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what's the best things to say at a counter protest of a drag show (lemmings.world)

submitted 6 days ago by PixelPilgrim@lemmings.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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to be clear I'm gonna be counter protesting a protest of a drag show so I'm being pro drag show.

I put in my order for a megaphone to take to protest and events. the people protesting the show are the biblical type from what I hear, I'm actually pretty ignorant on the details, but I smell an instigation opportunity, or an opportunity to spread love to drag queens. I'm not into drag shows all I know is Rupaul drag show exist and its like a clothing designer show.

I need more pro drag queen phrases to fall back on. I'll say we love out lgbt community if I hear the f slur.

but i have came up with some things like pointing to a preacher and saying they're gonna have the next chomo/lester scandal.

or I can be extra funny and say that they're here to join us take on billionaire pedro-philes like Donald trump.

ill up for pro-drag queen, anti-hater, or subversive phrases.

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[–] Aeao@lemmy.world 44 points 6 days ago (15 children)

They want to be taken seriously. So if you have a trombone, bagpipes, a clown costume… anything that makes a mockery of their protest will hurt them more than all the facts and clever phrasing in the world.

These people are prepared to argue that aren’t prepared for a clown with a ukalalee .

White face paint is cheap. Add a couple red dots on your cheekbones and around your mouth. Boom you’re a clown. The whole time the are talking just stand next to them. Slump your shoulders and rub your hand under your eyes with the classic wrist twisting motion. So they know you’re crying with them.

Make sure they can’t get a single good picture of their protest without “that damn clown is in the way!”

Cost you about 3 bucks in supplies and would hurt than more than any megaphone.

He’ll it’s a drag show? I’m sure someone could lend you some makeup if you tell them why.

[–] AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net 23 points 6 days ago (1 children)

This reminds me of the surprisingly effective inflatable frog costume that was in the news recently during protests against ICE

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 6 days ago

There are droves of others in honor of the first one. Join the GFY legion of silly. 🤘🏼

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