Show-Me Middle-School Drag Crisis?!?

Here's an honest question . . .

Given that drag shows are now broadcast with major corporate sponsorship and earn RECORD TV ratings . . . Is the "age-appropriate" debate as powerful and/or convincing as many conservatives argue??? 

Answering that question is a value judgement but we're also interested in objective considerations. Again, I'm truly curious to know what parents might think given that this part of an American "cultural shift" might have already taken hold and opponents were too late to push back.

Here are the basics of this regional and, some might claim, provincial controversy . . . 

Middle-school children from at least three schools attended the diversity breakfast sponsored by the city’s Office of Cultural Affairs along with Mayor Barbara Buffaloe, the Libs of TikTok website reported.

The report includes a photo of a permission slip for students of Columbia’s Smithton Middle School that failed to mention the drag performances by a group called NClusion+, an organization that dubs itself “a new-age, next-level club that features all things LGBTQIA+.”

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

Missouri parents are asking what schools, mayor knew about drag performances attended by middle schoolers

Public officials in Columbia, Missouri are on the spot to explain themselves after exposing school children to drag performances under the guise of a diversity celebration for Martin Luther King Day. None of the schools informed parents the celebration would include drag performances, and there is some indication they purposefully kept the information from parents.

CPS superintendent and Nclusion Plus respond to concerns over drag performance

COLUMBIA - Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Brian Yearwood responded to Gov. Mike Parson's concerns about a drag performance at a city of Columbia diversity event. On Friday, Gov. Parson tweeted that his office was "deeply concerned that Columbia middle school students were subjected to adult performers during what is historically a MLK day celebration...

Drag performers in Columbia push back against 'fear mongering' by Missouri Republicans

After a musical drag performance at the annual Columbia Values Diversity Breakfast, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey sent letters to the Columbia public school district and city officials accusing them of violating laws protecting children from sexually explicit material. The group says the performance was "completely G-rated."

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