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I never have occasion to mention that vulgar beverage

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couple weeks ago mozzarella, spinach, olives, tomato, pickled onion, feta

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I haven't seen my dad in 9 years

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yeah

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Wetterdew posted...

because drag queens are all about loving who you are on the inside, even though they also enjoy the aesthetic of glam camp (which you mistake for genuine superficiality)

I would say that drag is an act of gay/queer men obliterating gender nonconformity taboos through a performance of over-the-top, artificial femininity. Although the ultimate aim might be for the drag queen to love or accept themselves, the act of drag itself is a celebration of that liberating power of radical artifice. At no point does it reveal an "authentic" inner self, a concept that I even have some objections to in the first place.

Ok, maybe kids aren't all dilettantes that overanalyze everything like this, but I think it is confusing to use someone who represents the epitome of the external as a spokesperson for the inner self.

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BabyRoxann posted...

... the original pride flag meant those things. This isn't something they added for the sake of this song.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_flag_(LGBT)#Origin

Well that's egg on my face, but the core problem is still present and highlighted by the song's description of the "Progress" flag, where the original rainbow colors have only abstract meaning while T/QTPOC get their own explicit colors. That flag has its own meaning which is valuable in certain political contexts, but is it the best roadmap to use when introducing/welcoming kids to the LGBTQ+ umbrella? Why do some of the kids have to settle for poems about nature and healing? Do we need to introduce these kids to the external nuance of intersectionality before they even have a way to describe their own internal experience? How about a more general introduction before we get into political specifics.

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When I wore my Bulbasaur shirt to the grocery store I got compliments from the guy at the deli counter

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Why are trans people and queer/trans PoC the only groups specifically named in the lyrics even when they immediately say that "every letter in LGBTQ+ is equal"? The other colors on the flag are instead used for bland self-esteem platitudes and shoehorned environmentalism. Highlighting those specific disadvantaged subgroups is fine, but it shouldn't come at the cost of completely omitting mention of the rest of the group.

Why did they cast a drag queen (a culture that celebrates radical artifice and superficiality) to deliver a message about "loving who you are on the inside"?

It's vacuous confusing stuff as you expect from a corporation riding the wave. We should make kids proud of who they are but we should try not to make them dumber.

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