Drag queens teach vital lessons

Drag Queen Story Hour is one of the most empowering movements to emerge in recent years. Hiring drag queens to perform in schools and libraries promotes tolerance and prevents children from growing up to be fascists. I often think that if only a drag queen had read “Little Red Riding Hood” to Hitler in his infancy, World War II could well have been averted. Think about it. Drag queens are some of the most oppressed people in society. Why is it that grown men can’t walk in public wearing fluorescent wigs, stiletto heels and enormous prosthetic breasts without being stared at? The last thing these people want to be is the centre of attention. There have been a number of viral videos circulating recently of drag queens twerking in front of small…

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The Critic (Digital) - 1 Issue, November 2022

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