They are about transgressing gender roles, but then:The "Stop the Sexualization of Children Act" is being promoted as a ban on drag queens stripping in schools
— Elizabeth Nolan Brown (@ENBrown) October 20, 2022
In actuality, it targets library books featuring gay or trans characters & any mention of gender identity to kids under 10 https://t.co/TbQfSuWzRC
Pink was, in the 19th century, considered a “strong” color and therefor masculine.
Beverly and Leslie were both men’s names. Madison was, too, until the movie “Splash,”
Women wearing pants was tantamount to “cross-dressing” when I was child. Annie Hall dressed in men’s clothing (men-like, to be honest), and started a fashion trend.
Linda Ronstadt performed in a Boy Scout uniform and set a million boys hearts aflame with lust.
Men dressed as women for comic purposes has been a staple of the stage and screen as long as there has been a stage or screen. My favorite is still “Some Like It Hot.” I don’t think Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon were more of a “sexualizing” influence there than Marilyn Monroe was.
Which of these examples sexualized children? (I’m intentionally ignoring the examples of Jin Benetton Ramsey and all the vogue of young girls in movies playing younger girls presented as sex objects.) Or is it not really about that?
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