • @wendywhoisit1819
      @wendywhoisit1819 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yasss, the Jackson music!

  • @erichgrace7342
    @erichgrace7342 9 ปีที่แล้ว +201

    I love this video but I find it bittersweet. HIV/AIDS was about to destroy so many in this world.

    • @DiegoNS17
      @DiegoNS17 7 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Erich Grace i thought the same. I can’t imagine how horrible it must be. I have my boyfriend who is HIV undetectable, I couldn’t imagine the struggle. Thanks to medicine I am HIV negative and I am able to work with my relatioship with my boyfriend, its already 6 years since we are toguether.

    • @mikealan1984
      @mikealan1984 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@DiegoNS17 that's amazing

    • @harrymonk8813
      @harrymonk8813 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      When you live that lifestyle what else do you expect? ✌

    • @nyc8802
      @nyc8802 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      SAD. I lost my friend Eddie in 1989.

    • @nyc8802
      @nyc8802 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DiegoNS17
      💕

  • @shawndamccormick278
    @shawndamccormick278 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    These films are so comforting yet in a way, very painful because it's a spent era. I really hope one day we will be able to see more of Nelson's footage, if not all.

  • @yourewelcome6023
    @yourewelcome6023 5 ปีที่แล้ว +360

    Ru Paul looked like the most fabulous runway model ever

    • @kristianburger3140
      @kristianburger3140 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      RiFF RAFF ya, and WHAT about??!!

    • @kristianburger3140
      @kristianburger3140 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      RiFF RAFF news flash! The word Faggot doesn’t hurt, if you have a fucking problem, it was your choice to watch this. So just do t watch it

    • @fruit4evr
      @fruit4evr 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@riffraff1880 wait... RuPaul is... GAY!!!!! OMG

    • @SamiRoseXO
      @SamiRoseXO 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@riffraff1880 stfu

  • @The_A_Cast
    @The_A_Cast 4 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    Nelson was a pure genius! Even filming the trash. Never missing a detail. No other video will ever be as iconic as Nelson’s videos.

  • @msfs19941
    @msfs19941 7 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    This kind of thing breaks my heart. Even if it was just a random person, no one should be treated like that!

  • @julieannthegreedyvegan8420
    @julieannthegreedyvegan8420 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    These videos are weirdly comforting, I love watching them, thankyou for sharing ❤️

  • @SassyMa_
    @SassyMa_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +325

    That made me sick to my stomach how those losers walked in a business and started saying nasty shit to Rupaul and the others! Rupaul looked deeply hurt, but look at him now. Love ya

    • @LoveBunn
      @LoveBunn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @tmauiwuddaworkedallmilife a famous drag queen

    • @noongourfain
      @noongourfain ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They had the very typical issue....they are gay too but hate themselves for their feelings.

    • @GullibleTarget
      @GullibleTarget ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@noongourfain it's not the insults that bother me. For me it's when I realise when someone is actively and obviously trying to make me feel bad.

    • @noongourfain
      @noongourfain ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GullibleTarget
      I understand
      My neighbors are classic with everything they say to me being designed to bother.
      My husband reminds me all the time, it's ALWAYS about the person's insecurities when they do that, try to make other people feel bad.
      It's never about you or me.
      People are always projecting their insecurities and what they don't like about themselves onto others.
      They feel bad and that's why whey want other people to feel bad.
      Just feel sorry for them and realize it's ALLLLLL about them and NOTHING to do with you.
      Classic was, when my neighbor and I both got hit by cars in the same week....and he was yelling at me from across the street some ridiculous stuff that made absolutely no sense.....no questions, care or concern just weird nutty static.
      I could go on and on.

    • @GullibleTarget
      @GullibleTarget ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@noongourfain your reply reminded me of something a youtuber once said. It was a bit morbid but rang very true; 'If someone has bad things to say about you; that is their opinion. Lots of people have opinions but remember this: one day, those people will all be dead. And so will their opinions."

  • @cynthiahawkins2389
    @cynthiahawkins2389 7 ปีที่แล้ว +777

    And coolest of all, when we all look back on this 1984 clip..given the perspective of time and distance: Ru is 2017... full tilt boogie... doing beautifully, has turned into a brand, a life, a fine, groovy and amazing role model. And the homophobes? They are, I suppose, still around..out there... 'homo-phobin'.." Such a waste. Go, Ru...

    • @tonysantos8803
      @tonysantos8803 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Their kids are probably admiring RuPaul, binge watching RuPaul all stars and sissy-ing that walk!! 😂😂😂😂

    • @dtrn254
      @dtrn254 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well said 😆

    • @frostywizlord1682
      @frostywizlord1682 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@tonysantos8803 Not the sissying of walks....Lol your comment made me laugh so much.

    • @abigailk3267
      @abigailk3267 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      lovely!

