Drag Performers (and kids/schools)

If the only way to do this is bring a drag into school then I’m worried about the education system.

I also think it matters what age ranges we’re talking as beyond about 14 I’d probably have less concern about either mr (mrs?) drag or mr war veteran talking to my kids in a school setting.

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You could have somebody convicted of manslaughter coming in to talk to pupils. Ex gang members have been into secondary schools that I’ve worked at. I don’t think it would be suitable for Primary school, but a real life example of somebody who has actively made choices to learn from mistakes could be seen as an example of progression.

I’m struggling with 5 - 11 year olds being the audience for a drag Queen.

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I will say what others are unwilling to say.

It is very gay :gabriel:

keep that creepy shit away from kids.

Do you think being gay is creepy?

That’s pretty homophobic. Not cool.

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I’ll get my popcorn

It blurs the lines of gender, and the concept of sex which we already have a problem with.

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Her name was changed, her costume was an evening gown and her tweets were not presented to the class.

Why did she have to be in drag, I don’t know but presumably there is a performative elemen to it. One she very clearly amended given the audience.

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Pretty sure he is talking about drag as being creepy

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Two different sentence.

Yup, look at this show aimed at kids

I would be scarred if that dude shows up in front of me.

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It’s strange that there is a recent trend of students trying to ban certain speakers at their university for something as trivial as not calling someone by their preferred pronoun yet it’s ok for a drag queen to go to a school and talk in front of small children.

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How are the two things related?

I’d think he was off of the Thunderbirds :slight_smile:

Why is calling drag queens creepy - a homophobic statement?

This thread is at risk of getting REALLY out of hand lol

I mentioned current year thing, so it’s a reply to me.

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Bit late for that :slight_smile:

War is part of the National Curriculum and now so is ‘tolerance’ as part of British Values. Like I’ve said before but didn’t waste my time explaining this kind of stuff is slowly being pushed.

I have no issue with drag Queens but really struggle to see why it is something kids need to be exposed to.

Somebody mentioned Mrs. Doubtfire earlier, relatively tame from memory, that wasn’t a U.

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If a gay man is involved you aren’t allowed to criticise as you’ll be homophobic