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Post by YankeeFan on Jun 22, 2019 16:18:17 GMT
This seems like a weird phenomenon, which is being embraced by the media.
Whatever consenting adults do is fine with me, but -- and not very differently than the JonBenet style beauty contests -- these kids are seemingly being sexualized by their parents, and are often performing for the gratification of adults.
Desmond, for example, performs in gay bars, for tips.
So, why the celebration of it?
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Post by YankeeFan on Jun 22, 2019 16:22:01 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2019 16:24:06 GMT
We had a male classmate in grade school who did ballet. That was weird enough.
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Post by mizzougrad96 on Jun 22, 2019 16:45:02 GMT
We had a male classmate in grade school who did ballet. That was weird enough. We had the same. The girls flocked to him. Little did they know... Nice guy. Well-liked for the most part. I remember people calling a fag on various occasions and if it bothered him, you couldn't tell. He always had this look on his face of "Is that the best you can do?" |
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Post by YankeeFan on Jun 23, 2019 23:39:40 GMT
Desmond dances in gay bars, for tips.
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Post by old_tony on Jun 24, 2019 0:55:03 GMT
Desmond dances in gay bars, for tips. The sexualization of children is OK as long as it's for the entertainment of the LGBTQ community because, as you know, that community can do no wrong in the eyes of the media. |
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Post by mizzougrad96 on Jun 24, 2019 15:52:20 GMT
Desmond dances in gay bars, for tips. The sexualization of children is OK as long as it's for the entertainment of the LGBTQ community because, as you know, that community can do no wrong in the eyes of the media. Exactly. And if we dare question whether it's appropriate for a child of that age to be doing something like that, we're called transphobes or whatever... It is scary to see some of the things the media gets behind these days. |
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Post by sharky, Hunter’s text buddy on Jun 25, 2019 7:17:53 GMT
I think people are right to point out the discomfort of the sexualization. That’s really bad it a lot of ways. But I don’t think I can really fault the decision to allow him to cross dress. If he wants to do it, let him.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2019 12:54:08 GMT
Is it necessarily sexual that he's dancing in a gay bar? It certainly could be, but we're not talking about strip clubs here (I assume we would have heard if that were the case). And it would definitely be weird if it was a 10-year-old girl dancing in a regular bar for tips.
The whole subculture is so alien to me that I have no idea what's sexual and what's not. My only frame of reference here is RuPaul. (Although I have a high school friend who I see on social media moonlighting as Shimmy Hendrix every now and again.)
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Post by mizzougrad96 on Jun 25, 2019 12:55:44 GMT
Is it necessarily sexual that he's dancing in a gay bar? It certainly could be, but we're not talking about strip clubs here (I assume we would have heard if that were the case). And it would definitely be weird if it was a 10-year-old girl dancing in a regular bar for tips. The whole subculture is so alien to me that I have no idea what's sexual and what's not. My only frame of reference here is RuPaul. (Although I have a high school friend who I see on social media moonlighting as Shimmy Hendrix every now and again.) Dancing in any bar at age 10-12 would be grossly inappropriate. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2019 12:58:30 GMT
Is it necessarily sexual that he's dancing in a gay bar? It certainly could be, but we're not talking about strip clubs here (I assume we would have heard if that were the case). And it would definitely be weird if it was a 10-year-old girl dancing in a regular bar for tips. The whole subculture is so alien to me that I have no idea what's sexual and what's not. My only frame of reference here is RuPaul. (Although I have a high school friend who I see on social media moonlighting as Shimmy Hendrix every now and again.) Dancing in any bar at age 10-12 would be grossly inappropriate. Yeah, I think I'm with you on that. I just have very little frame of reference for the culture of gay bars, and even less of one for drag, and I'm acutely aware of that as I read these stories. Also, your simultaneous discussions on this thread and the music thread are delightful. All your mental imagery this morning is devoted to dancing in different types of bars! |
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Post by mizzougrad96 on Jun 25, 2019 13:06:04 GMT
Dancing in any bar at age 10-12 would be grossly inappropriate. Yeah, I think I'm with you on that. I just have very little frame of reference for the culture of gay bars, and even less of one for drag, and I'm acutely aware of that as I read these stories. Also, your simultaneous discussions on this thread and the music thread are delightful. All your mental imagery this morning is devoted to dancing in different types of bars! Which is funny since I don't drink and I haven't been to a strip club since a bachelor party 12 years ago...  I've been in gay bars before. My cousin, who is the closest thing I have to a brother, is gay. Gay bars are basically like most regular bars, with different music.  Safe to say I've never been to a drag bar. Although, isn't just about every bar in New Orleans a drag bar? |
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Post by seabass on Jun 25, 2019 13:37:25 GMT
Yeah, I think I'm with you on that. I just have very little frame of reference for the culture of gay bars, and even less of one for drag, and I'm acutely aware of that as I read these stories. Also, your simultaneous discussions on this thread and the music thread are delightful. All your mental imagery this morning is devoted to dancing in different types of bars! Gay bars are basically like most regular bars, with different music. I am told there are also lots of whistles. |
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Post by xanadu on Jun 25, 2019 13:40:23 GMT
I don't know the right answer to this.
I don't know the wrong answer to this.
I don't know the appropriate answer to this.
But Jesus Fucking Christ ...
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Post by mizzougrad96 on Jun 25, 2019 13:44:48 GMT
This is the world we live in today... A lot of people (not people here) are afraid to say that an 11-year-old dressing in drag and performing at a bar is inappropriate because they're worried about being called transphobic.
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