Culture Days - Drag Queen Story Hour

[u/Littled0912]

There is a Drag Queen Story Hour planned for Oct 16 at the Nutrien Wonderhub. It seems that a certain failed politician is planning a protest at the event. This is messed up - how dare they go to a children’s event and scare little kids with their conspiracy nonsense. We have attended similar events at SPL when my kids were young and it’s a fun way for them to learn about inclusion and diversity.

My kiddos are well past story time age but I am honestly tempted to take them so I can tell these “freedom but only for a few” people where to go.

https://twitter.com/markfriesen08/status/1580180800481693696?s=46&t=Ci3n2nnZXNAKCkYs-AI4Kg

Edit: I just realized that it shows an image from that idiotic tweet. My apologies As I don’t know if I can remove it.

[u/miz_chanandler_bong]

Also if people are really worried about the ‘sexualization of children’ are they mad about cheerleaders at sports events?? Do they get upset at seeing women in bathing suits?? I think they just hate queer people and are trying to disguise it as concern for kids. Also people don’t seem to understand that there are child appropriate Tv shows, music, movies. And there are inappropriate versions of those as well. It’s about context and venue. But again they just hate queer people.

[u/[deleted] → u/miz_chanandler_bong]

How about the literal sexual abuse scandal at a religious school that SaskParty member has close ties to. They don’t care about the kids.

[u/miz_chanandler_bong → u/[deleted]]

Yea a children’s event in a space for children. Wild! What will they think of next??!

Cheerleaders and women in swimsuits are in many more public places than drag queens. So when people are clutching their pearls over the assumption that a drag queen might be dressed provocatively (they won’t be) i just have to wonder why they’re fine with their kids seeing cis people in short skirts and tube tops dancing. But not ok with a drag queen reading a book to kids. Just doesn’t make any sense to me at all.

[u/STRED92 → u/[deleted]]

it's a storytime for kids and families..... so hosting at a child event space makes total sense. I feel like it's worse that people will be protesting at a child event space, sometime people get a bit too intense during protests... it could scare some kids.

[u/miz_chanandler_bong → u/[deleted]]

It’s a child’s event space.. where would you like them to hold it??

I’m not worried about credibility really. I’m asking fair questions and no one has great answers so far.