First time posting here, so not sure of the etiquette. My apologies if this is the wrong place to raise these concerns.
Reading Borough Council is planning to hold Drag Queen Story Hour events in our libraries during the summer holidays. I’ve written to my MP, my councillors, and the Head of the Library Service to raise concerns. I think drag is entirely inappropriate for children, as it is a form of adult entertainment, highly sexualised and misogynistic, that blurs boundaries and undermines safeguarding.
The response Ive had is simply that they have received very few complaints so no reason to cancel.
Has anyone had any experience of tackling their local library over this issue? Grateful for any tips.
Also, if you live in Berkshire ,would you be willing to write and share your concerns?
thanks!
Feminism: Sex and gender discussions
Drag Queen Story Time
LizzyStrata · 13/06/2022 10:33
Sexdoesmatter · 25/07/2022 15:00
Apologies about the formatting
Leafstamp · 25/07/2022 16:57
Just wondering if anyone here has booked to go to one of these events? I am considering it out of curiosity and so that I can perhaps write about it.
RoseslnTheHospital · 25/07/2022 14:43
In our "free" society people are also free to make complaints as to how public money is being spent, in a variety of ways, and to point out any child safety concerns they may have regardless of whether third parties like you Hearach think.
Wonnle · 22/06/2022 08:16
Why are they trying to normalise this modern freak show ?
Thought those went out with the Victorian era
RoseslnTheHospital · 22/06/2022 07:50
Fgs, panto isn't compulsory. No I don't take my children to panto. Regardless, drag is not the same as panto. Drag is adult sexualised entertainment. Drag performers are not necessarily gay, I have no idea why they have recently become the apparently ideal example of LGBTQ+ representation for children.
RoseslnTheHospital · 25/07/2022 17:59
Hearach, you're tilting at windmills...
Drag is an adult entertainment, featuring hyper-sexualised grossly exaggerated aping of women. It perpetuates sex based stereotypes and is nearly always misogynist. They are nothing to do with real world lesbian, gay or bisexual people. I know, because I am in one of those categories. Drag is inappropriate for children. Some of the past behaviour of performers at these "story times" has been inappropriate for children. Hence a safeguarding concern.
Men in dresses and wigs /= drag artist.
Panto dames /= drag acts
It is stupid of you to assume that all posters you disagree with are heterosexual and homophobic. Obvs.
Gloriayourealwaysontherunnow · 25/07/2022 18:40
I'm another that thinks we should get them out of panto whilst we're at it.
KittenKong · 25/07/2022 17:53
What is the point of them? Why are they so much ‘flavour of the month’ with small children in mind?
845672AKD · 25/07/2022 18:45
To perpetuate 'inclusivity' and 'acceptance' to impressionable primary school children. Panto is one thing; adult dressing-up in a library in front of these children is another.
845672AKD · 25/07/2022 18:50
I've posted a message about this to a neighbourhood website and it's been hidden (subject to review) as, according to the website, it's discriminatory, goes against their guidelines. One comment I heard was that Mumsnet is 'notoriously anti-trans' and all this is stemming from ultra-right wing and US-based origins.
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Hearach15 · 25/07/2022 18:52
I mean, it is, post anything about trans people and posters start frothing at the mouth:
www.newstatesman.com/comment/2022/02/feminism-has-been-reduced-to-the-transgender-debate
845672AKD · 25/07/2022 18:50
I've posted a message about this to a neighbourhood website and it's been hidden (subject to review) as, according to the website, it's discriminatory, goes against their guidelines. One comment I heard was that Mumsnet is 'notoriously anti-trans' and all this is stemming from ultra-right wing and US-based origins.
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