Drag Queen Story Times picketed by protestors who claim that it grooms children and promotes paedophilia

[Orang Utan]

Because panto is something we’ve done forever.

With this, we have imported both story time and the right-wing protester element from the US as a package deal.

Not story time. That is universal

 

[8ball]

Not story time. That is universal

I meant drag queen story time obv.

(or maybe not obv - will correct on original post to avoid further possible confusion)

 

[SpookyFrank]

I meant drag queen story time obv.

(or maybe not obv - will correct on original post to avoid further possible confusion)

Been happening in the UK for ages afaik.

 

[8ball]

Been happening in the UK for ages afaik.

A drag queen may have read a story to children at some event, but DQSH originates in San Francisco in 2015 and I can’t see any records of performances in the UK before 2020.

 

[smokedout]

A drag queen may have read a story to children at some event, but DQSH originates in San Francisco in 2015 and I can’t see any records of performances in the UK before 2020.

You didn't look very hard: Bristol libraries host UK's first drag queen storytelling sessions

 

[8ball]

You didn't look very hard: Bristol libraries host UK's first drag queen storytelling sessions

I didn’t look at sites designed to cause bleeding eyes tbf.

But a couple of years after 2015.
And Bristol.

 

[Dystopiary]

Only a few weeks ago L**rence F*x posted the LGBT+ flag made into a swastika on twitter. People like him are partly responsible for this.

 

[smokedout]

And Julie Bindel recently called Stonewall 'sadistic monsters' who should be arrested for child abuse. It's not just right wing men fuelling this, not by a long way.

 

[krtek a houby]

Brought this worrying trend up a few months back

The right are emboldened by their political leaders to spout their hateful noise and fear it's going to get worse

Reckon it's important to give a fuck about American laws, because what happens in that place tends to ripple across the globe and gain influence and admirers. These laws are inflaming hatred against LGBT folk. Which is yet another huge section of the people who are being targeted by the far right.

The words "grooming" and "groomer" are being increasingly used to smear people who speak out against homophobia and bigotry (especially LGBT and their allies) as paedophiles.

The Don't Say Gay law in Florida, prohibits any teachings on or discussions of LGBT at schools. Similar to the crackdown on sexuality in Putin's Russia and 80s Britain - the infamous Section 28

Section 28: What was it and how did it affect LGBT+ people? - BBC Three

‘Don’t Say Gay’: Disney clashes with DeSantis over Florida bill

Republicans Say ‘Groomer’ to Put a Nice Face on Homophobia

The worry is that there will be more needless massacres and murders with the kind of tensions and hatreds being inflamed.

 

[smokedout]

Also gender critical Posie Parker here, saying she agrees 100% the LGBT community is grooming and attempting to indoctrinate children:

 

[SpookyFrank]

Also gender critical Posie Parker here, saying she agrees 100% the LGBT community is grooming and attempting to indoctrinate children:

It is worthy of a police visit. To the person inciting hate crimes. Which is her.

 

[bellaozzydog]

This needs a physical solidarity presence

 

[Cloo]

Do these people not understand that performers know the difference between an audience of adults and one of 3 year olds?

Do they not appreciate that kids have probably seen more sexual explicitness in pop videos?

Well, they know that, but don't let it get in the way of good old moral outrage.

 

[Orang Utan]

Also gender critical Posie Parker here, saying she agrees 100% the LGBT community is grooming and attempting to indoctrinate children:

That’s not her account is it?

 

[Tanya1982]

Upsetting to hear this shite has now been imported into the UK.

 

[two sheds]

And ironic because it seems that a lot of the actual paedophiles and sex offenders in the US are Republicans.

 

[Cloo]

When people accuse drag queens or trans women of trying to take sexual advantage of women and children I'm always reminded of a friend's excellent observation that the best way to get access to vulnerable people has been and always will be 'man-face' - just be a man in a position of authority like manager, priest, teacher or sports trainer. Much easier and more effective than pretending to be a woman.

 

[smokedout]

That’s not her account is it?

She's banned from twitter so it's the account that 'represents' her.

 

[two sheds]

When people accuse drag queens or trans women of trying to take sexual advantage of women and children I'm always reminded of a friend's excellent observation that the best way to get access to vulnerable people has been and always will be 'man-face' - just be a man in a position of authority like manager, priest, teacher or sports trainer. Much easier and more effective than pretending to be a woman.

Or be incredibly vocal in condemning and protesting against drag queens or trans women and accusing them of being paedophiles. That would be great cover for people guilty of abusing kids.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Do these people not understand that performers know the difference between an audience of adults and one of 3 year olds?

Do they not appreciate that kids have probably seen more sexual explicitness in pop videos?

Well, they know that, but don't let it get in the way of good old moral outrage.

I don't think they understand much of anything. They just swallow whatever they're fed by the internet and don't bother putting it through a 'does this actually make sense' filter first. As long as it gives them an excuse to hate someone they already hated anyway, then it's a fact.

 

[SpookyFrank]

Or be incredibly vocal in condemning and protesting against drag queens or trans women and accusing them of being paedophiles. That would be great cover for people guilty of abusing kids.

The number of nonces among fash is well documented on these boards already.

 

[wtfftw]

You probably want to hold your noses for this one but if you actually engage in conversation these would be the bits you're refuting

On Drag and the Loss of Safeguarding

On the rise are Drag Queen shows aimed at children. In the US, these include Drag Queen Story Hour (DQSH), Drag Queen Brunch, Bring Baby...

www.womensrights.network

 

[SpookyFrank]

You probably want to hold your noses for this one but if you actually engage in conversation these would be the bits you're refuting

On Drag and the Loss of Safeguarding

On the rise are Drag Queen shows aimed at children. In the US, these include Drag Queen Story Hour (DQSH), Drag Queen Brunch, Bring Baby...

www.womensrights.network

Don't think I want to hear about safeguarding from people who invade a kids event at a library and scream a load of weird, upestting shit.

 

[Edie]

What is the political purpose of a man dressed as a parody of a woman, whose adult act is based on sexual innuendo, reading stories to primary school age children?

 

[hitmouse]

This needs a physical solidarity presence

Just posting the list of upcoming dates again:

Drag Queen Story Hour Summer Tour 2022

Find out where to see the best Drag Queen Story Hour Show in the UK!

www.dragqueenstoryhour.co.uk

 

[SpookyFrank]

What is the political purpose of a man dressed as a parody of a woman, whose adult act is based on sexual innuendo, reading stories to primary school age children?

This isn't an adult act though is it, it's for kids.

As for political purposes, does there have to be one?

 

[Edie]

This isn't an adult act though is it, it's for kids.

As for political purposes, does there have to be one?

It is an adult act, for kids. And of course it’s political. What in your view is the message you hope children will take from this experience?

 

[SpookyFrank]

It is an adult act, for kids. And of course it’s political. What in your view is the message you hope children will take from this experience?

Again, must there be a message? Can't some kids just listen to some stories?

Perhaps people should take their kids to something more traditional, with fewer adult themes. Like a Punch and Judy show.

 

[Jeff Robinson]

Another export from the US right - who are currently presenting LGBT-inclusive education as ‘grooming’ children.

 

[krtek a houby]

It is an adult act, for kids. And of course it’s political. What in your view is the message you hope children will take from this experience?

Happiness and acceptance