{"id":578085,"date":"2021-06-30T20:35:18","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T00:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=578085"},"modified":"2021-06-30T20:35:32","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T00:35:32","slug":"you-should-be-in-prison-critics-slam-wapo-article-encouraging-kink-culture-for-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-should-be-in-prison-critics-slam-wapo-article-encouraging-kink-culture-for-children\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018You Should Be In Prison\u2019: Critics Slam WaPo Article Encouraging \u2018Kink Culture\u2019 For Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fyou-should-be-in-prison-critics-slam-wapo-article-encouraging-kink-culture-for-children%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=578085&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><ul>\n<li><strong>A Washington Post op-ed published Tuesday celebrates and encourages exposing children to \u201ckink culture,\u201d such as explicit performances at pride parades.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cYes, kink belongs at Pride,\u201d Lauren Rowello headlined a Tuesday WaPo piece. \u201cAnd I want my kids to see it.\u201d&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rowello, a <span class=\"color_11\">gendervague person&nbsp;<\/span>who is married to a transgender woman, described how their children were confused to see \u201ca few dozen kinksters who danced down the street, laughing together as they twirled their whips and batons, some leading companions by leashes.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A Washington Post op-ed published Tuesday celebrates and encourages exposing children to \u201ckink culture,\u201d such as explicit performances at pride parades.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<span data-qa=\"headline-opinion-text\">Yes, kink belongs at Pride,\u201d reads the headline of writer Lauren Rowello\u2019s Tuesday WaPo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/outlook\/2021\/06\/29\/pride-month-kink-consent\/#click=https:\/\/t.co\/U8BY8kRcLR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">piece<\/a>. \u201cAnd I want my kids to see it.\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"6.2412060301508\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Keep kink in Pride for our kids\u2019 sakes! My latest for the Washington Post. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pride2021?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Pride2021<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/kinkpositivity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#kinkpositivity<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mWHveu1EKR\">https:\/\/t.co\/mWHveu1EKR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lauren Rowello (They) ????\ufe0f\u200d???? (@LaurenRowello) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LaurenRowello\/status\/1409918632893861892?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.laurenrowello.com\/about-me\">Rowello<\/a>, a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aane.org\/gendervague-intersection-autistic-trans-experiences\/#:~:text=Someone%20who%20is%20gendervague%20cannot,I%20understand%20and%20experience%20gender.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gendervague<\/a>\u201c<span class=\"color_11\">&nbsp;person&nbsp;<\/span>who is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/lifestyle\/2020\/10\/09\/parents-come-out\/\">married to a transgender woman<\/a>, described how the couple attended a pride parade where their children were confused to see \u201ca few dozen kinksters who danced down the street, laughing together as they twirled their whips and batons, some leading companions by leashes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The term gendervague <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aane.org\/gendervague-intersection-autistic-trans-experiences\/\">appears to refer<\/a> to a person whose gender identity is \u201cinextricably related\u201d to being autistic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe man paused to be spanked playfully by a partner with a flog,\u201d Rowello wrote. \u201c\u2018What are <i>they<\/i> doing?\u2019 my curious kid asked as our toddler cheered them on.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/19\/pbs-drag-queen-story-hour-lgbtq\/\">(RELATED: \u2018Drag Queens In Training\u2019: NYC Department Of Education Children\u2019s Show Features 12 Minutes Of \u2018Lil Miss Hot Mess\u2019 Reading And Dancing)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post writer said that though the children \u201cwere too young to understand the nuance of the situation,\u201d Rowello told them that \u201cthese folks were members of our community celebrating who they are and what they like to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7227619\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"38\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7227619\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7227619 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1325827516-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 27: Drag queens pose with a reveler at the Orgullo Fest (Pride Fest) in the predominantly Latino neighborhood of Boyle Heights on June 27, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. It was the first LGTBQ Latinx pride festival held in the community. The city of Los Angeles\u2019 main pride parade was cancelled this year due to the pandemic. (Photo by Mario Tama\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1325827516-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1325827516-181x120.jpg 181w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1325827516-620x412-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1325827516-768x510-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1325827516-1536x1020-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1325827516-2048x1360-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7227619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA \u2013 JUNE 27: Drag queens pose with a reveler at the Orgullo Fest (Pride Fest) in the predominantly Latino neighborhood of Boyle Heights on June 27, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. It was the first LGTBQ Latinx pride festival held in the community. The city of Los Angeles\u2019 main pride parade was cancelled this year due to the pandemic. (Photo by Mario Tama\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cChildren who witness kink culture are reassured that alternative experiences of sexuality and expression are valid \u2014 no matter who they become as they mature, helping them recognize that their personal experiences aren\u2019t bad or wrong, and that they aren\u2019t alone in their experiences,\u201d Rowello wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKink visibility is a reminder that any person can and should shamelessly explore what brings joy and excitement,\u201d the writer added. \u201cWe don\u2019t talk to our children enough about pursuing sex to fulfill carnal needs that delight and captivate us in the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSharing the language of kink culture with young people provides them with valuable information about safe sex practices \u2014 such as the importance of establishing boundaries, safe words and signals, affirming the importance of planning and research and the need to seek and give enthusiastic consent,\u201d Rowello wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The post quickly drew fire from commentators on social media. