Opposition and Ignorance
I agree that the potentially libratory aspects of the road for masculinities in Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert are suppressed by a return to the logic of hegemonic masculinity. The dominance of masculinity is blatant in this film. When Mitzi, Felicia, and Bernadette enter the first small town, they are met with resistance. In the bar, a woman approaches the three of them and says, "We've got nothin' here for people like you." After the the initial hurtful remarks are made, the small-town people begin to enjoy the company of Mitzi, Felicia, and Bernadette. It seems that progress has been made, then they see that their bus has been spray-painted with insulting profanities. In another small town, Felicia is attacked when the men find out she is male. Mitzi, Felicia, and Bernadette challenge the masculine norm with their excessive femininity and they are met with opposition and ignorance along their road trip.