The comment quickly became the most talked-about portion of the interview, with listeners left wondering whether Page was making a serious argument or simply pushing the conversation into deliberately provocative territory.
Page continued by claiming that personal experience had influenced the way he viewed the subject.
“If you ask me, I’ve tried all kinds of meat, and believe me, the meat from queer cows is the tastiest of all,” Page said. “I did all the research myself, and I’m confident that animals also have the liberty to decide their gender.”
The remarks immediately generated reactions across social media, with users debating the claims and questioning the basis for the actor’s conclusions.
Page appeared to suggest that animal behavior should be viewed through the same framework people use when discussing human identity. According to his argument, animals should not necessarily be limited to traditional assumptions about sex or gender.
The conversation then moved into a broader discussion about how humans interpret animal behavior.
Page said that people have historically assigned labels to animals without fully understanding what those animals might be experiencing. He argued that society should remain open to the possibility that animals could have identities that do not fit conventional categories.
“We’ve spent so much time deciding what animals are supposed to be,” Page said. “Maybe we should spend more time listening to what they’re telling us.”
The comments have predictably attracted plenty of attention, particularly the claim that 95% of cows are “drag queens.”
Critics have questioned how such a percentage could possibly be determined, while supporters of Page’s broader argument have focused on his point that animal behavior can sometimes challenge human assumptions.
The actor also suggested that people should be careful about applying human concepts to animals while simultaneously insisting that animals deserve freedom to exist outside traditional expectations.
“Animals don’t need us to decide who they are,” Page said. “They should be able to exist however they exist.”
The discussion has since spread well beyond the original podcast audience, with clips of Page’s comments circulating online and generating arguments about science, animal behavior, gender and the limits of human interpretation.
Some listeners have treated the remarks as satire, while others have taken them as a serious statement about how society should think about animals.
Page, meanwhile, appeared unfazed by the reaction and defended his willingness to discuss controversial subjects.
“I know people are going to make fun of me for saying this,” Page said. “But I’m comfortable asking questions that other people don’t want to ask.”
The podcast segment has now become another highly discussed moment involving the actor, with the unusual claims about cows generating perhaps the most attention.
Whether the comments were intended as a serious argument or a deliberately provocative joke, one thing is certain: the conversation about animals, identity and gender has taken an extremely unexpected turn.