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/01\/26\/drag-queen-story-hour-united-states\/\">(RELATED: How Drag Queen Story Hour Expanded Across America)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf your \u2018principles\u2019 prevent you from running this sickness out of your country, your principles are garbage,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JesseKellyDC\/status\/1410281738580942848\">tweeted<\/a> \u201cI\u2019m Right\u201d host Jesse Kelly. \u201cNations do not remain stable, healthy nations with this behavior becoming acceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a sane society, CPS would already be on the way,\u201d the Daily Wire\u2019s Ben Shapiro <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benshapiro\/status\/1410279032625709060\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"7.2099447513812\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I honestly lack the vocabulary to express the moral revulsion of this article. Absolute cultural degeneracy.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1x6vjope9O\">https:\/\/t.co\/1x6vjope9O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Andrew T. Walker (@andrewtwalk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/andrewtwalk\/status\/1410310447144779784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"3.3975903614458\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ok, Groomer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1HQ6Z24bxg\">https:\/\/t.co\/1HQ6Z24bxg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Remy Sharpe (@theremysharpe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theremysharpe\/status\/1410273622661517318?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Journalist Glenn Greenwald took particular issue with the line: \u201cIf we want our children to learn and grow from their experiences at Pride, we should hope that they\u2019ll encounter kink when they attend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was never a goal and it sure as fuck isn\u2019t one I share or anyone I\u2019ve ever known has,\u201d Greenwald <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ggreenwald\/status\/1410277661784657920\">tweeted<\/a>. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/02\/22\/drag-queen-story-hour-adams-morgan-dc\/\">(RELATED: DC Parents Bring Children As Young As 9 Months To Adams Morgan Drag Queen Story Hour)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7227617\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"34\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7227617\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7227617 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1233692227-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"People dance in the Washington Square Fountain during the 3rd annual Queer Liberation March in New York June 27, 2021.&nbsp; (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY\/AFP via Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1233692227-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1233692227-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1233692227-620x413-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1233692227-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1233692227-1536x1023-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1233692227-2048x1364-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7227617\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">People dance in the Washington Square Fountain during the 3rd annual Queer Liberation March in New York June 27, 2021.&nbsp; (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Greenwald added: \u201cThe problem is that when a highly funded social movement succeeds in all of its goals, it won\u2019t declare victory and stop: too much money, too much activist bureaucracy and jobs at stake, so it keeps expanding to justify its own existence into unrecognizable areas.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"7.9775280898876\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The title of this WaPo opinion piece is: \u201cYes, kink belongs at Pride. And I want my kids to see it.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dnGEIRoFnN\">https:\/\/t.co\/dnGEIRoFnN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jerry Dunleavy (@JerryDunleavy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JerryDunleavy\/status\/1410240913755021316?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Daily Wire\u2019s Matt Walsh tweeted at Rowello: \u201cYou should be in prison.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"4.9032258064516\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You should be in prison <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nVSAeSoXhX\">https:\/\/t.co\/nVSAeSoXhX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/1410274869325991939?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Walsh also highlighted a tweet from Rowello that includes a picture of the writer\u2019s 8-year-old child, who Rowello referred to as \u201cthey,\u201d wearing makeup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy 8YO explored makeup for the first time tonight,\u201d Rowello tweeted in May. \u201cThey tried an eyeshadow tutorial to make clouds, some flowers (not shown), and lots (and lots and lots and lots) of eyeliner stamps. They shrugged, \u201cMaybe I\u2019ll go on drag race when I\u2019m older.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"9.2707423580786\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is the woman who just wrote an article for The Washington Post about why young children should be exposed to kink<\/p>\n<p>This poor child doesn\u2019t stand a chance <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/awPffrwnTQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/awPffrwnTQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWalshBlog\/status\/1410276336703361029?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 30, 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Neither Rowello nor the Washington Post immediately responded to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Washington Post op-ed published Tuesday celebrates and encourages exposing children to \u201ckink culture,\u201d such as explicit performances at pride parades. \u201cYes, kink belongs at Pride,\u201d Lauren Rowello headlined a &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2313803,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1325827516-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018You Should Be In Prison\u2019: Critics Slam WaPo Article Encouraging \u2018Kink Culture\u2019 For Children","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-578085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1325827516-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018You Should Be In Prison\u2019: Critics Slam WaPo Article Encouraging \u2018Kink Culture\u2019 For Children","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/578085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=578085"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/578085\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2313803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=578085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=578085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=578085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}