Drag queen “Lactatia” was only 8 years old when ELLE ran a piece celebrating the boy and his refusal to “let other people stop him from doing what makes him feel accepted.”
This 8-year-old boy loves transforming into drag queen Lactatia—& he won't let other people stop him from doing what makes him feel accepted pic.twitter.com/JKcxykYUKL
— ELLE Magazine (US) (@ELLEmagazine) September 2, 2017
Well, now Lactatia is 9 years old, and LGBT activist and designer Brandon Hilton is pretty impressed not just by his sequin onesie but also by his message for the “haters.”
9 year old drag superstar Lactatia at @RuPaulsDragCon with a message for her haters!!
wearing her infamous sequin onesie from @TheHouseofMann!! pic.twitter.com/iaKmsI0jSc
— Brandon Hilton (@BRANDONHILTON) May 15, 2018
Aw, that’s cute.
-A 9 year old saying "eat a dick"
-House of Mann is a sexy costume/ lingerie line
-Adults are encouraging this https://t.co/sv82k7b0gl— ? (@patiencesosweet) May 26, 2018
Blue check mark, means @Twitter approves of users sharing images of 9-year old children with "Eat a Dick" balloons. https://t.co/0Qx0oMhtpo
— Angus T. Kirk (@angusparvo) May 26, 2018
Child Abuse.
A pox on every enabler's house. Ugh. https://t.co/z0TpP17xAq
— Melissa Mackenzie ? (@MelissaTweets) May 25, 2018
Child abuse 2.0 sicker than sick. https://t.co/9NvtwTG62S
— слон (@OlifaNT) May 25, 2018
Someone call child protection services. https://t.co/xGr16cmSz6
— MrCurmudgeon (@UllrichMr) May 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/Roy__Cohn/status/1000448642984095752
This is child abuse. There is no other name for it. https://t.co/pf2D8NXAaR
— Older and Wiser ?? (@jfeilders) May 26, 2018
…….this isn't cute……why are you trying to pass this off as cute?? https://t.co/UNt1xMWMKX
— Austin (@austrumental) May 26, 2018
https://twitter.com/Salem_Blackcat2/status/1000219556491747328
God is dead. https://t.co/7vwCfrAwd6
— 『~『GOD』~』 (@JasonIsSatan) May 26, 2018
Oh boy that slippery slope gets steeper everyday https://t.co/abXs3bYSen
— Siegveldt (@DegenerateWolfe) May 26, 2018
9 years old. Who contrived this image and why is it tolerated. Adult have a responsibility to protect children, not sexualise them. This is sad and wrong and if it isn't criminal, it should be. https://t.co/ANxga2gOLG
— grace issagaro (@issagaro) May 22, 2018
https://twitter.com/U441122/status/999848234834067457
everyone involved in this should be put to the torch https://t.co/IJwMIIVJC0
— NRA Youngboy (@nignonymouss) May 24, 2018
NINE year old CHILD. Pedophiles out here loud and proud on @twitter. WTF. https://t.co/4eRHFaVPwD
— rebecca (@romepix) May 24, 2018
This is wrong https://t.co/eP08RoilTr
— Gumball Waterson (@Gumball_SBO) May 25, 2018
Is hiring a 9 year old as the covergirl for a lingerie company a good idea? https://t.co/bmmsBkBRBi
— MementoMāori ? (@MementoMaori) May 26, 2018
A grown man thinking its ok for a 9 year old to be sexualised & exploited in the name of "equality". So empowering. https://t.co/WDK8HoC8z2
— clakklaa (@clakklaa) May 22, 2018
Kids like this aren't born, they're made, by parents who should be prosecuted.#childabuse https://t.co/OE0MTEbjBs
— .Dear Aunty (@dearaunty) May 22, 2018
A sexualized 9-year-old with a provocative "message" using abusive, age-inappropriate language should trigger concern, not applause. Childhood is precious, and the motives of adults who interfere with healthy development should be ruthlessly examined. #CSA https://t.co/65mK3TN6Id
— Rachael MS (@RachaelAMS) May 22, 2018
That message, on a child's toy, and a child, should not be combined. This is exploitation. Why is it still up @Twitter @TwitterSupport ? https://t.co/zqpzs7w3lN
— Laura Dodsworth (@BareReality) May 23, 2018
Hey @RuPaul are you really ok with being associated with this image? Do you think this is what @RuPaulsDragRace represents? This is a 9 year old child being photographed holding a sexually explicit sign being celebrated at @RuPaulsDragCon? Really? https://t.co/3TtOyYzr5x
— Actual Dykes (@ActualDykez) May 21, 2018
https://twitter.com/smallthunderdog/status/999159250877284352
Quite apart from the ethics of a 9 year old drag queen, anyone who lets a child hold such a vile message is guilty of abuse in my book.
This is not funny. Poor poor child. https://t.co/SndlrUP85G
— Trippy Pip (@TrippyPip) May 22, 2018
https://twitter.com/Ricktatorship91/status/999733890590892032
Related:
ELLE’s portrait of an 8-year-old drag queen will make you stand up and … cheer? https://t.co/bf7J7XHJEt
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 3, 2017
Kids learn their drag queen names and more at library’s fabulous Over the Rainbow pride event https://t.co/Xz00q94Ygh
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 12, 2017