![]() ![]() What I find most funny is Christians who go out there and throw stones. But, he understood they are just people, people with the same problems as conservatives and just looking to have a good time. He said “She” was alright, even unconsciously used the word “she” in the sentence, that alone is progress. Hell I even had a really conservative friend of mine go to a show that had a drag lady as one of the comics and he laughed and laughed. It’s also hard to judge if you never been to understand that your making a much bigger deal of something than it is. But, ultimately it’s just a family comedy show. Evangelicals do not have a good rep on molestation.Īre you cool with them going to a regular PG comedy show? I know some people will say no. The Bible now comes with astrixes and doesn't apply to anybody you don't like if you're a Christian extremist.Įdit: since churches were brought up, parents, check to see if your church has a "child-safe" policy. We don't exactly have blanket condemnation of mass shootings these days, after all! Nobody cares about "thou shalt not kill". Ok, and the now very real risk of being shot by someone who is threatened by drag shows and has been told mass shootings are ok if it's against the Right People, because they deserve it. Drag shows aren't the danger to worry about.Īt an all ages show, if there's alcohol, they're going to card everybody: underage alcohol is the only danger I'm coming up with. There are many dangers for their mental health. It makes much more sense to protest against the sexualization of kids, from the tighter cut of girl's toddler clothing(!!!), to the engagement algorithms serving them be-sexy-and-thinner content, etc etc. The only reason drag shows are being protested is because some think tank decided it would play well. Tldr: early grade school kid ignored drag, is being targeted by alcohol marketing ![]() Worried you don't look masculine enough? Marlboros will fix that! This was a wake up call as a parent that I'm going to have to start talking about media and marketing NOW. Traditionally, cigarettes and alcohol companies have targeted LGBTQ people. There was a freebie table with no information giving required: also nice. Since this was such a small Pride, there wasn't any of that, which was really nice. The booths afterwards give out more free stuff if you give your personal information (ugh). ![]() The parades are a big ad for companies, politicians, and interestingly enough, religious groups. Some background: the commercialization of Pride has been a long term thing now. It was a hard conversation, because she hasn't seen drunk people, and had no context for the existence of alcohol or what it was. The next day I tried to explain branding and advertising. None of the stickers on the sheet were appropriate for my early grade school kid to wear. Either the name, or a bottle, or something. And I was even more unhappy with Absolut after I grabbed some cute glittery rainbow body stickers on the way out (early bedtime for the little one!) and then after I looked at them at home, realized that every single sticker involved alcohol in the design. As a parent, I was uncomfortable with it being branded for Absolut vodka, but it was cute and more sustainable than a glowstick (replaceable battery powered). So someone handed her a light-up foam stick to wave around and dance with. There were lots of freebie promos on a table, and some people passed them out. This was a really small Pride, and the first of any we've been to since she's been talking. Because of the pandemic, it was the first time she'd seen a live polished dance number by adults. Maybe she saw the nails of a performer on break, because she expressed interest in the free nail stickers on the promo table. My kid is used to seeing flamboyant dress, and didn't really think anything of the drag. I'll add more: what my kid took away from seeing drag and what actually worries me as a parent ![]() You should also know that think tanks realized they could effectively target trans people to win votes/culture war. The narrative is to call them drag queens and then claim they're somehow recruiting kids. Some people don't think trans people should exist, and that every trans person is actually someone pretending to be uncomfortable in their body. The idea of gender being fluid is very threatening. Older kids will get that there is some parody of gender roles, and that maybe gender is just what clothing you put on.īreaking binaries is really offensive to some people, and the male female one is pretty big. "It is ok to dress up and play pretend." is the overarching message imo. If the lighting is good enough, little kids will notice that the performers are doing some extreme makeup and maybe have fun costumes. And extreme makeup that you couldn't even see unless you were close. Our pride had some, and it was nice dance numbers. ![]()
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