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[–]yousaythosethings 14 insightful - 1 fun14 insightful - 0 fun15 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I think a lot of the criticisms of drag are valid (ugh hate that word now). It’s not a hill I’m personally willing to die on though. I have met drag performers that were perfectly lovely. I’ve seen some that are terrible. That’s true for gay men generally. I’m mostly pretty far removed from this though because I don’t follow or participate in any drag culture. Where I am it is a really big thing for teenage and 20-something black gay boys/men and it gives them a community to participate in when the outside world is harsh too them. I do have concerns about grooming of young gay boys in that community.

I am 100% against the concept of drag kids, drag story hours for kids, or any involvement of kids in drag. That shit is grooming. Drag is entertainment for adults and we need to leave kids out of it. It creates a VERY bad look for “LGBT” and is everything we fought against being associated with gay people, and that is now being undone.

[–]Mobymaybe 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Oh yea, I’m definitely against bringing kids into drag. Its adult entertainment and creepy AF if a kid is doing it.