Canceled Right-Wing Event at the Cleveland Park Library

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'll never understand the fixation on drag. It has no interest to me at all -- I'd never attend an event and I'd never protest one. If you don't like something, just don't go!

Drag shows are really fun. But for me it’s more of a “go with my girlfriends to drink, watch risqué dancing, and hear inappropriate jokes.” I don’t get why people have decided to turn it into a kids thing. I’d never take my kids but I wouldn’t protest either.

Thank you! A voice of reason. I don’t care about people going to drag shows, but the impulse to involve kids in them is very, very weird.

It’s hard to convince a kid he should hate drag queens and think of them as deviants worth oppressing if they are innocently reading stories at the library.

Church, on the other hand- not appropriate for children. They already have trouble distinguishing between facts and make believe. Besides, only one set of “men in dresses” have systematically abused children and covered it up, and they aren’t the ones having their lives threatened for doing storytime at the library.

Not true, ask any veteran of Afghanistan about the "men" in dresses who ritually engage in sex with young boys. Go ahead, ask.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll never understand the fixation on drag. It has no interest to me at all -- I'd never attend an event and I'd never protest one. If you don't like something, just don't go!

Drag shows are really fun. But for me it’s more of a “go with my girlfriends to drink, watch risqué dancing, and hear inappropriate jokes.” I don’t get why people have decided to turn it into a kids thing. I’d never take my kids but I wouldn’t protest either.

Thank you! A voice of reason. I don’t care about people going to drag shows, but the impulse to involve kids in them is very, very weird.

It’s hard to convince a kid he should hate drag queens and think of them as deviants worth oppressing if they are innocently reading stories at the library.

Church, on the other hand- not appropriate for children. They already have trouble distinguishing between facts and make believe. Besides, only one set of “men in dresses” have systematically abused children and covered it up, and they aren’t the ones having their lives threatened for doing storytime at the library.

Not true, ask any veteran of Afghanistan about the "men" in dresses who ritually engage in sex with young boys. Go ahead, ask.

That has absolutely zero to do with American culture.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Was it relevant to some physics problem the class was working on? Did her presence have any academic value? If not, I think that would be an issue simply if the prof spent MIT dollars on her appearance fees, let alone debating the appropriateness of his decision.

Something about waves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll never understand the fixation on drag. It has no interest to me at all -- I'd never attend an event and I'd never protest one. If you don't like something, just don't go!

Drag shows are really fun. But for me it’s more of a “go with my girlfriends to drink, watch risqué dancing, and hear inappropriate jokes.” I don’t get why people have decided to turn it into a kids thing. I’d never take my kids but I wouldn’t protest either.

Thank you! A voice of reason. I don’t care about people going to drag shows, but the impulse to involve kids in them is very, very weird.

It’s hard to convince a kid he should hate drag queens and think of them as deviants worth oppressing if they are innocently reading stories at the library.

Church, on the other hand- not appropriate for children. They already have trouble distinguishing between facts and make believe. Besides, only one set of “men in dresses” have systematically abused children and covered it up, and they aren’t the ones having their lives threatened for doing storytime at the library.

By that rationale why shouldn’t people in bondage gear read to children? If you’re all for using children to soften society’s views on risqué activities, why stop at drag queens? Would parents be bigots for having an issue with people in leather harnesses read to kids at public libraries because it’s just guys in leather straps?

+1

[Anonymous]

Why does the choice of story time readers have to be Sean Spicer or a drag queen? What happened to the librarian just reading Make Way for Ducklings?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why does the choice of story time readers have to be Sean Spicer or a drag queen? What happened to the librarian just reading Make Way for Ducklings?

That doesn't seem edgy enough.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why does the choice of story time readers have to be Sean Spicer or a drag queen? What happened to the librarian just reading Make Way for Ducklings?

That doesn't seem edgy enough.

Because our country has lost the plot and are now dragging kids into the political circus

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll never understand the fixation on drag. It has no interest to me at all -- I'd never attend an event and I'd never protest one. If you don't like something, just don't go!

Drag shows are really fun. But for me it’s more of a “go with my girlfriends to drink, watch risqué dancing, and hear inappropriate jokes.” I don’t get why people have decided to turn it into a kids thing. I’d never take my kids but I wouldn’t protest either.

Drag is a huge part of the British pantomime tradition, and that's absolutely aimed at kids and families. There are different kinds of drag performances, and they aren't all overtly sexual. Drag performers reading to children generally aren't dressed in risque clothes or telling inappropriate jokes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll never understand the fixation on drag. It has no interest to me at all -- I'd never attend an event and I'd never protest one. If you don't like something, just don't go!

Drag shows are really fun. But for me it’s more of a “go with my girlfriends to drink, watch risqué dancing, and hear inappropriate jokes.” I don’t get why people have decided to turn it into a kids thing. I’d never take my kids but I wouldn’t protest either.

Drag is a huge part of the British pantomime tradition, and that's absolutely aimed at kids and families. There are different kinds of drag performances, and they aren't all overtly sexual. Drag performers reading to children generally aren't dressed in risque clothes or telling inappropriate jokes.

I didn't know that drag queen story hour was an attempt to expose children to British culture. Now I approve 100%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why does the choice of story time readers have to be Sean Spicer or a drag queen? What happened to the librarian just reading Make Way for Ducklings?

That also happens, quite frequently, and it just doesn't make the news.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll never understand the fixation on drag. It has no interest to me at all -- I'd never attend an event and I'd never protest one. If you don't like something, just don't go!

Drag shows are really fun. But for me it’s more of a “go with my girlfriends to drink, watch risqué dancing, and hear inappropriate jokes.” I don’t get why people have decided to turn it into a kids thing. I’d never take my kids but I wouldn’t protest either.

Drag is a huge part of the British pantomime tradition, and that's absolutely aimed at kids and families. There are different kinds of drag performances, and they aren't all overtly sexual. Drag performers reading to children generally aren't dressed in risque clothes or telling inappropriate jokes.

I didn't know that drag queen story hour was an attempt to expose children to British culture. Now I approve 100%.

Yeah, that was clearly the point I was making. The point is that drag isn't necessarily an adults-only, risque thing. There are lots of examples of men dressing as women that are family-friendly, including theater and panto.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll never understand the fixation on drag. It has no interest to me at all -- I'd never attend an event and I'd never protest one. If you don't like something, just don't go!

Drag shows are really fun. But for me it’s more of a “go with my girlfriends to drink, watch risqué dancing, and hear inappropriate jokes.” I don’t get why people have decided to turn it into a kids thing. I’d never take my kids but I wouldn’t protest either.

Drag is a huge part of the British pantomime tradition, and that's absolutely aimed at kids and families. There are different kinds of drag performances, and they aren't all overtly sexual. Drag performers reading to children generally aren't dressed in risque clothes or telling inappropriate jokes.

Most of the "performers" deployed to libraries are not exactly Mrs. Doubtfire.