It wasn’t that long ago that Libs of TikTok was suspended by Twitter for posting a “MEGA DRAG THREAD” listing a bunch of “family-friendly” drag shows being put on for Pride Month. The thread allegedly violated Twitter’s policy against “abusive behavior.” We’d say the ones guilty of abusive behavior were the organizers of these all-ages drag shows.
We don’t see a lot of kids in this video, thankfully, but the one little girl does get some instruction on slipping money to the performer.
This is what a “family-friendly drag show” in a bar looks like pic.twitter.com/oTnLmdEkaZ
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) June 16, 2022
Well…. To give credit, it looks like he or she didn’t realize the kid was there and covered up. It’s the grandmother who should be questioned
— NativeNewYorker (@NativeNewYork69) June 16, 2022
Agree. A room full of adults can get as weird as they want. When the kids are there, it's a problem. At least the dancer noticed and showed a moment of discretion.
— 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖔𝖕𝖍𝖊𝖗🕊️ (@ChrisBuysTheDip) June 16, 2022
The great irony is I won’t even be able to share this on Instagram because every time I share one of your posts of these kid-friendly events, it gets removed for sexually explicit content. pic.twitter.com/LnB4oQpVV4
— christina buttons (@buttonslives) June 16, 2022
Kid-friendly event content removed for being sexually explicit.
I can't be the only one who sees a problem here.
— TheFourthBranch (@The4ourthBranch) June 16, 2022
Well, that’s enough social media for me today. 😵💫
— Sarah Horse Paste 2 New Acct 🇨🇦 🚨 (@SarahHorseP2022) June 16, 2022
Oh America – what is happening to you?! 😢🙈
— Beefy75 (@Beefy751) June 16, 2022
— CornPop (@first4venger) June 16, 2022
I can think of about 78 places I'd take my kid before I let him watch that. Gun range and dive bar are both wayyyyy ahead of this garbage.
— Evan Aitkens (@evanaitkens) June 16, 2022
Can’t believe people take their kids to something like this.
— Artem Sytnik (@SytnikArtem) June 16, 2022
It’s not even a bar, it looks like a fast food place in the middle of the day.. so grotesque.
— AmericA 1st 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@kris10ryan54) June 16, 2022
I can’t believe “Kids shouldn’t be in the audience for sexualized performances created to entertain adults” is controversial now.
— SophieXY ♡̆̈ (@SophieXY44) June 16, 2022
When the person in drag is even embarrassed and goes into modest mode then you know you’ve crossed a line you probably shouldn’t have…🫢
— Valerie M💟 👨👩👧👦🇺🇸✈️👩🎨 (@DIVINGAV8TRIX) June 16, 2022
Just end it now, Lord
— STOCK 🇺🇸 (@ryanalanstock) June 16, 2022
This is not funny. At all.
— Walmart Hillbilly (@NoKoolAide) June 16, 2022
I don't want to live in a world where this is normal.
— Conservative physician (@Conservativeph6) June 16, 2022
Back in 2019, the Washington Post did a story on how drag queens had “snatched the spotlight” in the Trump era. The Post reported:
The act of dressing in drag has long been a political statement — it’s an act of rebellion against societal norms, and an art form that elevates the voices of disenfranchised communities. And as drag has attracted a new, mainstream audience — one that might see it purely as entertainment — there have been efforts to make the connection more overt.
“An art form that elevates the voices of disenfranchised communities.” Yeah, drag queens are so disenfranchised that Nancy Pelosi appears on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” to lavish praise on them.
Related:
Speaker Nancy Pelosi says drag queens’ freedom of expression ‘is what America is all about’ https://t.co/4xEq2CPBQk
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 16, 2022
