Watch: School Kids React to Drag with Reuben Kaye
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鈥榊ou have girls shoes on!鈥�
鈥榃hy do you have makeup and lipstick and glitter on?鈥�
鈥榃ould you be gay, or would you not be gay?鈥�
These were just some of the questions school kids asked international cabaret sensation Ruben Kaye as part of the Reuben Kaye Project for the UKs Channel 4.
鈥楽chool wasn鈥檛 actually a fun time for me.鈥� Reuben says in the video.
鈥業 was a different kid. I was a young gay kid that liked to dress up and sing and dance and I wasn鈥檛 into sports.鈥�
Now after talking to school children, Reuben thinks school might not be as bad as it used to be.
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The children he interacts with are lovely. Judging from the many people share the same opinion:
鈥淢any adults should take a lesson from these beautiful, intelligent young people!鈥�
鈥淭hese kids actually brought tears to my eyes. Society as it ought to be. Acceptance, nothing more and nothing less.鈥�
鈥淭his is fantastic! I wish you’d come to my school when I was there. I didn’t like school much either鈥�
And while not every online response was accepting (it is the internet after all) Reuben had only this to say in a
鈥淔or all the people online saying I shouldn鈥檛 be allowed in front of children, teaching them about drag, acceptance, kindness. For everyone calling me disgusting and corrupt. Relax, Breathe. I know it鈥檚 scary. It鈥檚 a new world. And if you need a hug I鈥檓 always here. However, there鈥檚 a queue and waiting times may vary… This bitch is in demand.鈥�
Channel 4 in the UK champions unheard voices, takes bold creative risks, inspires change and stands up for diversity. When it started in 1982 its鈥� remit was to serve the “tastes and interests not generally catered for” by other UK broadcasters. Even though times have changed, it still finds creative ways to channel diverse voices. Some popular queer programs that launched on Channel 4 have included Queer as Folk, Sugar Rush and 厂办颈苍蝉.听
Overseas Reubens鈥� cabaret career isn鈥檛 slowing down one bit. Luckily he will be returning to Australia in 2020 for the Adelaide Fringe Festival in the Garden of Unearthly Delights with a brand-new show 鈥�
