My Momma Told Me: "The Skeeting Rainbow" (with Miles Gray) – RE-RELEASE

Podcast: My Momma Told Me
Hosts: Langston Kerman & David Gborie
Guest: Miles Gray
Date: December 4, 2025

Episode Overview

In this re-released episode of My Momma Told Me, comedians Langston Kerman, David Gborie, and returning guest Miles Gray delve into the “rainbow party” conspiracy theory—a sensational urban legend about teens at “oral sex parties.” With their trademark mix of humor and insight, they explore the origins, pop culture spread, and moral panic surrounding this myth, relating it to broader themes of Black conspiracy lore, sex education, and generational hangups.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

Opening Banter: Absurd Conspiracies and Monkey Business

• [02:30–06:32]
  • The hosts tease the kind of wild, deeply unserious theories often tackled on their show, with quick riffs about government-grown babies, microchips, and racist koalas.
  • Discussion turns to rapper Kodak Black’s “monkey companion,” poking fun at celebrities’ odd animal antics. Both hosts lampoon PETA outrage and imagine the monkey’s wild lifestyle.
  • Langston: “At the very least, that monkey had more Popeyes than any monkey has ever had.” [06:10]

Guest Introduction: Miles Gray Returns

• [06:32–07:51]
  • Langston introduces Miles as a returning favorite, praising his range beyond comedy.
  • Miles quickly warms up, joking about a conspiracy from his youth: “Does that time when everyone thought Lil Flip had AIDS count in the conspiracy theory?” [07:12]
  • The hosts affirm that no urban legend is too obscure or “too Black” for the podcast.

[Main Segment] The Rainbow Party Conspiracy

What is a Rainbow Party?

[09:10–12:14]

• Miles explains:
  • As a teen, he heard from a friend: At a “rainbow party,” girls wear different shades of lipstick and take turns giving oral sex, supposedly resulting in a “rainbow” of colors on the recipient’s genitals.
  • “All the different shades of lipstick...give you like a rainbow-colored dick. And that’s what a rainbow party is.” [11:01]
  • David and Langston laugh at the elaborate details and point out the fantasy element.

The Urban Legend’s Spread – "Like Lil Kim's Stomach Pump"

[12:25–14:47]

• The myth is compared to other baseless but persistent rumors (e.g., Marilyn Manson's rib, celebrities’ sexual exploits).
• Miles notes that these urban legends spread before the internet made fact-checking easy—often just “shit people would say, but no one had proof for.” [12:46]
• Cross-racial versions: For Black teens, Lil Kim; for white teens, Rod Stewart or Madonna.

Dissecting the Logic (and Impracticality)

[15:07–18:39]

• The hosts pick apart the “game mechanics” of rainbow parties: How would the colors actually look? Would anyone really want to show off? Is it racially tinged (the “mud party” joke)? Is there a “winner”?
  • David: “My dick is probably only gonna reflect maybe the reds... It’s gonna look like mud.” [17:02]
• Miles observes that teenage boys were simply eager to believe in a world of wanton sexual abundance: “The idea that there were so many willing participants in, like, sexual activity was like... everything else be damned.” [17:47]

Oprah and the Moral Panic Goes Mainstream

[19:29–30:23]

• The infamous Oprah episode is watched and analyzed:
  • Oprah feigns innocence as “rainbow parties” and “salad tossing” (oral-anal sex) are explained for her shocked audience.
  • Oprah: “Salad tossing...oral-anal sex. So, oral sex to the anus...A rainbow party is an oral sex party. It’s a gathering where oral sex is performed...” [23:42–25:23]
• The hosts mock the audience’s naivete and Oprah’s unnecessary surprise.
  • Langston: “You’ve had Stedman as a side piece for 40 years...you tellin’ me this motherfucker ain’t never had to do something weird for you?” [22:04]
• They dissect how such daytime TV segments actively manufacture panic—focusing on dramatization over facts.

Generational Attitudes and Sex Negativity

[29:05–32:06]

• The podcast reflects on the moralistic panic about teen sexuality and how it sidelines actual education.
  • David: “You’re giving a weight to sex that kids are gonna have to grow up and figure out how to navigate.” [29:30]
• They roast abstinence-only attitudes, sharing personal stories about how being open about sex (let alone oral sex) was taboo for their generation—referencing Catholic and Mormon “workarounds.”

[Research & Origins]

The First Sources and the Role of Adult Panic

[37:37–45:10]

• Langston shares findings from research:
  • The first written mention was a 2002 book by a “Christian pediatrician” warning of the “devastation” wrought by early teen sex, relying on questionable anecdotes.
  • Quoting a summary: “She writes this book in 2002, basically being like, you kids are dying because they’re too goddamn horny...” [43:21]
• The group mocks the “deeply weird” habit of adults eliciting and retelling stories of children’s sex lives to other adults.
  • “It sounds like a lie a boy told...If I’m gonna lie on my dick, let it be wearing a technicolor dream coat.” [46:20, Miles & David]

Female Participation & Reality-Checking the Myth

[47:08–56:31]

• Miles recalls that girls at his high school were incredulous and offended by the whole notion: “What the fuck are you talking about? ...I don’t fuck with anybody enough, not even my own friends to be like, ‘girl, we better go hit the MAC counter and get all these different shades of lipstick...’” [47:08]
• Experts have repeatedly found that the “rainbow party” panic was all rumor, never substantiated—and any actual similar event would have been vanishingly rare.

[Moral Panic, Sex Ed Fails, and Social Commentary]

The Function of Moral Panics

[56:37–58:10]

• Miles defines a “moral panic” and walks through how greater social fears are mapped onto youth sexuality, then repeated in the media, lawmaking, and school policy.
• Historic panics are compared (the Red Scare, satanic panic, “devil’s music,” switchblades, AIDS, the video game scare, and more).

Sex Ed & Generational Trauma

[67:29–69:49]

• David wonders if their generation got the worst AIDS scare and shaming-based sex education.
• Langston reflects: “We got all the fear after the worst version...Adults had like, gotten all their rocks off...sex positive anymore. They were like, ‘nah, I’m washed and you will be too.’” [68:01]

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On the Impracticality of the Myth:
  “What technique is being used during the fellatio... are you just going, like, stamping rings around?” — Miles Gray [16:32]

• On Taboo Sex in High School:
  “You would have told me you ate ass in high school, I’d have thought you were a psychopath.” — Langston Kerman [36:55]

• On Generational Growth:
  “It’s truly what makes me hate, like, my father’s generation...they can’t look back and go, ‘Bro, we were sad.’” — Langston Kerman [39:48]

• On Moral Panics:
  “Moral panic is a condition, episode person or group of persons who emerges to become defined as a threat to societal values and interests... the exaggerated seriousness… is exaggerated.” — Miles Gray citing Stanley Cohen [56:37]

• On Sex Ed & Fear:
  “We were the generation who—he only ones who gave condoms a real shot.” — David Bori [68:31]

Timestamps of Notable Segments

• 02:30 – Opening riffs on celebrity-animal conspiracies
• 06:32 – Introduction of Miles Gray
• 09:20 – “Rainbow parties are real” conspiracy is announced
• 11:01 – Detailed rainbow party myth explained
• 19:29 – Watching and analyzing the Oprah “rainbow party” episode
• 29:05 – Reflection on generational attitudes about oral sex
• 37:37 – Research origins of the rainbow party urban legend
• 43:21 – Summary of the panic-laden 2002 “Christian pediatrician” book
• 47:08 – “No, girls didn’t do this” – realism and lived experience
• 56:37 – Defining and analyzing “moral panic”
• 68:01 – Generational take on AIDS, condoms, and sex ed

Takeaways

• “Rainbow parties” are a textbook moral panic: a myth with little to no real-world evidence, reflecting adult anxieties about youth sexuality rather than actual trends.
• The myth reveals just how credulous and horny teenagers can be, especially when they lack real sex education.
• Pop culture (Oprah, talk shows, books, even Law & Order) amplified and legitimized the myth, helping it enter the collective consciousness despite its roots in rumor and fantasy.
• The hosts use the urban legend as a springboard to critique sex negativity, poor sex ed, macho posturing, and the persistence of “moral panics” in American culture.
• The episode, while hilarious and irreverent, ultimately offers a thoughtful reflection on generational growth, the importance of honest sex education, and the need to break harmful cycles of shame and misinformation.

Summary prepared for those curious about the “rainbow party” myth and its real cultural significance—without needing to hear the full episode.