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British Columbia library invites kids to make their own ‘drag queen doll’

A library in British Columbia will be hosting a a drag queen story time later this month for young children to join in songs and stories, and there is also a workshop set up for the kiddos to make their own drag queen dolls.

The Coquitlam Public Library is inviting children to a “very special Family Story Time” the tweet starts, with the “unstoppable Conni Smudge” a local drag queen. On January 14, 2022, Smudge will lead the children with singing, stories and crafts that will be available. Smudge is also known as Chris Bolton, co-founder of the North Shore Pride Alliance.

“Drag storytime is for everyone!” reads the event page. “Families with children of all ages are invited to attend.” The occasion is appropriate for ages 0-8 according to the website.

The event was posted on the libraries official Twitter account and as usually with these types of posting they disabled the replies section. However that didn’t stop people from getting their opinion across. Several user used the retweet option to attach comments of discuss, anger and questing the need for the odd craft being encouraged.

“Make your own drag Queen doll? Men in exaggerated womanface representing what!? Normalizing what? This is akin to having strippers or burlesque dancers reading to children. Adult entertainment dumbed down for kids? Surely there are better role models than drag queens?!?” write one Twitter user.

Another Twitter user replied “Why is this even a thing? How did we get to the point where it’s acceptable for men in hypersexualized fake-female attire to read stories to children? Who started this offensive trend? (Also, not surprisingly, @CoqLibrary has turned off replies.)”

The library has hosted other drag queen story events, last year they hosted “Drag King and Queen Story Time” where young children were invited to meet Skim, a “non-binary lesbian” and Cheryl Trade a “TwoSpirit Queer Indigenous Drag Queen”.

Those supporting men dressing as overly sexualized parodies of woman claim it is a family-friendly form of entertainment that dispels gender stereotypes and builds a more inclusive and accepting society. However, critics argue that drag is an adult form of entertainment that is never suitable for kids. There is no shortage of video online showing kids witnessing outrageously inappropriate performances at drag shows

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Jordan
Jordan
Jordan is a casual reporter for BC Rise
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