rant · moment 13 of 16
Desmond the Amazing and Kids on Bars
from Episode 152 - Feral · #152
4 min
Tim discusses the viral ten-year-old drag-dancing kid Desmond the Amazing, arguing it's child endangerment regardless of political backlash, and contrasts it with legitimate gay performers like Tai Rivera who win over hostile crowds through comedy.
- Tim asks why there's a ten-year-old child dancing on a bar at drag events and describes Desmond the Amazing performing while adults throw money at him.
- Older gay people Tim has spoken to are disturbed by children at these events and reject the idea that it represents their community.
- Tim compares trans identity claims to identifying as thin or a volleyball champion—saying attraction is about what people actually see, not what someone claims to be.
- Injecting children with hormones before age 18 is child abuse, and children should not be performing sexually in bars regardless of their identity.
- Tim questions who approves of a ten-year-old dancing on a bar for money and notes the child was celebrated on Good Morning America.
- Dance classes for children are fine, but having adult men throw money at a kid in a bar is sick and exploitative.
- When he tries to discuss these concerns, people accuse him of being self-hating, not really gay, or not understanding the movement.
- This behavior sets the broader gay rights movement back because mainstream observers see it and think the entire movement is extreme.
- Not every gay man wants to wear a g-string at Pride, but media and some in the community treat that aesthetic as the only authentic version of being gay.
- Demanding conformity to a stereotype—saying someone isn't really gay unless they embrace every aspect of Pride culture—is the same as questioning someone's identity if they don't fit racial stereotypes.