queen latifa is in the scene. you are the president of her fan club. do you think that made the joke okay by having her there? >> what are you infering by that? >> that she is a hip hop artist. >> i'm currently dating queen latifa. that speaks nothing to any type of sexual activity. since when is it gay to have your parents chaperon your prom? if not for my mom i would not dance with anyone. i had some super cool moves with her. prom sham roans -- chaperons, not gay. >> i just remember when vince vaughn did good movies. >> when was that? >> money, baby. >> that was 20 years ago. >> well, that's what he was remembering. >> the bottom line is what anderson cooper is saying, let's retire this phrase. i think we can agree, yeah, why not? >> or genericize the phrase. people use it freely like, oh that outfit is so gay. >> i disagree. any regular viewer knows i am captain defend the gays or queen defend the gays depending on where you want to go. i think it is funny. they should lighten up. it is not the f-word which has worse connotation. it can mean two th