PabloMar 7
captain acab 
it's pretty easy actually
Mar 3 at 6:00pmWeb
Show threadLaukidhMar 3
@redsad how will I explain drag…? This is a solved problem and has been for decades.
Show threadcaptain acab Mar 3
@Laukidh true!
Show threadtuban_muzuruMar 4

@Laukidh @redsad

My son once said: "If drag was such a terrible thing, why are women some of its biggest fans?"

Show threadLa GuiriMar 3
@redsad my mother told my son. He was eight. She insisted they were artists; it was beautiful to hear.
Show threadMab_813Mar 3

@redsad

on a monthly basis 😳

Show threadMinmiTheDinoMar 3
@redsad explaining things to kids is so easy. They don’t know anything. They’ll just believe whatever you tell them.
Show threadFlipper 🐬🏳️‍🌈Mar 3
@redsad As someone once said, Kids are much smarter than you think: I don't know a single kid with a full time job and kids.
Show threadClover SystemMar 3

@redsad I miss Ernie Coombs. I remember my mother would get angry when he wore a dress on Mr. Dressup when I was really little, but even she came around after awhile.

This helped both me and her later in life. I was the one who had to explain to her, as a literal toddler, that it's okay for adults to play dress-up.

Kids understand these things instinctively, I think. Many adults just use kids as a shield.

Thank you (And thanks to Venus Envy if there were any chance of her seeing this) for this post, it brang back some rare warm childhood memories. Which is... probably really odd to say considering the 'school shooter' aspect.

-jj

Show threadKeira (She/Her)Mar 3
@redsad my nephew's second favourite TV show (after Bluey), is drag race (with the sound off - we need a radio edit, lol).
Show threadSailor AnarresMar 5
@redsad hell it would probably be comforting that adults still play dress up
Show threadViolet MadderMar 5

@UsagiTsukino @redsad

VERY.

Show thread𝕕𝔼cⒶ𝕪Mar 5

@redsad it's very easy to explain to a child that adults wear drag, have different sexual preferences, or anything else.

the thing that's hard to explain to a child is why they should have massive hang-ups about all of it and hate those people like their parents do.