Babylon Bee editor Seth Dillon caught spreading false story about a child tipping a half naked drag queen

Babylon Bee's Seth Dillon got caught spreading a false story about a child tipping a half naked drag queen.

Just in case you aren't aware, drag queens are now the new scapegoats of conservatives and the right when it comes to accusations of  'grooming' children. We are probably going to be inundated with lies, horror stories and pitifully untrue misconceptions about drag shows, drag queens, and kids.  And I am not simply making that up. These folks will conjure up some of the nastiest, ugliest, most fearful images in an attempt to smear drag culture and the LGBTQ community in general. 

Case in point is the following tweet by Seth Dillon. Dillon is the head of the Babylon Bee, a supposed conservative satire news site. The Babylon Bee was recently kicked off of Twitter for 'satirically attacking (misgendering)  Dr. Rachel Levine, the United States assistant secretary for health. Levine is the first trans woman to hold that position. Dillon has been playing the victim on social media and the conservative news bubble because of it. 

But I think he has overplayed his hand. Dillon's idea of satire when it comes to smearing drag queens as groomers of children is as droll and basically false as the attack on Levine:

A lot of folks, as you can see by the retweets, was fooled by this claim. That's only because they wanted to be fooled. They hide bigotry and hate behind  a supposed concern for kids. Luckily, not everyone believed Dillon. Someone pointed the truth of the picture:

The photo is from 2019 and it involved a cis female burlesque dancer. Here is the link to the article.  Personally, it strikes me as gross, but overall I am angrier at how Dillon is trying to pass this off as LGBTQ people harming children.  LGBTQ people have been physically attacked, injured and killed because of what junk like this encourages people to do. Someone having a general hate of LGBTQ people can easily be spurred to committing violence because of ugly insinuations like this.

And what makes it even more infuriating is how Dillon tries to pick some sense out of his self-created nonsense:

Here is thing though, Seth. YOU. ARE. A. LIAR. You lied about the photo, you lied about the person in the photo. You lied about drag queens. Why in the world should anyone believe anything you say when it comes to anything negative about drag queens and the LGBTQ community in general when you have demonstrated a desire to make up false stories about us.

And then not even admit that you were wrong. Even if you didn't mean to lie, your stridency and eagerness to smear drag queens and LGBTQ people in general still doesn't do your credibility any favors.

You are the perverted one here. And a perfect epitome of those on your side of the spectrum. You have crafty ways of disguising your lies and making them sound plausible. But sooner or later the stink from them will always give you away. 

None of the things any of you are doing is about protecting children or anyone else. It's about exploiting hate, bigotry, and fear for clout and possibly for your own sadistic pleasures. If you or anyone on your side had any morals, I wouldn't have to tell you this.

'LGBTQ, Black history month displays deemed to controversial for some public libraries' & other Wed midday news briefs

Pride, Black History Month book displays among those no longer allowed at Lafayette public libraries​ - Looks like we are ALL on the menu today.

Drag Queen Story Hour Canceled in N.C. Town Due to Violent Threats - And we are supposed to be the ones harming children. 

What to make of NASCAR’s apology to the LGBTQ community - I am as shocked as you. 

Louisiana becomes 18th state to enact a transgender athlete ban - COMPLETELY needless.

In Swampscott, students teach senior citizens in 'LGBTQ 101' - Let's end today's news briefs with something positive.

The difference between drag shows and grooming is easy to tell

With their accusations about 'grooming,' conservatives have now attacked drag shows. Thanks to an incident in Texas involving a drag show which was attended by kids, some folks grabbing their pearls, snatching up their petticoats, and throwing out a lot of misconceptions which need to be cleaned up. 

This means we should expect more misleading tweets and videos about drag performers and kids. 

Consider the following to be a TED Talk 

Let's start with the basics:

1, Drag shows are an art form dating back centuries.

2. Drag shows are not exclusively x-rated or adult oriented.

3. Not all drag queens are LGBTQ or men. Some are heterosexual. Some are women. 

4. Drag Kings also do performances 

5. Drags shows do NOT always involve sex.

6. Drag queens are not trying to seduce, groom, or have sex with children.

7. Drag queens are not strippers.

8.  Drag performances can take place any time of day in any venue such as festivals, restaurants, theaters, etc.

9. Drag shows and performers are not seedy. They are respected for their talent, discipline to the art, dance skills, art of mimicry, unique costumes, and lip synching.

