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Aella
@Aella_Girl
right now, in the world, there are minors being exposed to adult nudity. In some tribes, women expose breasts, men wear only penis sheathes -all in full view of children. And not one flash at a protest -the tribal children have to live with it constantly. We must stop this trauma
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GC Misogyny
@GcMisogyny
A danger to children: trans women and drag queen story hours. Not a danger to children: a cis woman flashing her merkin-decorated genitalia where children were present, twice.
Elaine Miller holding up her skirt and flashing her bits, censored. Outside the Scottish Parliament
Elaine Miller holding up her skirt and flashing her bits. Inside the Scottish Parliament
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Beezy
@BeezyManzell
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@Aella_Girl
I mean... taboo words aren't magic spells either. Context matters. I generally don't "think of the children" and think lowly of that argument, but children understand conflict and power and when they're subject to it.
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@vlad_avy
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@Aella_Girl
Here's a theory: the trauma comes not from exposure per se, but from the stark contrast between (relative) visual puritanism and a sudden exposure. Hence the tribal children have no idea the exposure can be traumatic.
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Leah 🖤
@leahsstillmad
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@Aella_Girl
Surely you understand there is a difference between sexual and non-sexual nudity..? When a man flashed his penis to me on the bus when I was 9 I knew it was wrong despite only being a child.
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ted turner-bundy
@birdogio
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@Aella_Girl
Look, drag is an incredible craft, and I’m so often amazed by it, but why do children have to consume it? Why can’t it return to being a transgressive art form for adults only?
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Sam Maxis
@SamMaxis13
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@Aella_Girl
They're pointing out a contradiction, so the contradiction still holds after your argument. But yeah, most of the trauma is a result of children being told that they should be traumatised.
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