I wouldn’t have taken my kids to a drag queen story hour either.
I wouldn’t have taken my kids to a drag queen story hour either.
I know what you meant; I just doubt attending Drag Queen Story Hour is going to lead to an explosion of committed cross-dressers. (who might very well be cis-men if percentages bear out.) I guess time will tell.
I think events such as Drag Queen Story Hour for children hurts the LGBTQ cause more than helps it.
ETA: I did watch the clip and thought the show was grossly inappropriate for children, and it doesn't look like anything I would enjoy either. I also wondered who Blaire White is and what is wrong with her lips, but I probably don't care enough to look into it further.
Thank you! ALL OF THIS works against the LGBTQ community. When are they going to see that?Originally Posted by rosarugosa
Blaire is a trans woman who is a well known podcaster with moderate political/social views which, in this day and age, are considered “conservative.” She works hard to look like that and the lip fillers are part of it.
https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/po...8-0f66bb55a673
In my own back yard this crap is going on.
Miss Dieta Pepsi, long term drag performer in St. Louis says she and her colleagues “know where to draw the line to create a family friendly environment when children are in attendance. “
Complete bullshit, as demonstrated by the Ru Paul Christmas show in Austin, TX.
”They are lying.
We know they are lying.
They know we know they are lying.
We know they know we know they are lying.
Yet they continue to lie.”
—Elena Gorokhova
Why am I so wound up by this? Because I feel betrayed and lied to. I used to go to drag shows and probably even saw Dieta Pepsi, don’t remember, and I had fun at the suggestive, silly, antics of the
queens. I still watch Ru Paul clips on YouTube because who dowsnt love RuPaul?
But this stuff is beyond the pale.
And it pisses me off that The Law is threatened to get involved when that is completely unnecessary. Keep the law out of adult entertainment, keep children out of adult entertainment. It isn't that hard.
Yes, it is the overt sexuality that makes it inappropriate for kids. Gay or straight is beside the point.
It’s a public library. I personally think they should be keeping books that their patrons are interested in reading. If graphic novels are what they want then sure, what is wrong with that?
I'm sure graphic novels with graphic depictions of sex are very popular with teenagers, the question is if they are appropriate for that audience. I suspect that if someone objects to graphic depictions in publications aimed at youngsters, it doesn't matter if its target audience is straight or gay, but you'd never know that from the story which prompted your objection. It was designed to enrage you without providing the necessary details.
"Things should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler." ~ Albert Einstein
If you want to restrict what your teen reads then restrict what your teen reads. Why should all library patrons be subjected to only the books you deem appropriate for your teen?
Yes, this.
Let kids get their edgy material in a book, it is so benign when compared to film.
It tends to be the Definately-for-teens-and-above stuff that causes the most problems when that material strays to elementary level audiences.
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