Before anyone has the right to give an opinion about a movie and its contents, I think that some investigation should be done. First of all, the movie To Wong Foo is not at all a full-fledged fantasy. For Mr. Butler’s information, the costumes, pageants and glamour shown in this movie is all too close to real life. I have gay friends, of which some are drag queens, that participate in pageants and have even wilder and elaborate costumes which win them crowns that Miss Universe herself wishes she had. In the gay world, there is a Miss Gay USA Pageant, resembling the Drag Queen of the Year Pageant in the movie. It was held in St. Louis last year, which goes to show how close this world is to yours.

People may think that some of the situations were absurd and the movie was full of visual gags, but it is real and a part of some people’s lives. Of course you cannot see the effectiveness of this movie because you have never been around this lifestyle and therefore do not allow yourself to understand the real life situations.

These queens were traveling to Hollywood make it big in their world. Along the way, they did come in contact and deal with those situations of domestic violence, sexual harassment and police brutality. But, they also dealt with respect, love and pride for themselves and their friends.

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Lastly, the fact that the movie has gay protagonist should not have any affect on the box office’s ability to pull in money. When I left the theater, I turned around to find many opposite sex couples, families and yes, even children there to watch the movie. This is a fun movie that happens to includes some serious problems in today’s society. It just goes to show that everyone is part of society, no matter who they are and what situations they have to face.