10. Drag performances are a very popular part of American culture and not just with the LGBTQ community. 

11. Drag performances can be original or imitations of divas from Patti LaBelle to Diana Ross to Judy Garland. Some drag performers have even done gospel.

In other words, this is a drag performance and not grooming (in spite of the nature of the tweet):

This didn’t happen in California.

It didn’t happen in Portland, Oregon.

It happened right here in the state of Texas.

The question: What are our state’s “Republican” leaders going to do about it?
pic.twitter.com/aZdT0tYT1B

— APP Texas (@AppTexas) June 6, 2022

Now THIS below, this is GROOMING:

Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

'Texas GOP want to ban kids from drag shows while OHIO GOP push for required genital checks' & other Tue midday news briefs

Texas State Lawmaker to Introduce Bill Banning Kids from Drag Shows - Really? What nonsense. They are just trying to milk every part of our culture for their hatred.

Dallas protesters show up to 'Drag the kids to pride' family-friendly drag show - By the way, THIS is what they are upset about and you can see the video of this perfectly innocent fundraiser in the link AND read about how the homophobes lied when they claim police escorted the kids out.

Genital Exams Could Be Required Under Ohio Anti-Trans Sports Bill - SPEAKING of grooming and sexual abuse . . . yes it is hypocrisy and we need to call it out.

GOP politician says Uvalde shooter was “transgendering” so there’s no reason to “ban AR-15s”​ - Lawd hammercy. What's wrong with these people?

Video: Fox News runs promo celebrating Pride Month (in between programs smearing LGBTQ people)

Thanks to Media Matters, we see the duplicity coming from the Fox News Network. It runs promo celebrating Pride while hosting one-sided programs denigrating transgender women and implying that gays want to harm children. That son-of-a-bitch of a network won't EVEN interview LGBTQ people unless we are attacking our own. 

Fox News' actual promo for Pride Month vs. Fox News programming pic.twitter.com/kOIPzNhsSC

— Media Matters (@mmfa) June 3, 2022

Related post - Fox News attacked transgender Americans to kick off LGBTQ Pride Month

'Transgender teen suing Tennessee so he can play golf' & other Mon midday news briefs

Transgender teen Luc Esquivel is suing Tennessee so he can play golf​ - It doesn't make sense that he has to go through all of this simply because people will not educate themselves on the issue of trans athletes. It is unfair. 

LGBTQ people urge Democrats to forcefully reject GOP attacks - The Democrats should be doing more, but the community should be leading the charge on this. We shouldn't wait for other people to fight OUR wars. 

Out Gov. Jared Polis signs new law to learn more about LGBTQ health - Wonderful idea! 

Holocaust survivor who bravely spoke about life as a gay woman in concentration camps dies aged 94 - Never ever forget. 

LGBTQ San Franciscans share their stories of coming out - Great article.

GOP candidate claim teachers are encouraging five-year-olds to have oral sex with each other

Rayla Campbell

All these accusations about teachers 'grooming' children. All of these insane homophobic and transphobic inferences of about teachers trying to supposedly change the sexual identities of children. All of these lies need to be exposed for what they are. They are not the product of parental concerns. They were the gateway for insane folks to grab attention and gain public office.

Exhibit A - Rayla Campbell, a far right, conspiracy theory spouting GOP candidate for the Massachusetts Secretary of State:

Rayla Campbell, Massachusetts GOP nominee for Secretary of State, tells Mass Republican convention that teachers in the commonwealth are "telling your 5-year-old that he can go and suck another 5-year-old’s dick"pic.twitter.com/aEs2ZFn6Ap

— ℮oin Higgins (@EoinHiggins_) June 3, 2022

Rayla Campbell is a nut. Her comments at last week's state GOP convention were discredited. And even other candidates at the convention called her comments inappropriate. BUT they also backed her general claim that teachers are 'indoctrinating' students. In other words, they don't like the shocking way she said it, but they support the inaccurate inference of what she said.

The point is not so much her chances of winning, which I think is very dim. The point is noting how the threshold is being lowered. There is no sense of shame and decorum with these people any more. No matter how much they pretty up their bigotry to make it palpable, there are always dregs attaching themselves along to remind us about the actual vulgarity espoused.

The only difference between Campbell and someone like Florida Gov Ron DeSantis is a brilliant disguise.  A clever way to disguise the stink, so to speak.