School Cancels Theater Trip After Parent Complains About Drag - Waldorf Nation

[TexasTowelie]

A Texas school district (Spring Branch ISD) canceled a field trip to see a performance of "James and the Giant Peach" after a single parent complained that actors were dressed in drag.

[Phoenix61]

1. Man I feel sorry for her kid. nt

[BOSSHOG]

2. And this is the way conservatives

Celebrate freedom, wave the flag and facilitate mass murder all in the name of our constitution. And this is the reason elected republicans love stupid people.

[rpannier]

3. If my child missed that performance, I'd wanna know who the complaining parent was

I'd make their life miserable
So glad we live in Japan.
That idiocy doesn't happen here

[vercetti2021]

4. For the love of fuck

James and the Giant Peach is not fucking drag related! Found the parent that never fucking read as a child let alone see the movie. God parents should not be parents that are like this. Fucking idiot.

[Cracklin Charlie]

5. I saw Barney Fife dressed as a woman tonight.

I was not offended, and I didn’t send a mean text to TVLand.

This is so dumb.

[Rhiannon12866]

10. I remember that episode, and I saw an ad for Carol Burnett with Harvey Korman wearing a dress

And then there was "Bosom Buddies" and the movies "Mrs. Doubtfire" and "Tootsie." Nobody was offended by them! We watched those shows growing up and my mother loved the movies.

[Ilsa]

6. So now one parent gets to dictate what everyone else can do?

The school leadership is spineless.

[Deuxcents]

9. Yep..one parent can't keep their child at home

That poor kid. Instead of opting out of the trip, no kid can go. Just nutz

[jimfields33]

11. Schools operate that way for a long time.

It started with treats like cupcakes and different celebrations and parties. One parent complains and they were banned. This isn’t new by a mile.

[deminks]

8. Women actors were not allowed on stage until 1660.

Shakespeare's female roles were all played be men.

That might make that parent uncomfortable, though.