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Steve QJ's avatar

“ I believe what something can do is different from what someone is doing in front of children.”

Agreed. And I think both issues are worthy of attention. But as Jon was pointing out, guns are the leading cause of death for kids in America. So when Dahm is trying to repeal laws on gun control and trying to pass laws in drag shows, all while claiming his concern is safety, it highlights a certain hypocrisy, no?

I don’t know what Stewart’s position on Drag Queen story hour is. Sadly, I suspect he doesn’t see the issue (or wouldn’t admit to seeing it). But I don’t think this interview could be considered a defence of it.

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jen segal's avatar

Agreed, hypocritical for sure. I briefly dug into the ‘gun deaths of children’ story: age 1-19, excludes infants. I would be extremely interested in a breakout for age 16-18 (eg both hovering around that ‘age of consent’ thing and incorporating teen gangs.

We all shudder at the headline envisioning 5-year-olds shot in their car seat. I’m just wary of media manipulation.

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