tankasnowgod
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Funny, the fact that you keep on going back to a cult movie released back in the mid-70s sort of proves the point. You can't think of one other movie like that to use as an example. If I made a statement like "there have always been violent movies," I could name several just keeping to movies featuring Schwarzenegger in the 80s.Have you seen what small kids are watching on TikTok? Alot of twerking just for starters. Are you comfortable with that? Kids as young as 4 and 5 and up watching, mimicking and making their own tik toks. Alot more exposure there than drag queen story hour at public libraries lol.. Pole dancing has become a sport of sorts and young kids are doing it, and so forth. The point is that "drag queen story hour in public libraries" is the least of your concerns for the youth. That sort of thing, like the rocky horror picture show, is perceived by kids as dress up. It doesn't even register that it is anything else at that age. Not so much for strippers on tik tok etc. So I think your energy is misguided here.
When I say something like that it's in context responding to the shock and ore, the catastrophisation, the "omg have you seen what is happening this is the degradation of society, everything is going to crumble away" type stuff. The title of this thread is the context "record numbers", but really it's nothing new. And that is the point I am making. I'm reminding whoever I'm responding to that it's been around forever and society has done just fine, hasn't crumbled, everyone has co-existed. So you can calm down. It's very on trend atm for content creators to talk about this stuff as if it's all new and the end of days and social morals are being eroded like never before.. and people are lapping it up and buying into the narrative, so they are making alot of money out of doing it on youtube, tiktok, podcasts etc. But it's like anything, you shine a light on something that has been going on forever and it seems all new when it's not. You probably didn't think twice about the rocky horror picture show when you were a kid, or a drag show at the local pub until now because, well, who gives a ***t lol why would you care unless you are being encouraged to. Have you ever thought about buying a certain car, and then all of a sudden it seems that car is everywhere you look? Similar concept. And even though there is definitely a hightened push for more acceptance in society of LGTBQ expression, it shouldn't be a source of anxiety for you because, as I point out, it has always been around and the world hasn't ended. Just maybe not as in the lime light as it is right now.
Plus, I don't know where you grew up, but there were zero drag shows at any bars I knew of in my teens and 20s. I did hear about some "drag shows" after moving to Los Angeles, but they were still limited to West Hollywood, which has always had a high percentage gay population, and did indeed feature a lot of gay bars.
Truthfully, I didn't even know about The Rocky Horror Picture show when I was a kid. I first heard about it as a teen, as I kept on seeing it listed as a midnight showing when I looked at movie listings. You absolutely had to seek it out, it was not "in your face." And even then, it was more college kids seeing it for the performance in the theater.
Also, that fact that you out of hand dismiss a 10x increase in youth that identify as LGBTQ+ is somewhat telling. It was about 1-2% of the population for decades, and even gay activists said that the number certainly wasn't higher than 4%. But now, 20% of youth is identifying as such. That's a massive increase, and it basically happened in the last decade.
Plus, there is no doubt that children are being targeted, to be "transgender" especially. Here's Vox, promoting the idea, and starting off talking about a 15 year old that was put on these medications-
It’s okay to let your transgender kid transition — even if they might change their mind in the future
De-transitioning is rare and not as bad as people think.
www.vox.com
Here's a Children's Hospital talking about it-
Puberty Blockers
Our Transgender Center offers puberty blockers, which can delay and help prevent unwanted changes like breast growth, facial hair, periods and voice deepening.
www.stlouischildrens.org
And, the Mayo Clinic-
Puberty blockers for transgender and gender-diverse youth
Understand how puberty blockers work to suppress puberty. Learn about their benefits, side effects and long-term effects.
www.mayoclinic.org
So, are you going to reassure me that this is all fine, nothing to worry about, because transgender people have been around for a while? I mean, Tula was even on Inside Edition-
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK1J53Ez6Mg
It's one thing for an adult to do this after much thought and research and such. But for the Medical Cartel to experiment on still developing children is beyond disgusting.
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