Poll of the Day > Drag Class 101 is CANCELLED after CONSERVATIVES sent DEATH THREATS!!!

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An Ohio County Library has CANCELLED it's introductory Drag Class for Teens because they got HUNDREDS of DEATH THREATS from the COMMUNITY after a Republican Senate Candidate began the movement to have it shut down citing "inappropiate content for underage children"

Library Director, George Needham announced that Drag 101 was benched that was scheduled on June 5th and said they received death threats and was concerned about the safety and staff and teen participants

Messages appeared to threaten the safety of their staff and patrons and the teens and caregivers who attended the event as it was set to be led by drag queen Selena T. West, a former Miss Gay Ohio America and was one of the 400 summer programs to be held in the coming months

She said she will still go ahead at an alternative location but conceded she was disappointed by the threats and backlash and said "Today, Homophobia and fear wins"

She was met with support by staff and it will now be held at Secret Identity Comics in Delaware for children between 12 and 17

She said "I want people to come to be able to express themselves and learn about drag. Drag is not scary. Drag is not sexual. Teens can learn about what seems like trivial things like hair, nails, makeup and clothing. Those are the building blocks of a Drag 101 class i teach"

Backlash to the event started with Republican Wench, Melissa Ackison who shared an "alarmist" video stating "Our children are under attack. Right here, in Ohio, our libraries are hosting summer reading programs with inappropriate content for underage children to get in touch with their sexuality. I'm a Christian, a mother of 4 and i've had enough. I want to stand with me and tell the radical left that we will not allow you to transform this great nation and completely destroy our family units"

Following the death threats, the side eyed b***** went on to say she doesn't agree with the threats but said she knows firsthand what it feels like their children are being brainwashed by the left to be someone they SHOULDN'T be and is protecting them from leftists.

Whose side are you on?

Selena - Drag Queen Teacher





Melissa - Christian Wench




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How deluded do you have to be to think you have the moral high ground while sending death threats?
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When would it ever be important to have a class about drag?

Why not just standard politcs?

If you don;t agree with it, don't send your kids? I don't get what the problem of it existing is.
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Full Throttle posted...

was concerned about the safety and staff and teen participants

...having them dress in drag is already a safety issue.

eli_loves_ddr posted...

How deluded do you have to be to think you have the moral high ground while sending death threats?

Which is basically asking how deluded do you have to be to send death threats, since everybody who sends them seems to think that they're morally superior.

slacker03150 posted...

If you don;t agree with it, don't send your kids? I don't get what the problem of it existing is.

Can't they be concerned about the welfare of other peoples' kids?
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Zeus posted...

Can't they be concerned about the welfare of other peoples' kids?

Sure you can, I'm worried about the welfare of children who are indoctrinated into a religion at an early age, but I am also not trying to stop a parent from doing it. It's their belief and its their right to do so in this fine country of ours.
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how is dressing in drag a safety issue? unless you're talking about the death threats, in which case.. well, yeah, but that's not the cross-dressers' fault.
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Libraries are publicly funded. If someone wants to pay to rent out the space normally like anyone can it shouldn't be a problem. And it sounds like this is what was happening and the militant right got angry again.

It's pretty homophobic to call all drag queens gay, particularly when it comes to children.
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dioxxys posted...

When would it ever be important to have a class about drag?

Same reason it's important to have a class about anything else: So attendees can learn about something they find interesting.

Kyuubi4269 posted...

It's pretty homophobic to call all drag queens gay, particularly when it comes to children.

It is, but intense anti-drag sentiments (namely the "you're destroying our family values and must be stopped!" ones, not the "drag's a weird subculture that I'm not a fan of" ones) are still largely rooted in homophobia. Citing homophobia as the reason for the backlash and threats is 100% accurate here.

_AdjI_ posted...

It is, but intense anti-drag sentiments (namely the "you're destroying our family values and must be stopped!" ones, not the "drag's a weird subculture that I'm not a fan of" ones) are still largely rooted in homophobia. Citing homophobia as the reason for the backlash and threats is 100% accurate here.

