Carol Channing on The Gays

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Check out this article/interview of the inimitable Carol Channing from Evenings Out in Ohio. Certainly not what I would have expected to hear from her. Do you think she was just confused?

[Motorboat Cruiser]

I saw this the other day and was somewhat surprised to read what she had said. I'm not really sure how to take it though. Seems she would want to be a little more careful about possibly alienating her fans so it seems strange that she would answer the questions in that way, regardless of the publication. The possibility exists that her mind is slipping a bit. She is in her 80's. Strange interview though.

I think this is my favorite quote:

CC: At one time there were seven men doing me in Las Vegas. I began to wonder if I had a glandular problem. But you know that the Bible says that that’s not the way it’s supposed to be.

Perhaps she is just exhausted.

[wendybeth]

It's not just the weird quotes with regards to her gay fans- did you catch this?:

KK: As revealed in your biography “Just Lucky I Guess,” you found out later in life that your father was of African-American origins. Did you ever feel betrayed that you weren’t told that right from the start?
CC: No. I didn’t even know it would matter, that reporters would ask questions. [It did] not change my relationship with him at all. But I did finally realize why I sang so well, why I danced do well. Everyone’s race is something to be proud of. I’m terribly proud of it. I was very close to him and loved him dearly. He was the kindest, most spiritually minded person I knew.


While I'm glad she loved her father, I couldn't help but be a bit taken aback at the 'singing and dancing' remark. I think she is most definitely slipping, but she is getting up there.

[CoasterMatt]

Hey 7 guys doing Carol Channing is not an image I need burned into my mind....

[Motorboat Cruiser]

Originally Posted by CoasterMatt

Hey 7 guys doing Carol Channing is not an image I need burned into my mind....

Consider it payback.

[CoasterMatt]

Originally Posted by Motorboat Cruiser

Consider it payback.

It might even be a good dietary aid...

[Disneyphile]

Originally Posted by CoasterMatt

Hey 7 guys doing Carol Channing is not an image I need burned into my mind....

No kidding. I haven't had my usual afternoon snack because I read this first.

I'm just thinking of that voice.......

"Give it to me, big boy!"

"Thanks, and now you, you even bigger boy!"

"Thank you. I'm ready for another. Come to mama!!!!"

......

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Hmm, color me puzzled as to why everyone is saying "she's slipping" instead of actually being hurt and angry. I never knew what she felt about the gay community before - why should I feel this is due to her old age? Anytime any other celebrity would say such things you guys would tear into them. Why are you guys cutting her a break?

[Not Afraid]

I'm just posting so Munch and Aleister's pics can be near one another.

[wendybeth]

I know many people from her generation and little 'comments' like the singing and dancing thing are fairly common amongst them. They were sandwiched between the very prim and prejudiced Edwardian age and the anything-goes Boomers. They were largely brought up (and I know I'm generalizing here, so bear with me) under a certain set of rules and then later in life they did a lot of revising of those rules. I think Carol has lived her life for the most part as a fairly liberal and kind person, and I do think that she is probably beginning to slip a bit. From what I understand dementia is somewhat exponential- roughly 85% of 85 year olds will have it in some form and degree. I can only speak for myself- so far, she does get a pass with me but only just. I hope she doesn't keep on like this- it would be a sad blight on an otherwise remarkable career.