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someone_whoisthat t1_j28vtad wrote

I wonder if the libraries and council people regularly fund events for story hours with more normal costumes or if they focus more on drag queens.

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brighttobrighter t1_j291hgu wrote

Since you were asking in your deleted comment, here's a list of story hours from the NYC library website. Lots of variety for parents to choose from!

https://www.nypl.org/remote-learning-resources/storytime

Seriously, I don't think we fully appreciate how great our library system in NYC is, or just how great libraries are in general.

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eekamuse t1_j290z7b wrote

Duh, librarians read every day. Twice sometimes. Have you ever been to a library

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wabashcanonball t1_j28yvc9 wrote

What exactly is normal? Drag queens are normal as far as I’m concerned.

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someone_whoisthat t1_j290bpi wrote

Like more age-appropriate ones. Like "Princess Story Hour", "Wizard Story Hour".

Even "Frog Costume Story Hour" would be pretty rad, and probably more welcoming to kids.

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brighttobrighter t1_j290oqw wrote

Most of the drag queens I've seen doing the story hour wear big funny dresses or fantasy costumes. It's not any more objectionable than showing a child Mrs. Doubtfire or taking them to see the Nutcracker.

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Wowzlul t1_j29rgn2 wrote

Yeah it's becoming clear to me that the issue is mainly that people consider "man wearing womans clothing" to be "sexual" by default. And that just ain't so.

They probably can't conceive of drag beyond the super sexual (and inappropriate for children) stuff you see at some drag shows.

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iRedditAlreadyyy t1_j29b9w0 wrote

I find it funny how Americans want “age appropriate content” when anything involves the LGBTQ community yet Christian’s are out here worshiping idols of a man crucified on a cross and telling children that unless they pray everyday they will suffer eternally in hell….and nobody asks the religious to tone it down.

But hey, some people can’t read the writing on the wall.

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eekamuse t1_j2915rc wrote

Kids think a drag queen is a princess.

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wabashcanonball t1_j290to0 wrote

I’ve seen drag queens dressed as princesses. Haven’t you? There are probably some who are frogs, too. Maybe it’s best to let parents decide where to take their kids. Many have issues with wizards, for example.

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Wowzlul t1_j29qv9r wrote

> Princess

It's interesting that this is considered normal (i.e. default appropriate for children) because the whole Disney princess aesthetic is, like de-sexualized drag, a kind of constructed hyper femininity. As long as the content is age appropriate, I don't actually see how that would be different from "drag queen" in this context.

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StrngBrew t1_j29m231 wrote

“Fund” how? You think anyone involved here is getting paid?

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someone_whoisthat t1_j29vc5r wrote

Yes, funded by public tax dollars.

> The event was funded by Jackson Heights council member Shekar Krishnan

Source: NYPost

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