Drag Queens

Neither do most of us Sparklefiz, I think I know why but I were to say anything that you are not permitted to, which is a most things now, you would be jumped on.,

Because I expect that drag queens are part of this very aggressive Inclusivity, Diversity and Equality movement that seems to be indoctrinating Britain at the moment.
They make me feel uncomfortable.

Ridiculous and I don’t understand the thinking behind it because drag queens are nothing to do with gender identity

Good question Sparklefizz and I agree about inclusivity.

We recently had a family wedding with uncle x and uncle y. Their 4 year old child was very involved, as were all the children in our extended family. The child’s birth mother who is a long term close friend of daddy was there, along with her extended family. That’s positive inclusivity in action so far as I’m concerned.

I liked Paul O’Brady as Lily Savage and enjoyed Barry Humphrey’s Edna Everage and other persona’s. I confess to feeling less enthusiastic about drag queen’s being prioritised in schools and libraries. What’s the context?

I agree Sparklefizz.

I was most impressed with this when I saw him on TV and the children loved him.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-65113207

Why shouldn't drag queens read to children?

No one is forced to attend

Agree Sparklefizz I have difficulty understanding why this is happening as well.
In fact I'm finding it hard to understand all round what our children and young people are having to cope with nowadays.

Did no one ever take their children to a Panto?

Why should drag queens read to children VioletSky ?

VioletSky

Did no one ever take their children to a Panto?

That was my thought exactly, VioletSky.

Allsorts, sparklefizz hasn’t been ‘jumped on’ here, quite the opposite.

My DGS was playa game rated suitable for 7year olds- no bad language, no violence.
My sort of game until:
Which flag shall I have granny?
I will post a photo of the screen, it’s difficult to read the titles under the flags but you may get the gist.

Anniebach

Why should drag queens read to children VioletSky ?

Because children like being read too and it doesn't matter to them who does it?

I am an enthusiastic pantomime goer and took my children with me.
Drag queens are not Pantomime Dames, although some of them try to be.
Different tradition altogether.
The only one I liked was Danny La Rue.

Some children have parent who do drag as well as LGBTQ parents

Is that a problem too?

Surely the stage is a totally different ball game it’s acting a part, girls could be boys and men could be women, it’s called acting it was the whole audience participation of ‘its behind you’ but kids sitting in a room being read to by a man a or a woman or transgender is totally different to a man grotesquely and the drag queens of today are grotesque (not at all like the Danny laRues of the day who had class) reading a story to small kids makes completely no sense to me …why ??

VioletSky

Did no one ever take their children to a Panto?

Large difference between panto dames, and men dressing provocatively to read to children.

Do we shame mums who "dress provocatively" too?

Panto mine dames dress as they do to be laughed at and ridiculed they expect it. Woe betide anyone these days who ridicules a drag queen, who is often more provocatively dressed than most women.

IMO children are being sexualised too young. Why can’t they be allowed to be innocent children.

If I, as a child, had been read to by a Drag Queen I would have been nervous and confused. I was frightened of clowns too.

I have nothing against drag queens entertaining adults. The Drag Queen shows in Brighton, where my son lives, are very popular.

I've never ridiculed someone who does Panto, I don't see a reason to hold them or drag queens in contempt

How is reading sexualising children?

VioletSky

How is reading sexualising children?

Reading isn’t.

I am pleasantly surprised Iam, I’ve really got fed up some who read something into nothing. Why would you have a Drag Queen, presumably in their full attire read to young children, what is the reasoning behind it? It’s not a pantomime it’s reading. School is not the place for people dressed provocatively, show a bit of respect.