Concerns over New York City drug march participants yelling “we’re here for the kids” after videos of such incidents circulated online this week and sparked backlash, according to NBC News. reportedly denied by some LGBT activists.
a video A number of New York drag marchers yelling, “We’re here, we’re queer, we’re coming for your kids,” hit 5 million views on Twitter this week. garnered considerable criticism from conservatives.NBC article on Tuesday claimed The phrase has been used at Pride events for years, with the goal of destigmatizing the LGBT community and removing the pain of accusations of “grooming” children into different sexual identities. and (Related: Biden administration debuts ‘Pride’ webseries with trans activist Rachel Levine, who promotes transsexuals and sings about gender)
“The person who said this during the march didn’t come up with this idea. The person on the march is saying, ‘Now call this, call me.’ ” Why do I care? Carla Jay, chairman of New York’s Gay Liberation Front and professor emeritus at Pace University, told NBC. “He’s trying to stigmatize this and assert his power. You can’t blame the victims here and that’s what the right wing is doing.”
Jay told the media outlet that the pride march chants are meant to be heard by the surrounding crowd, not by people watching the video after the fact.
New York drag marchers yell, “We’re here, we’re queer, we’re picking up your kids.” https://t.co/ucK1qM4fv5 pic.twitter.com/OhBguhWwZY
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Bryan Griffin, the original organizer of the NYC drug march, usually used even more provocative and obscene slogans such as “Kill, kill, kill, we’re coming to kill the mayor” during the march. Said he would sing along with a joke about He also has pubic hair, according to NBC.
“It’s all just words,” he said. “It’s all presented to satisfy their worst stereotypes about us.”
Another event organizer, Hucklefairy Ken, called the chant a “bad joke” and said it was being used for “parasitic and predatory political propaganda and policies.”
“We do not tolerate harm to any child and advocate for the protection and encouragement of every child, free from fear and persecution, to live a truly authentic life,” Ken told NBC. rice field.
According to NBC, drag performer Hussi Lo Mein criticized the slogan “Come for the kids” and claimed to have said something else on top of it.
“It doesn’t represent everyone, it represents the individual. I thought it was a silly idea and started chanting it with another verse,” the drag performer and activist said. Told.
The NBC article sparked widespread criticism online, include The Twitter community has conducted a fact-check, noting that the article does not provide any evidence that the chant was used in the past.
“I didn’t know it was a common chant. This makes the situation even worse,” says journalist Andy Goh. I have written.
“If you want to get skeptical parents on your side, it’s probably not the best strategy, but it assumes that your goal is to persuade people,” says Roger Severino, vice president of the Heritage Foundation. . commented.
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