This editor sure hopes he doesn’t get fired for following Libs of TikTok on Twitter. In fact, we might have a couple of posts from Libs of TikTok today.
For example, Libs of TikTok has announced that a high school’s planned drag show for students has been “canceled among safety concerns.” That’s very sad.
BREAKING: Wisconsin school cancels drag show for students.
As usual, they cite “safety concerns” and of course can’t provide any evidence of said “safety concerns.”
The only safety concern is for children who are being exposed to inappropriate adult entertainment in school. https://t.co/GCb7xBCoZD pic.twitter.com/Sb3etFOK0r
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 10, 2023
We checked local news sources, and WKOW states that the event has been postponed “after receiving threatening messages,” none of which WKOW quotes in its story. So we checked in on The Cap Times, which had plenty to say about Libs of TikTok. Education reporter Scott Girard writes:
A student-planned drag show at East High School has been postponed amid safety concerns following a hostile reception to the event from some conservatives online.
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On Thursday afternoon, Libs of TikTok, an account that has been suspended from Twitter multiple times for targeted harassment and other violations, sent out its own tweets about the event. The account has focused much of its energy on anti-LGBTQ messaging, often focused on schools and educators.
Its first tweet on the event has more than 550,000 views and received more than 1,500 retweets, including a quote tweet from Republican former Gov. Scott Walker, among others.
Soon after the Libs of TikTok tweets, accounts began responding to unrelated tweets from the Madison Metropolitan School District and East High accounts, repeatedly directing the word “groomers” at both.
Yes, Libs of TikTok has been suspended multiple times. And calling someone a groomer isn’t a threat. Do you think the reporter might be a bit biased?
This is a culture war, and we can’t let them win.
Our children are off limits.
— Mario Fratto (@MarioFratto) January 10, 2023
Win
— Macknetik (@macknetik) January 10, 2023
https://twitter.com/mac78251/status/1612853711096643584
Maybe they mean safety for the children from groomers?
— Kyle Engel (@KyleJEngel4) January 10, 2023
I thought that was exactly what they meant.
— Billy Moses (@BillyMoses) January 10, 2023
I remember when my high school had female strippers show up for all the cis students and their families to enjoy.
— On the Mark (@EdukatedEnuf) January 10, 2023
What is up with all these drag shows at schools. This is ridiculous.
— Jeremiah Bonds (@JeremiahBonds) January 10, 2023
That’s our question and we’ve never received a convincing answer. What’s the compulsion to put drag queens and students together?
My question will always be the same: What in the hell is it about a drag queen show? Of all the things that could be done for school kids entertainment – why this? What specifically is it about this???
— Ryan (@ryans2kidz) January 10, 2023
They should all be canceled for kids’ safety. Glad we’re finally seeing progress in this fight.
— David Ikard (@Davidikard) January 10, 2023
For once it would be nice to see them say they cancelled such an event because they came to their senses and realized pushing drag on kids is weird and gross and abusive.
— Stephanie Myers (@TheStephMyers) January 10, 2023
Libs love an invisible boogeyman
— Mookie (@MookieB02198460) January 10, 2023
Maybe every time one of these is scheduled, someone should try and schedule a school sponsored prayer group at the same time.
— Huey KC (@Hueykc132530) January 10, 2023
That’s a small win. Thank you
— collects1 (@batscollector1) January 10, 2023
We know what the school’s reasoning would be to hold a drag show: tolerance. We need kids to learn to be tolerant of the LGBTQ community, and the only way to ensure that is to expose them to it as much as possible.
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Related:
Gov. Ron DeSantis warns venue to ensure minors are prohibited from ‘A Drag Queen Christmas’ https://t.co/NnuRFUW6Cr
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) December 29, 2022
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