To be LIVID at the National Theatre?

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I was at the National Theatre festival this Saturday which was advertised as outdoor live music, dance, performance, workshops and family fun. I thought great, perfect way to spend a Saturday.

We were there from 6:30 and the drag act on stage was promoting inclusivity and had, what started as a great message. They said...

'We need to teach our children to open their hearts, teach our children to open their minds and to teach our children to open their legs'. The last line was said with the same tone as if it was a risque joke.

Both me and DP are just disgusted by what we saw. We couldn't believe it. This act had a short dress on and their bulge was showing through out. It was just plain weird. Fine in a club, not at a festival literally targeted as being good for families.

From then the evening just got weirder. There was a drag queen and a drag king contest. Great! I literally had never seen drag king acts and was really excited and thought it was great representation and diversity.

However, with every single drag king act they took their clothes off. No drag queens take their clothes off, but the drag kings did and were showing their scars from their mastectomy/gender affirming surgery. I do get the message that they are proud and don't need to hide and really I do agree with that. But it just felt weird that women who now identify as men are still having to take their clothes off, where as the drag queens didn't remove one item of clothing.

AIBU in feeling angry at the marketing team at the national theatre?

Wherever someone makes a joke about 'teaching children to open their legs' I can't imagine it going down well? How can you compare that to alcohol at a bar?

'We need to teach our children to open their hearts, teach our children to open their minds and to teach our children to open their legs'

That's revolting.

I wouldn't have stayed after that.

So you are going to

• bullshit on about how great male adult entertainer's are for children while you

• whine about how a male adult entertainer made foul CSA comments about children being sexually active,

•whine about female adult entertainer's providing female adult entertainment,

And you want to know who to feel angry at.

Don't be a hypocrite.

Be livid with yourself.

Even at an event that isn’t meant to be child friendly, that’s not an acceptable thing to joke about. I’d complain too.

YABU

It's called a joke.

But don't worry you'll get the MN 'feminists' on here telling you you're right soon enough

@oviraptor21 it's already been shown this wasn't for families, this date was clearly aimed at adults.

I was going to say the same - doesn’t matter if it was a family friendly event or not, in what context/ environment is that “joke” acceptable?

Okay, I have thought about it and yes, I made a mistake on being marketed at children.

Point still stands at how disgusting that joke was though.

The joke is still disgusting.

There are many comedians who make jokes that go over multiple lines

Ask yourself if you'd be posting it on MN if it had been Frankie Boyle.

It's a joke, you didn't find it funny, many would have, move on with your life and get a grip

@Mascia as are many jokes in the world of stand up.

So what? Doesn’t make this one any better.

What a surprise to see you supporting that 'joke' @alphapie.

Why is it funny please?

(and people slag Frankie Boyle off on MN all the time)

Humour is subjective.

Would be a boring world if everyone found the same jokes funny.

There are many comedians who have dark humour and are immensely popular. Maybe you can also get a famous mn grip

Ooh, @alphapie touched a nerve have we? I trust your stance supports all jokes and the tellers of them?

Please do explain how you find child sex abuse to be funny.

Yeah nonces are a fucking hoot. Have a word with yourself.

@hangrylady it's a joke

Christ on a bike

People that joke about abortions are baby killers, people that joke about Jimmy saville aren't pedophiles, people that joke about Prince Andrew at pizza express aren't sex traffickers.

Pretty much yeah, I'm not all that sensitive tbh.

There has only been one joke I have heard and thought it was a bit much but still chuckled at it. (And it was Ali Wongs miscarriage joke)

I would formally complain about the “joke”.

I would have left immediately.

This. You decided to take your child to see an act called "Sue Gives A Fuck" and were surprised it wasn't appropriate?

Aren’t ‘jokes’ meant to be funny?

Some people find racist jokes funny. Doesn't make it OK.