Very true, I just happen to dislike the mentality of linking things together that don't need eachother, it's just another stereotype.
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eli_loves_ddr posted...

How deluded do you have to be to think you have the moral high ground while sending death threats?

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Holy shit he or she or whatever they identify as looks like a fucking monster. THAT is what they want to teach kids to look like? Because it looks like a great Halloween costume, but I just don't see the purpose the other 364 days of the year.

@_AdjI_ posted...

dioxxys posted...

When would it ever be important to have a class about drag?

Same reason it's important to have a class about anything else: So attendees can learn about something they find interesting.

Oh my bad, I didnt read the op properly again.

I thought this was like going to be a regular class at a standard school not a single class at a library.

Well I would just say dont give in to death threats and request police presence at the event.

Kyuubi4269 posted...

_AdjI_ posted...

It is, but intense anti-drag sentiments (namely the "you're destroying our family values and must be stopped!" ones, not the "drag's a weird subculture that I'm not a fan of" ones) are still largely rooted in homophobia. Citing homophobia as the reason for the backlash and threats is 100% accurate here.

Very true, I just happen to dislike the mentality of linking things together that don't need eachother, it's just another stereotype.

To be fair, a considerable majority of drag queens are gay, so the stereotype isn't exactly baseless. Much of that stems from the fact that guys who like cross-dressing are typically mocked for being gay, so those who aren't already gay are less likely to be comfortable doing it. Until fairly recently, the LGBT community was also fairly insular (mostly out of necessity), so straight people weren't as likely to be exposed to drag in a context that might entice them to try it out, further cementing it as a "gay thing" Classes like this are actually an attempt to diversify drag, by inviting people of any orientation to try it out in a context where they aren't being judged by homophobes for doing so.

Noop_Noop posted...

Because it looks like a great Halloween costume, but I just don't see the purpose the other 364 days of the year.

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That looks like a great Halloween costume, but I just don't see the purpose the other 364 days of the year.

Drag is a performance art, not a gender identity. Most drag queens are not trans (though I would expect there to be a higher incidence of trans people among the drag community due to it being a potential outlet for dysphoric feelings). Dressing up in drag is simply dressing up as a character, whether to put on a show or just for fun. It's really not an everyday thing.

All I can say is GOOD! This was a black eye for Ohio.
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_AdjI_ posted...

To be fair, a considerable majority of drag queens are gay, so the stereotype isn't exactly baseless.

That doesn't really matter as it's an image extended to the entire group that could be harmful. We know crime statistics show black men are more likely to commit crime, but it's not appropriate to apply that to every black man as they're not causally linked and the image is harmful.

_AdjI_ posted...

Classes like this are actually an attempt to diversify drag, by inviting people of any orientation to try it out in a context where they aren't being judged by homophobes for doing so.

When the person who made the course assumes all drag queens are gay, it means she's automatically calling everyone who comes gay. It also undermines saying it's non-sexual when directly attaching it to sexual attraction.
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I suppose if I showed up expecting to race muscle cars, and was handed a dress and makeup instead, I'd be a bit disappointed.

Nothing wrong with drag queens. As for kids attending? No different than dressing up for a play or Halloween for them so I don't see the issue.
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Kyuubi4269 posted...

That doesn't really matter as it's an image extended to the entire group that could be harmful. We know crime statistics show black men are more likely to commit crime, but it's not appropriate to apply that to every black man as they're not causally linked and the image is harmful.

This logic only works if you consider "you're probably gay" to be a harmful assumption, which it generally won't be unless it's paired with "I like hurting gay people." It is indeed important to avoid stereotyping inappropriately, but provided you're aware of its potential harm and limit that, stereotyping is not itself a harmful thing.This becomes especially true when you make your assumptions properly

Kyuubi4269 posted...

When the person who made the course assumes all drag queens are gay, it means she's automatically calling everyone who comes gay.

As outlined above, calling anti-drag hatred "homophobia" is accurate without assuming that all drag queens are gay.

i bet I'd be a sexy woman, ok?
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