In a bizarre clip posted to social media, “drag king” Rev. Brock Bottom (pronouns He/They), preached on drag and gender reveals. The pastor argued that drag threatens artificial conceptions of gender. He also says that the real problem is gender reveal parties which force children into unchosen societal roles. Online commenters were quick to pounce on the pastor’s sermon.
“Good morning. Would you pray with me? Come Holy Spirit into the hearts of all of your beloved children, Kindle within us the fire of your unending and relentless love. All of my words and our hearts together, honor you today. Oh God, our rock and our Redeemer, amen,” the bizarrely dressed reverend began. Rev. ‘Brock Bottom then pivoted to a discussion of drag.
” But performing gender as a daily task, I would argue, is a learned cultural trait to which we have all been exposed as understandings of drag have changed throughout history,” the woke pastor said. “Perhaps drag today could be defined as that which threatens the already fragile and arbitrarily constructed framework for gender performance that is necessary to maintain power dynamics.”
“Conversely, it could also be that from the moment we were born, and perhaps even before that, when families gather to reveal the sex organs of their child, that the drag show begins, the blue confetti falls and the pink smoke clears, and there’s a mad dash to project cultural and societal expectations gender performance onto that child,” the pastor claimed.
“These are learned behaviors can be shaped either through shame or affirmation based on a perceived correct performance of drag. It has a profound effect on our imagination, and our self-worth, and our relationship to the world,” Bottom concluded. Online responses to this bizarre display were very negative. Many commenters objected to the bizarre appearance and convoluted arguments in the clip.
“That’s not a reverend. It’s a crappy cosplay of a Hunger Games villain,” one user humorously responded. “So they’re admitting they are leveraging their “gender” for power now, huh? It’s all about power dynamics, right? Hmmmm,” another said. Another account concluded, “This must be some kind of parody, I just don’t know what it is the parody of.”
Recently, another progressive preacher spoke about drag through a Christian lens. “Using the language of my faith. Let me tell you this, the Jesus that I know would be right here in this gallery, lined up to speak during this public comment, standing in solidarity with the brave people here,” she said. ” That Jesus I know would be dressed in full drag, or [appearing as] a trans man, or wrapped in the garb of a nonbinary person who knows one gender is way too small to capture the gloriousness that is Jesus.”
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“[He] would be at this mic with a trembling voice and a shaking body and tears that will not be held back crying ‘make this city safe for my child.’ Jesus always shows up on the side of the vulnerable, and today that is us,” she dramatically added.” Where are you going to show up on the side of the vulnerable and the marginalized, taking a stand against the evil coming out of Washington?”
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