Drag queens pose in bond age gear for calendar in aid of Mermaids

[JoanSummers]

I'm not sure if this has been posted?

"A local drag community in Newcastle have come together in style to create a one-of-a-kind 2019 calendar, with all proceeds going to charity to support transgender children and young people across the UK."

The February and March photos are attached.

www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6577301/Drag-queens-pose-glamorous-calendar.html

Kindergartens are nurseries. Why do three or four year olds need to discuss hate speech nevermind in the context of adult males dressing as women. Four year olds are still making sense of the world with themselves at the centre of the universe, there is no need to make them aware of an adult man’s painful experiences.

Exactly this!

4 year olds still think the world revolves around them, they ain't gonna give a fuck about drag queens!

If this is about ‘asshole parents ‘ then centre the campaign on them, send men in drag into pubs around the country to spread the word.
Leave children out of a scenario, they need know nothing about.

Do women dress up as men for late night raunchy laughs? Ever?

Huh. Dunno what the fuss is about.

This is no different from WI doing a nude calendar.

Drag queen story time is no different from pantomime dames.

Drag kids like Lactatia and Desmond Is Amazing is no different from beauty pageants.

Nothing to see here

Very young children are very suddenly being introduced to drag culture in all sorts of ways. We should be able to talk about this as a thing in itself without being constantly exhorted to look over there at something else.

Some people seem to be OK with drag yet even they must see that drag is a celebration of male sexual culture. Why is this being made our children's business? Who benefits?

I'm going to suggest that any school that receives training from Mermaids should also have to display this calendar in their main reception

Obviously no head teacher worth their salt would do that, which just might give them reason to pause and think about who they are letting onto their premises to influence their students

Fuck this shit.

pencils

Is the right-hand picture that child posing with that murderer under a poster saying Rohypnol ?

What on earth is that middle picture?

I think the images from this calendar have great potential for photoshopping into Mermaids, girl guides and woke school gumpf and propaganda.

Some people seem to be OK with drag yet even they must see that drag is a celebration of male sexual culture. Why is this being made our children's business? Who benefits?

Absolutely this.

Datun
Google image search
RuPaul Drag Convention.

Is the right-hand picture that child posing with that murderer under a poster saying Rohypnol ?

Yes.

The middle picture is from an article in Vice from May 2018 called Photos of the Fabulous Kids of RuPaul's Drag Convention.

The one on the left is from the home page of Drag Queen Story Hour.

Some people seem to be OK with drag yet even they must see that drag is a celebration of male sexual culture. Why is this being made our children's business? Who benefits?

I don't have a problem with drag. I've seen plenty of drag acts in my time and managed to come away without being mortally offended. But yes 'even I' know - as most people do - that it's primarily gay male sexual culture and that is quite obviously for adults only. It is not for kids. It is wholly inappropriate as any other overtly sexual material would be. BDSM imagery is not for kids in any way.

As you say.

WI's nude calendar was not promoting sex or BDSM. It also wasn't aimed at children.
Panto dames - though stemming from same theatrical roots - are not commonly found performing filthy jokes or BDSM acts in gay clubs

Beauty pageants for little girls are pretty grotesque. Mainly for the same reasons - it's adultifying children in a way that is inappropriate. We all remember JonBenet Ramsay. Desmond and Lactatia (vom) are taking that one step further and it's more overtly sexual.

It's all about blurring the boundaries and as such is deeply worrying.

So what is it that is so different about men in drag that this cohort needs to be a special case for children to learn to be nice and accepting to? Nothing as far as I’m concerned, exactly what is it that I am missing here?

Because they're linking it to transgenderism. Both because people think drag is fun and harmless, and I think also because many MTF trans "pass" as female about as well as the drag artists.

Why should children be taught accept men in drag at all? . A lot of women think it's sexist.

And yes, this. But I think they really want children to accept obvious MTF trans people rather than men in drag.

even when I agree with you all,

That's why you've spent the whole thread telling people they're overreacting and dismissing their points.

Eresh A pleasure as always.
Unfortunately not true at all, the actually subject of the thread I agreed with. My post was this:
No it is odd for sure. The calendar itself is pretty harmless and is typical of drag as drag is supposed to be ‘sexy’ but it’s odd of mermaids to be linking to it. I can imagine the drag queens just thought they wanted to do something to help, in a way that is typical ‘drag’ but think mermaids should’ve perhaps declined to be associated with the calendar or accepted a donation instead.
Linking to it on Twitter is a bit odd too, especially when they are aware of the concerns around them. It almost screams untouchable in the faces of doubt

I disagreed with someone saying ‘who would buy this’ As it’s very typical to cast off people different as outcasts and wanted to point out that different people have different attractions. I also disagree that drag queens (who are dressed appropriatly) reading stories to children, with subjects such as gay families, boys playing with girls toys etc is not neccesarily a bad thing.

I'm not interested in your post. My comment stands.

The naked WI calendar was raising funds for the WOMEN’S institute.

It would not have been appropriate to have it linked to a children’s charity. It was posed by and aimed at adults. Nothing with even a hint of being explicit, sexual etc should be used in a manner linked to children’s charities.

I don’t think this is thoughtless, I think it’s provocation, and thinking they are unassailable.

The current use of drag is a wedge strategy. It’s all over TV in a ‘family friendly’ way. Then you have ‘drag kids’ like Lactatia etc. It’s pushing the boundary of what is Ok regarding the sexualisation of children. First exposed to a scene/activity, then as a ‘pet’ performer alongside main performers. It normalised what should be an adult activity. Drag is not for children. Drag clubs are not suitable for children. Any pub/club environment beyond a family lunch in a family pub in the day is not suitable for children. Most British pubs have an evening cut of for admission, even if they are staid ‘pint and crisps’ types. Because children should not be in that environment. Then add in a highly sexualised dress and performance (drag) and it just gets worse.

This isn't Ok. Drag queen story time isn’t ok.

And ‘drag kids’? The phrase ‘vegan cat’ springs to mind.

Oh eresh choosing to remain ignorant isn’t usually your style at all, im shocked.

I wouldn't become less ignorant by reading one of your posts, Early

And ‘drag kids’? The phrase ‘vegan cat’ springs to mind.

Oh yes.

Adults can dress up how they want and take photos of it in skanky cellars if that turns them on. Cross dressing and implied BDSM calendar making.. Go nuts.. in private. Don’t hang it on the wall in front of kids though- you’ll scare the living daylights them.

Linking these images with a wish to benefit a children’s charity, at this time when some in society seem to believe there is some kind of inner essence of maleness or femaleness that can mistakenly grow in the wrong human body- that is not being supportive of the interests of children at all.

Because that ^ belief is a categorically disingenuous, scientifically fake and dangerous idea in its implications for unnecessary and permanent interventions on children’s health and adding risks to their mental health, as well infringing on all women’s rights and LGB people’s rights.

Who wants to raise funds for that?

How long until the furries are introduced too? And I don't mean football club mascots.

How long until the furries are introduced too? And I don't mean football club mascots.

David Challoner did fun runs raising money for charity, in his furry costume.

And ‘drag kids’? The phrase ‘vegan cat’ springs to mind.

Lactatia is actually a 'baby drag artist' according to his Insta bio.

Baby. Drag.