    • @nyc8802
      @nyc8802 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tonysantos8803
      I am!

  • @johnnyj0104
    @johnnyj0104 7 ปีที่แล้ว +202

    crazy thing is you know that camera person is walking around NYC with that huge bulky video recorder sitting on their shoulder.

    • @briankelly9347
      @briankelly9347 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      They had small ones dumb ass

    • @itchydez
      @itchydez 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm curious now. I assumed it would be some form of handheld camera but you make a fair point. I shall look in to this!

    • @lasvegasbeet
      @lasvegasbeet 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It’s not as big as you think.

  • @RenatoFerreira-t7t
    @RenatoFerreira-t7t 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Watching this is triggering me in some mixed feelings. Ive been there too. Just like the ones who were trying to keep up with the good vibe of the group after being bullied, and also like Ru, who seemed to be the ultimate target of the bully, reacting by being completely disconnected from the outside world after being impacted by a horrible situation like this. Witnessing this moment and seeing how far he went to recreate his reality today is actually very, very inspiring. All respect on how Mama Ru not only survived s thrived, but continue to impact and help us transform this reality for better. BRAVO!

    • @ahill4642
      @ahill4642 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Beautifully said! Mama Ru channeled all of that and let it drive her, I swear. SO inspiring.

  • @bbwelii4485
    @bbwelii4485 5 ปีที่แล้ว +728

    “Disgrace to the human race”
    *Becomes an emmy winning icon that everyone knows and loves*
    That makes sense 😍

    • @petrichor8887
      @petrichor8887 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @Red Sox then dont watch a video about him, but you're here anyway which speaks volumes...

    • @haileyd134
      @haileyd134 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Time?

    • @J.Peanutbutter
      @J.Peanutbutter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@haileyd134 6.20

    • @baddiezone
      @baddiezone 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Be careful what you tell someone

    • @serenalovescats
      @serenalovescats 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ew they remind me of those annoying ass boys in highschool who harass girls and call basically everything ‘gay’ as an insult.

  • @asian6oy
    @asian6oy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +385

    Every little femme gay boy can relate to having a t-shirt on they heads as wigs 🤪

    • @dorothypierre754
      @dorothypierre754 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Truth! I would wear a yellow sweater on my head and pretend to be Sailor Moon :')

    • @diamondlawson9508
      @diamondlawson9508 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      And black little girls who were mocked for their kinky coil hair..

    • @deolihp
      @deolihp 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me toooooooooo

    • @yamomma6479
      @yamomma6479 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@diamondlawson9508 thank you,,exactly what I was thinking...honey that shirt was my hair. .

    • @Angel-ou6rc
      @Angel-ou6rc 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Foooorrrr suuuurrreee

  • @MANMARTRE
    @MANMARTRE 9 ปีที่แล้ว +590

    I remember meeting RuPaul in 1984 and he had the most amazing skin, an angelic type of beauty and no woman ever had more beautiful skin and allure.

    • @DrewRueDoo
      @DrewRueDoo 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm so jealous! What was she like?

    • @chrisnunya2001
      @chrisnunya2001 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      He/she

    • @lilbohbeat5785
      @lilbohbeat5785 7 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Katya Zamolodchikova except that no one can look at you since you're using Katya's name and likeness as your own.
      I get that you're a fan and doing it out of admiration - but posting comments like this is suggesting that you truly are Katy's - which isn't really cool.

    • @jaydencierra6214
      @jaydencierra6214 7 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Katya Zamolodchikova this is cringy lmao stop

    • @TheWobywoby
      @TheWobywoby 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Katya Zamolodchikova fan girl if you wanted to be believable you could've taken the word "fan" out of your name

  • @californiakitty80
    @californiakitty80 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Being in a convertible, blasting to the fucking Van Halen and great music. This is ICONIC!!

  • @just_cade
    @just_cade 8 ปีที่แล้ว +623

    And look at RuPaul now. Supermodel of the World.

    • @facu6572
      @facu6572 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Cade Del Rey I dont think so

    • @nicoleo1161
      @nicoleo1161 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@facu6572 LMFAO

    • @ruthweeks4796
      @ruthweeks4796 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Wessel Westdorp no she meant world. Other places would be throw rocks at them. It's worse there then here.

    • @jjayguy23
      @jjayguy23 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      SHANTE YOU STAY!!!!

    • @tharealjoey
      @tharealjoey 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      LiiTe you’re ignorant asf... I’ll be a tranny all day... they make $100,000 if they win there season.... how much is in ur bank account? Oh ok. I didn’t think that much either :) Carry On u Homophobic piece of trash.

  • @thedon8645
    @thedon8645 4 ปีที่แล้ว +727

    Rupaul was so ahead of his time. Love how he was the only color person in his friend group yet he didn’t conform or felt like he was different

    • @Daisy-zr3qm
      @Daisy-zr3qm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      This comment confuses me

    • @discolimonade92
      @discolimonade92 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I also love how when he was being called a faggot not one of his friends stood up for him smh...

