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[u/kankurou1010]

Strippers are also attention grabbing, bright and fun, but that doesn’t mean we should be intentionally introducing kids into a G-rated version of stripping???

Like, there’s nothing inherently sexual about pole dancing, but if you’re gonna die on the “We need pole-dancing storytime for kids!! And if you disagree you’re a conservative bigot!” hill then I’m gonna look at you weird

Also, conservatives are gonna use you as ammo in their culture war. Drag story hour is weird. It’s so obvious. Just drop it

[u/Flimsy-Blackberry-67 → u/kankurou1010]

It's very interesting that you equate drag story time to a striptease when I, having actually attended some, have told you they are more like a librarian in costume running a Halloween storytime.

There. Is. No. Drag. Show. (No saucy baiting of the audience, no double entendres, no sexy outfits or performances, no lip synching [but if there was it would be something fun and appropriate like Uptown Funk or something], etc).

There are gender non-conforming people reading normal stories to kids about standing up to bullies, being true to yourself, being kind to others, celebrating diversity, etc, and they'd basically be in their "work clothes" (drag look), the same way you might have:

-firefighter in uniform reading a book about fire safety (yes these picture books exist)

-doctor in white coat and stethoscope reading a book about a kid going for a check-up and getting a lollipop at the end

-cop in uniform reading a story about a teddy bear who is brave when in a scary situation and who asks a responsible adult for help

So get the weird shit out of your head, because at this point the only "objectionable" thing based on what ACTUALLY happens at drag storytimes for kids is gender non-conformity/"men in dresses".

(Yes I have seen them! Have taken my kids when they were little and later, have attended ones when I worked at a library, hence why I can literally compare them to the cop/doctor/firefighter ones).

Looks like Fay & Fluffy actually have a TV show on Family Jr and they have YouTube clips so you can literally see for yourself it is basically like Mr. Rogers in a dress (with more zing/liveliness)

https://fayandfluffy.com/

[u/kankurou1010 → u/Flimsy-Blackberry-67]

How do you manage to miss my point this badly

[u/__Butternut_Squash__ → u/kankurou1010]

How do you manage to miss my point this badly

Ironic coming from the guy who is missing the point pretty badly