In this short, three speakers discuss how children, especially young girls, begin experimenting with makeup and drag-like transformation as a natural form of self‑expression. Speaker A shares a personal anecdote about her daughter copying her makeup and reflects on wanting to embody iconic performers like Eartha Kitt. Speaker B points out that drag can start at a very early age and warns that shame often appears alongside this exploration. Speaker C asks how a parent would feel about having a queer child and probes the consequences of unsupportive parenting. The conversation emphasizes that parents should allow their children to experiment with gender expression and identity, noting that unconditional love and acceptance foster healthier development, while rejection can have lasting negative impacts. The overall message is a supportive call to parents to encourage self‑expression without judgment.
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I was thinking about my daughter because she's at this phase now. Whatever I do, she copies because she's always borrowing my makeup, and I can just see how fun it is for her, like, copying that. And now I kind of saw that, I was like, earlier, so I would go, why didn't I just Google more about Eartha Kitt? Because it's so much fun, you know, just like think about like, how am I gonna like embody her movement?
No, but that's really nice to hear that because I realized by you saying that, that drag starts at a very early age.
Yes, yes, actually. Like little girls, when they try on makeup, that is drag. Yeah, they're trying to transform. I want to be like mommy.
Exactly. She's not going to be as pretty as mommy. But unfortunately, as early as that, that's where also where people start shaming us. That's true, that's true. So for all you parents out there, if your child experiments, trying to express themselves. Let them. That's the best advice. Yes.
I have a question. You're a mommy, right? How would you feel if you had a queer child?
I would support that.
Really? Of course.
Of course.
I love that.
Totally support it.
What are— what do you say about parents who don't support? What do you say? Yeah, what do you say about parents who don't support their children? Because there are a lot of parents who do that.
Um, you know what, like, my, my brother is actually Agreed. And I wouldn't even say that my parents have accepted it. I think they just kind of just pushed it away. And I can see how the impact it is to my brother in the way he shows up to the world. And I think my parents tried their best to handle the situation the best way that they can at the time. Yes. Or just, just from what they know. And, and I, I know that my parents truly love my brother, but I think it would have really helped him in terms of his growth in the way he would show up more. Not that I'm saying there's something that needs to be fixed with my brother, but I think as parents should be able to allow their child to just express themselves. Yeah, if it's not something that has been supported at such a young age, that would have an impact.
Yeah, I agree. Like, love has to be unconditional.