    • @thedon8645
      @thedon8645 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Daisy why

    • @Therebesquare
      @Therebesquare 4 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      discolimonade92 becuase then theyd be attacked too. I understand your perspective but it’s not that simple

    • @iveedoodle
      @iveedoodle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      @@discolimonade92 at that time if they stood up for RuPaul, I guarantee that they will end up beat up once they left the building. The best way to fight homophobia back then was to ignore them

  • @alexcastro7339
    @alexcastro7339 4 ปีที่แล้ว +353

    Guarantee that if anyone of those kids were alone, they wouldn't dare say a word..... The gang/peer pressure mentality.....

    • @TMlSenya
      @TMlSenya 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      That's have u ever felt that when u are around your friends u feel fearless I guess. Yea that must be how they felt. Must be eating their words now lmao

    • @krishnan-resurrection714
      @krishnan-resurrection714 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      evil little cowards ......

    • @partyP00per123
      @partyP00per123 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Yeah. I know they were just kids but I hope they grew up and learned a lesson or two

  • @lpickman8514
    @lpickman8514 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ru, you've come a long way Baby! You handled it all with class. That video reminded me of cruising with my tribe in the 80s. Nelson captured the vibe so well, down to the video games. Much Love to the ppl in the video and all who appreciate it.

  • @JeffmChicago
    @JeffmChicago 8 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    RuPaul rapping Chaka Khan Chaka Khan is a piece of history. That song 'I Feel For You' was a MAJOR hit back in the day. Great video of a by gone era of NYC.

  • @Mia7189
    @Mia7189 10 ปีที่แล้ว +159

    I use to visit NYC from '79 till the time I moved there in the mid-80. SO much fun. I'd visit the lower East side and the village (SOHO hadn't been taken over and gentrified yet) where there were amazing clubs, galleries and coffee houses and shops in St. Marks Place. I had a ball. My hair was spiky, my clothes were brought from 2nd hand shops...I was surrounded by people I felt a kinship with. Now, when I visit, it's a bit sad how much it has changed. Friends lived in affordable lofts which a now owned by millionaires. Expensive brownstones everywhere. The clubs are gone. The shops are few and far between. and the coffee houses are Starbucks. I LOVE watching this just reminisce. So much fun back then.

    • @redvelvetcakeYUM
      @redvelvetcakeYUM 10 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      Wow, your youth sounded amazing. I wish I could experience something as free and laid back as this.

    • @arksailingboat5605
      @arksailingboat5605 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I wish I could be your friend so you could tell me about those wonderful stories, I really hope you get to read my comment, this sounds so intriguing! I wanna hear all about gay youth back in the 80s all the crazy stuff you did, substances (if any). Did you rent an apartment with your friends, how did it all work?

    • @leshellby4931
      @leshellby4931 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The way you describe it makes me so sad..

    • @kageyamasmiling
      @kageyamasmiling 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      pls make youtube videos about 70s/80s stories

  • @kylevanderhorst7652
    @kylevanderhorst7652 10 ปีที่แล้ว +196

    Ru was always nothing but completely gorgeous. Still is.

    • @susandhifaoui
      @susandhifaoui 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I agree so much; inside and out. Just love him. he seems to be the sort of person that would be the dearest true blue friend.

    • @tyecarson8423
      @tyecarson8423 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oh absolutely!

  • @zstarzzstarz189
    @zstarzzstarz189 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This vid is gritty, authentic and a poignant reflection of society at the time. What also struck me was it was a group of friends hanging out, often as a result of their biological families rejecting them and choosing to be their own family of love and mutual support.

  •  10 ปีที่แล้ว +518

    i want to give Ru a hug in this ;(

    • @facuarroyo3249
      @facuarroyo3249 7 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      I WANT TO PUNCH THOSE FUCKERS IN THEIR STUPID FACES!

    • @merriezamora3017
      @merriezamora3017 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I know me to.

    • @searchingfororion
      @searchingfororion 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Yes. This video isn't what I expected. You can see by Ru's face that he was uncomfortable. This is obviously before Mama Ru developed the thick skin she's known for today.
      "Sometimes I do want to break down, but I can't. Because these girls see me as 'Mama Ru'..." - RuPaul

  • @marixcx
    @marixcx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +321

    Anyone kind of want to experience what it was like back then. Like even for one day.

    • @alessandro-hz9gb
      @alessandro-hz9gb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      you do not know how bad I want to go back just to see how it is, ugh like it's always on my mind

    • @christina_3358
      @christina_3358 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      marixxi! I was born in 94 and I wiiiiiish!

