Priscilla - For or Against Diversity
I agree with Robertson's argument that the road is liberating to gay identities because of its racist and sexist nature. This point can not be more evident than in the bar scene where Shirley, a very butch white woman, refuses to serve Tick, Adam and Bernadette because they are different. Bernadette's response to this woman is to yell at her in front of a large crowd of men that have gathered. "Now listen here, you mullet. Why don't you just light your tampon and blow your box apart, because it's the only bang you're ever going to get." After Bernadette has made Shirley into a "scape goat" for the crowd's hostility the male crowd erupts in laughter and our three main characters are instantly accepted in the bar.
In another scene Bob’s wife Cynthia shows up at the bar where Tick, Adam and Bernadette are suppose to be performing their drag number. She is very scantily clad and begins dancing and performing a ping pong ball routine. The all male audience goes wild and Bob is eventually forced to pull her off the bar and take her back home. Cynthia’s performance liberates the drag queens from the eyes of the audience as she becomes their focus.