In a stunning display of cognitive dissonance that would make even a quantum physicist scratch their head, Judge Prudence Pecksniff, known for her staunchly conservative views, publicly denounced drag performances as 'an affront to traditional values' while simultaneously engaging in a weekly viewing party of 'RuPaul's Best Friend Race,' a hyper-realistic simulation of a drag queen competition.
'It's simply too flamboyant,' Judge Pecksniff declared in a statement released earlier this week, adding that the art form 'promotes moral decay and the subversion of wholesome family values,' a sentiment seemingly at odds with her reportedly enthusiastic participation in the viewing parties, where she frequently screams, 'Yas queen!' during particularly impressive death drops.
Sources within the 'RuPaul's Best Friend Race' viewing party circuit – a closely-guarded network of closeted conservatives allegedly revealed to include several other local justices – report that Judge Pecksniff's commentary is typically laced with enthusiastic shouts of approval, often including phrases like 'Sheer artistry!' and 'That lip-sync is sharper than my legal arguments'. One anonymous source, identified only as 'Chad,' stated, 'I think she secretly wants to be a drag queen but is bound by the shackles of societal expectations and possibly an antiquated sense of propriety. Or maybe she just really loves a good fish-out-of-water narrative.'
Legal experts are baffled. 'It's unprecedented,' stated Professor Quentin Quibble of the prestigious Yale Law School (also an avid viewer of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race: UK vs The World’), 'This blatant hypocrisy transcends simple political theatre. We're talking about an intersection of ideological dissonance so profound, it threatens to tear the very fabric of spacetime.'
Following the controversy, Judge Pecksniff doubled down, issuing a clarifying statement: 'My criticism of drag is purely academic. I am merely a neutral observer engaging in rigorous cultural analysis, much like a discerning connoisseur of fine cheese... that happens to be covered in glitter.'
The American Civil Liberties Union and the Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) have yet to comment, reportedly too busy trying to unravel this bizarre situation and possibly petition to have Judge Pecksniff replaced by a team of particularly fierce drag queens in full regalia.