As we reported a couple of weeks ago, a publication called Fatherly — “empowering men to raise great kids and lead more fulfilling adult lives” — asked if it was OK to take your kids to Pride Month parades and celebrations. “They’re filled with sights that may be new to kids, like public nudity and kink,” Fatherly tweeted. But the conclusion was that yes, you should take your kids to pride celebrations — just have some conversations with them first. “After a few events, the kids knew to expect nudity and other surprises.” One lesbian parent recalled “there were these Beanie Babies with giant penises on them,” but fourth- and fifth-grade kids found that “super-funny.”
Libs of TikTok was temporarily suspended from Twitter for posting a mega-thread of drag shows for kids being held to celebrate Pride Month. She also noted what Los Angeles Pride in the Park headliner Christina Aguilera wore to perform. Aguilera did a bunch of costume changes, but the outfit that seemed to get the most attention was the green number with the giant strap-on.
Singer Christina Aguilera wore this on stage while performing at LA’s Pride in the Park. The advertisements did not metion any age requirement and it appears this was an all-ages event. @lapride were children present by this performance? pic.twitter.com/fnXFuDNVZV
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) June 13, 2022
Do you want to see it in action? Of course you do:
https://twitter.com/MythinformedMKE/status/1536418711174774786
To be frank, we’d be happier if it were Pride Week and not Pride Month. And what does this have to do with celebrating being gay?
https://twitter.com/MythinformedMKE/status/1536426013328134144
Cool … kids under 5 get in free!
Perverse.
— Cheri Stahl (@CheriStahl27) June 13, 2022
God is watching.
— BlueSkies (@KeepToTheLight) June 13, 2022
— DankPepe (@DankPepe2035) June 13, 2022
I’m sorry but as a parent if you choose to take your children to one of these events then you’re taking them bc you want to expose them to the community. Don’t act shocked when they get slapped with a rubber peen.
— Tiffany Elaine (@IAmTiffanyE) June 13, 2022
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I used to think all of this was intended to be subversive, but now I’m starting to see it as being more akin to childishness
— Cosmic Aspirations (@CosmicAsp) June 13, 2022
Exactly.
Did it used to be this way or did I we just never see it? I have gay friends who are just as shocked at these type of displays as I am. It seems to have started when the transgender movement was incorporated. Am I wrong?
— BuddyHarley (@BuddyHarley44) June 13, 2022
Stunning and brave
— Pigpen (@PigpenEXHD359) June 13, 2022
Why are pride celebrations so deviant? Can’t they celebrate like normal people?
— RA Purdie (@RaPurdie) June 13, 2022
Is the point of this stuff to just be as perverse as humanly possible?
— Jacob Bloom (@JacobBloom31) June 13, 2022
Were they there to promote a children's literacy/reading scheme?https://t.co/A2xWpoCZWi
— Tim Barnsley (@TimBarnsley1) June 13, 2022
We actually did a post on “rainbow dildo butt monkey” last year; it was set up as part of the Redbridge Libraries Summer Reading Challenge, and the invited guests were a carnival troupe of sorts called Mandinga Arts.
We are done as a society. It's time to pack up. Lol pic.twitter.com/JU1SSiVM67
— Tosh (@paritoshvijay) June 13, 2022
As Fatherly suggested, “prepping your children beforehand can ensure that your family is respectful of queer people while at Pride.”
Related:
Journalist encourages fathers to take their kids to pride parades, just ‘expect nudity and other surprises’ https://t.co/19Vn3ql5GW
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 2, 2022
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