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[–] victron@programming.dev 50 points 1 year ago (6 children)

This feels so stupid. There are people out there that really want to ban such shows? It's an art like any other. What's next, ban street mimes? Make improv ilegal?

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 29 points 1 year ago

It's part of the Republicans' strategy to stir up trans panic and use it as a wedge issue. Drag is only tangentially connected to trans people but their voters don't know that.

[–] iforgotmyinstance@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Men portrayed women for thousands of years until western societies began allowing female actors join their troupes.

[–] NuPNuA@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In the UK, it's still traditional for a bloke to play a female character comedicly in Pantomimes each Christmas.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Imagine even suggesting drag be banned in the UK. Even the church would be saying, "what about Widow Twankey?!"

[–] NuPNuA@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, wankers like Lawrence Fox and Calvin Robinson are trying to push all this stuff in the UK, but it doesn't seem to be picking up as much steam as in the US.

[–] Viking_Hippie@feddit.dk 5 points 1 year ago

*reads up on Fox *

What an asshole! Hilarious though that he ran for mayor and, in spite of having the name recognition of being an actor from a prominent family, he didn't even get enough votes for his deposit to be refunded 🤣

[–] bankimu@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago

Now that women can play women, we don't need that anymore.

[–] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean they're already implementing what is next: Making it illegal to look/be trans in public

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

What’s next, ban street mimes?

I might be in favor of that one...