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Originally Posted by FunkMasterFlame
A persons race is an immutable characteristic that they have no control over. A man flamboyantly dressing up as a woman is not.
A lot of people believe that Drag Queens are a sexualized fetish and should not be promoted towards their children.
Parents have had the option of opting-out their children from sex education classes for a long time, that was the basis that the TDSB made their decision on.
As a 90s kid I often remember certain classmates having to leave class when sex-ed topics came up. Should they not have been allowed to opt-out of sexual teachings that their parents disagreed with? Were they bigoted for having done so back then? Are they bigoted now for not wanting, what they believe to be a sexual activity, of having a Drag Queen to read to their child?
Maybe, maybe not. Its a tricky question that has no easy answers.
But I do believe that parents should have the freedom to opt-out their children from Drag Queen storytimes, and that nobody should be forced into participating. Choosing not to participate brings no harm and is not dangerous to anyone.
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I also like to be able to have my kids opt out of having a flamboyantly dressed woman read to them.
Also no woman wearing pants... my grandmother told me that a true lady doesn't wear trousers. And only true ladies should be reading to my kid... seeing as we get to opt out of things solely based on how they are dressed.