Hey, everyone, it’s your weekend editor here with another tip from the essential Libs of TikTok account. A lot of people accused ABC’s “Good Morning America” of child abuse when it featured an 11-year-old drag queen back in 2018, but we’re so old, we remember back in 2017 when ELLE Magazine did a video feature on an 8-year-old drag queen who went by the stage name of Lactacia. “He won’t let other people stop him from doing what makes him feel accepted,” ELLE wrote, and his mom was more than a little encouraging — she really seemed to like the attention (we didn’t see dad).
We missed it in 2019, but there was allegedly a feature film called “Drag Kids” which followed the lives of four 9-year-old drag queens. Maybe the craze of pre-teen drag queens had fizzled out by then?
Don’t count on it. Libs of TikTok notes that Discovery+ is coming out with a new show, “Generation Drag,” which documents the lives of five teen drag queens on their drag journey.
Discovery+ just announced a new show called “Generation Drag” which follows 5 teen drag queens to document their drag journey as they find their identities. pic.twitter.com/EAQpY44dEz
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) April 29, 2022
Seriously, we have no problem with drag as adult entertainment. We’re not fans of Drag Queen Story Time at the library, though, but we’re at the very least glad to see Discovery+ has stuck with teenagers and not pre-teens.
It's beyond time to have the mental health discussion in this country
— John Z (@JohnZ76919343) April 29, 2022
Ah, so the added attention can accelerate their mental health issues.
— Pooka Luck (@MuchLuck) April 30, 2022
— onemorecomma (@0nemorecomma) April 29, 2022
I'm starting to think Discovery+ and CNN+ have a similar fate.
— Accuracy In Media (@AccuracyInMedia) April 29, 2022
https://twitter.com/elizadoesbjj/status/1520044420837617664
As a “normal kid,” these children get no special attention, they’re just another in the crowd.
Then they begin showing their “true selves” and people come out of the woodwork to encourage and support them.
And then we wonder why we’re seeing more of this?— hacksNgreenbacks (@hacksNgreenbaks) April 30, 2022
It’s never about kids being mathematicians or chemical engineers or excellent at sports is it.
— SaffaZimbo4 (@SaffaZimbo4) April 29, 2022
Remember when Discovery programmed documentaries about tornados and life at the bottom of the ocean….that was cool.
— Cornbread Wallace III (@TastySaltyTears) April 29, 2022
We've come a long way. From TV shows promoting wise, intelligent people, then ordinary people, just to finish up promoting people with mental disorders.
Don't want too see what comes next.
— Zodiac (@Zodiacpl) April 29, 2022
Age inappropriate to the Nth degree. Disturbing on so many levels.
— Story Horse! 🏴☠️ (@bostronix) April 29, 2022
What are the odds these kids make it to 30? Nice work Discovery+ 🙄
— Chad Lawhon (@ChadLawhon117) April 29, 2022
OK let's do a follow up in 20 years see how they turn out
— Taylor Wayne (@KeefKreator420) April 30, 2022
Drag is an 18+ sport that groomers pretend isn’t 18+.
— Commentary From A Geek 🧢 (@GeekCommentary) April 29, 2022
Well said.
Related:
‘This is horrific’: OK, we’re officially done with this 11-year-old drag queen https://t.co/ZCZNrElepE
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 16, 2019
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