David Schwimmer’s ‘Friends’ Throwback Ad Sparks Antisemitic Fury Online
By ALEX ZDAN
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‘Ms. Blakk for President’ is a joyous tribut to a drag queen’s uncovnentional White House bid.
Even to hardcore political junkies, the names Terence Alan Smith and Joan Jett Blakk may not ring a bell. The latter was a drag-queen persona adopted by Mr. Smith, who in the early 1990s ran — cheekily, but also with a sense of purpose —as Ms. Blakk for mayor of Chicago and, after losing that bid, president of the United States. Her catchy slogan for the latter campaign was “Lick Bush in ’92!”
By ALEX ZDAN
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By DAVID JONES
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By MARIO NAVES
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By SEBASTIAN DOGGART
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By LUKE FUNK
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By JOTAM CONFINO
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By MATTHEW RICE
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By DONALD KIRK
|Even to hardcore political junkies, the names Terence Alan Smith and Joan Jett Blakk may not ring a bell. The latter was a drag-queen persona adopted by Mr. Smith, who in the early 1990s ran — cheekily, but also with a sense of purpose —as Ms. Blakk for mayor of Chicago and, after losing that bid, president of the United States. Her catchy slogan for the latter campaign was “Lick Bush in ’92!”
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