Is it acceptable to use the word poof as a joke in Pantomime?

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Just wondered.
Gay man has part in panto that I've recently been too.

Tries to get laughs like Julian Clary and Larry Grayson did, on the back of being gay.

Comes on stage and at the same time there's a loud bang noise and he said something like always good to have a poof in the panto or words to that affect or its not a panto without a poof.

I guess alot of the youngsters wouldn't understand it, and it goes over their head anyway.
Alot of panto jokes are not just for children.
Just wondered what do you think of using the word poof in a panto today.
Wasn't it more an old fashioned saying?
AiBU mentioning this quite prepared to be told I am no worries.

Just wondered what others thought.

Doesn’t bother me in the slightest. Panto is notoriously camp.

I would be writing to my local MP

I think there's a difference between being camp and derogatory. Our panto had a few fairy jokes.

I'd be going to their surgery, only face to face would do

Not logging it with 101?

You do need a poof in a panto though

It's abit of a derogatory word these days though.

It is so last century.

It's panto. Let it go

Non issue

In the context of panto I wouldn’t bat an eyelid.

I think similar to other words- if they are using it towards themselves then it's OK. I am part traveller so I often call myself a gypsy queen (joke) and that's ok for me because it's my own thing. If that makes sense!

I’d be calling 101

My nans got a poof though

It's exactly the kind of jokeI would expect at a pantomime. He's a gay man. I think he can decide what is acceptable himself.

In the context of a gay man using it about himself in a panto it's absolutely fine.

A&E. Now.

In panto, said by a gay man no problem.

• Panto season was over a month ago, have you been letting this gnaw at you all this time and couldn't help but post on MN on a Saturday night.

Maybe he’s reclaiming it, like queer

I’ve no doubt that this would fit the remit of a None Crime Hate Incident.

Perhaps contact your local constabulary to ascertain..? 🚓

Panto still goes on into Feb, shows you you know lol, it was today.

Call the police
Call the coastguard assuming theatre is not to far from sea?

I would go batshit about this

perhaps a sad face photo and story in the daily fail too?

Do you mean pouffe (footstool thing)?

Pantos often run until the end of January.

A footstool/cushion is a pouffe.