Is it just me or is it really annoying that men dressed up as hyper-feminine women is celebrated but when biological women embrace their god-given feminine attributes we are told to “chill out” or mocked/not taken seriously because we are acting like a “stereotype.” It seems like women and young girls are pressured to present themselves more like men/boys because being a “typical” girl or girlie-girl is hardly cool in today’s backwards society-yet, these adult MEN are praised for doing the same thing. People roll their eyes at girls who want to be princesses yet if a grown ass man were to dress up as one they’d probably build him a castle.
The guy with the beard is downright scary. Does anyone remember being scared of clowns at kids parties? My kids were. Anyway the beard guy is scarier than any of those and I'm astonished that any parents would think that would be a good idea for him to be reading books to their children. It got me thinking about pantomime dames. These were usually played by men in drag and more often than not were the subject of mockery and ridicule as part of the pantomime of course.
Apart from that, the main point for me was how utterly hypocritical those trans activist are. Free speech apparently only applies to people they agree with and attacking the author for hate speech when they are the ones spouting hate.
If I understand correctly TPL has supported you, if so then good for them.
I only found out the other day, to my horror, that this practice has been imported into UK libraries and what do you know? Library staff have been told to call them Pantomime Dames instead of Drag Queens so as not to upset the general public. I believe that there have already been demonstrations outside libraries against them.
Respectfully, I think that this is a misunderstanding of the woke mindset. These parents believe (wholeheartedly!) that they are ENHANCING their kids' safety and wellbeing, by showing them all the different ways to be, and consequently allowing them maximum freedom to chart their own identity, which will lead to the best possible outcome for them.
And, for me, before the danger of persuing this into body modificaiton via powerful drugs and surgery, I would actually be fine with this attitude. Sure, let's not stereotype what's male and what's female! I struggled to raise a daughter (in the pre-"trans" era) without those stereotypes, and it wasn't easy!
But now, any deviation from the old stereotypes labels you as "trans", and next come the drugs and surgery.
Threading this needle (sterotyping bad, drugs and surgery bad) is difficult and easily misunderstood.
I think that's part of it, yes, but I also think that bringing their kids to Drag Story Hour makes them feel like Good People who are Open Minded and Inclusive. They are Doing the Right Thing.
Is it just me or is it really annoying that men dressed up as hyper-feminine women is celebrated but when biological women embrace their god-given feminine attributes we are told to “chill out” or mocked/not taken seriously because we are acting like a “stereotype.” It seems like women and young girls are pressured to present themselves more like men/boys because being a “typical” girl or girlie-girl is hardly cool in today’s backwards society-yet, these adult MEN are praised for doing the same thing. People roll their eyes at girls who want to be princesses yet if a grown ass man were to dress up as one they’d probably build him a castle.
It's only good to be a woman if men do it!
The guy with the beard is downright scary. Does anyone remember being scared of clowns at kids parties? My kids were. Anyway the beard guy is scarier than any of those and I'm astonished that any parents would think that would be a good idea for him to be reading books to their children. It got me thinking about pantomime dames. These were usually played by men in drag and more often than not were the subject of mockery and ridicule as part of the pantomime of course.
Apart from that, the main point for me was how utterly hypocritical those trans activist are. Free speech apparently only applies to people they agree with and attacking the author for hate speech when they are the ones spouting hate.
If I understand correctly TPL has supported you, if so then good for them.
Vickery Bowles (the TPL city librarian) stood up for free expression and refused to cancel us.
I only found out the other day, to my horror, that this practice has been imported into UK libraries and what do you know? Library staff have been told to call them Pantomime Dames instead of Drag Queens so as not to upset the general public. I believe that there have already been demonstrations outside libraries against them.
I think parents are putting 'wokeness' ahead of their kids' safety and wellbeing.
Respectfully, I think that this is a misunderstanding of the woke mindset. These parents believe (wholeheartedly!) that they are ENHANCING their kids' safety and wellbeing, by showing them all the different ways to be, and consequently allowing them maximum freedom to chart their own identity, which will lead to the best possible outcome for them.
And, for me, before the danger of persuing this into body modificaiton via powerful drugs and surgery, I would actually be fine with this attitude. Sure, let's not stereotype what's male and what's female! I struggled to raise a daughter (in the pre-"trans" era) without those stereotypes, and it wasn't easy!
But now, any deviation from the old stereotypes labels you as "trans", and next come the drugs and surgery.
Threading this needle (sterotyping bad, drugs and surgery bad) is difficult and easily misunderstood.
I think that's part of it, yes, but I also think that bringing their kids to Drag Story Hour makes them feel like Good People who are Open Minded and Inclusive. They are Doing the Right Thing.
Yes, but they also believe that Doing the Right Thing is GOOD for their kids.
Well, they definitely don't think it's bad for their kids!