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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
It’s absurd to think “reading with royalty” is an issue because it’s a bad synonym and “dress up story hour” is not an issue because it’s a good synonym. What are you even saying?
They are welcoming and non-threatening events. The goal is not simply to “read to kids” but to encourage acceptance and understanding so that kids know however they want to express themselves is OK. If boys want to wear nail polish, is it inappropriate to teach them that it’s OK to do that? That’d be a tough argument to make.
There are lots of other readings for that. Go to those.
Actually, it’s because most of them are at bars.
Drag events geared toward being child-friendly or all-ages are purposely not inappropriate for children or all ages.
I would encourage you to actually attend one of these readings and see for yourself (if you have kids, you might even realise it’s not just moms that take their kids to reading time, step up dad!). At the end of the day, showing children (who naturally have a far more fluid and open understanding of gender and gender expression than adults) that you can be whoever you want to be and express yourself however you want to express yourself is fun and healthy and a worthwhile cause.
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Have you taken your kids to one of these book readings? How old were your kids when you did? Did you find it to be “age appropriate “?
I haven’t, but am genuinely curious.