If We’re Outlawing Drag, Can We Please Burn Down Hooters Next?
As the Texas legislative session comes to a close, I want to take this moment to recognize the Legislature's most pointless effort – the various attempts to ban drag. Bills like House Bill 1266, HB 3240, HB 4378, and HB 643 insisted that drag perpetuates misogyny and"exposing children to very sexual content at an early age."
It's nothing new that societal attitudes toward breasts are completely inconsistent. As a nursing mother, I look around anxiously whenever my child cries out in hunger publicly. I know that showing my breast will elicit looks of disgust and shock. Even though I am using my breasts for their biological purpose, providing nutrition for a future member of society, pearls get clutched.
There is also the profound crisis for adolescents who need space to safely socialize, create meaningful relationships with peers, and see themselves represented in a healthy and safe reflection in advertisement and media. While many decry teens' use of social media, regulations simultaneously limit the physical spaces that have traditionally served them. Dance halls, roller rinks, theatres, arcades, malls, and parks no longer welcome supervisionless youth, if they even exist.
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