Thread by @paul_g_mclaugh

#DQSH
If I, as a 50yo man said I want to read stories to some random children in the Library, people would (rightly) be instantly suspicious.
What are his reasons, what are his motives? Why does a totally random guy want to read to my children in the library?
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What are his qualifications?
Were I a published children's author, that would make sense. Were I a poet or bard and this was my career, that would make sense. Were this a creative writing workshop, that would make sense.
But do you know what does not make sense?
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Why the fuck, if I put on makeup and dressed up as some pornified version of a woman in clown drag does the library and parents suddenly think that it's ok?
It's a man in a wig FFS!
Yes, children see 'dames' at panto, but they are "on stage" in a theatre, at a distance.
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They are professional actors. So that argument won't wash.
Even if there are no safeguarding risks (disclosure done, parents are present, CCTV), the only reason I can see for this is to inculcate in young children, the notion that this is a normal part of society...
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...and to present the gender religion as normal. The targeted children are clearly too young to even be thinking about relationships (gay/lesbian etc.), their own sexuality or "twerking drag queens", or being told they can be boy/girl on different days.
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We all make choices in life, and many people that wanted children did not have them for many reasons, and we just have to live with that in our own way. What we should not be doing is asking if we can borrow other people's children for a couple of hours to teach them...
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...about a rather unusual lifestyle choice.
Personally, drag is not for me. But we live in a pluralistic society, so if people want to do that it should be allowed "in adult environments" only.
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Drag Queen Story Hour #DGSH is blurring the lines for children between panto, circus, and adult entertainment that revolves around sex. This is not acceptable!