    • @kirk7708
      @kirk7708 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I wouldn't want to be there forever though, maybe like a month at most

    • @supastar97
      @supastar97 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Can I bring my iPhone 📱 lol 😂

    • @Add_Account485
      @Add_Account485 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@supastar97 definitely not.. ha! That's the whole point of why you kids? Probably wanna go back.. cause it's a different consciousness.. it's a different world where human to human contact us more prominent & you must be in the TOTAL MOMENT of where you are . Just living where you are in time . If you find a love interest you get to miss them but be with other people FULLY when your with other people because no-one is telepathing through a phone...
      You just have to be totally where you are..
      A whole different HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS CONNECTEDNESS & COMMUNICATION..
      Hope that makes sense..sorry to dribble on.. just meant "NO PHONES IN THE 80s/90s lol". :-)

  • @laracroftvideos
    @laracroftvideos 4 ปีที่แล้ว +405

    1:54 the fact gays sounded exactly the same decades ago 😊 lol i love it

    • @morphiousm
      @morphiousm 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Gays don’t sound like anything?

    • @laracroftvideos
      @laracroftvideos 4 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      @@morphiousm Yeah well thank u for sharing your politically correct SJW view on the matter, but since I’m gay and have been around gay men for a long time, I can attest there *are* certain speech features that connect us all. Sure, you’ll always encounter exceptions - guys that sound completely neutral (or “straight”) but imo every gay has something extra in their linguistic profile and I love it

    • @joey4725
      @joey4725 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@morphiousm a lot gay men use certain dialects and have speech mannerisms

    • @lucianacaserta9563
      @lucianacaserta9563 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@morphiousm i think all men sound like this guy but the straights ones are faking a deeper voice to seem manly lmao

    • @thtsmypurseidkyou
      @thtsmypurseidkyou 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lucianacaserta9563 pFff

  • @jaynecarr474
    @jaynecarr474 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I have very much respect for Ru. He has helped change the way many people look at drag queens, period.

  • @shefoldeditup
    @shefoldeditup 6 ปีที่แล้ว +331

    Ru Paul in the car afterwards look so sad :(

    • @angeluvsvid
      @angeluvsvid 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      I know i saw it too 😞

    • @Mellyburr
      @Mellyburr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Annie Montminy it was worth it though, she gets the last laugh

    • @thehoneyeffect
      @thehoneyeffect 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      yes after the homophobia and Puerto Ricans comment... he looked sad

    • @iwillnever4getu
      @iwillnever4getu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@thehoneyeffect yea im thinkin that PR comment made him extra sad as the only person of color in the car like damn man

    • @pedroperu
      @pedroperu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      She probably was thinking, OMG I really need to rule the world

  • @dylanmorris4085
    @dylanmorris4085 6 ปีที่แล้ว +264

    6:13 if anyone wants to skip ahead when it happens

    • @amandab5778
      @amandab5778 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks

    • @thedredgod
      @thedredgod 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Oasis of Isis YDR MVP

    • @HowieDuwett
      @HowieDuwett 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dylan Burley damn thank you!!

    • @Allhoney33
      @Allhoney33 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jesus thanx! At first I was thinking it was just click bait.😂

    • @liffty3989
      @liffty3989 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I watched the whole vid and still managed to miss that omfg

  • @LovingAtlanta
    @LovingAtlanta 6 ปีที่แล้ว +254

    Wow, this was 1984 - RuPaul was only 24 years old in this video. Just think of how the coming years changed for him..... he achieved international fame as a drag queen with the release of his debut single, "Supermodel (You Better Work)", which was included on his debut studio album Supermodel of the World in 1993. In 1994, he became a spokesperson for MAC Cosmetics, raising money for the Mac AIDS Fund and becoming the first drag queen to land a major cosmetics campaign. Also that year, he received his own talk show on VH1, The RuPaul Show, which he hosted for over 100 episodes, while co-hosting the morning radio show on WKTU with Michelle Visage. The rest is history you already know. Good for him. 🤩💞

    • @LovingAtlanta
      @LovingAtlanta 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Justin Wilson - 👍I know what you mean. We were children. It just goes to show a lot can change in a lifetime. It was apparent to me that he was destined for something bigger / better than the place where he was in life back then. It can happen the same for any of us. 💞

    • @al.h23b74
      @al.h23b74 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Damn.. ru looked like that at 24? Im 24 now and this morning my brother started peeling my arms thinking it was a potato.

    • @LovingAtlanta
      @LovingAtlanta 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      aL.h 23B - 😂

    • @Emily-pr3qc
      @Emily-pr3qc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      drosh413 david OP didn’t comment to sound smart... they commented to admire Ru’s amazing achievements. So what if they may have googled this info?

    • @emj9774
      @emj9774 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I love that song! I listened to it everyday on my drive to school

  • @LittleThings98
    @LittleThings98 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’m glad I got this recommended, this is an interesting vlog from the past