This is absolutely on brand. Can’t trust these companies to do what’s right.
Each year, Google sponsors a series of Pride events in San Francisco and other locations for employees and the public. This year, the closing event was a “Pride and Drag Show” featuring popular performer “Peaches Christ,” who was scheduled to perform Tuesday at LGBTQ+ bar Beaux in San Francisco to “wrap up this amazing month,” according to a now-removed internal description of the event viewed by CNBC.
So, during Pride, Google sponsors events held at various locations. And people are upset because someone with a weiner is wearing a dress and a fabulous wig while singing showtunes?
It’s at a gay bar, but it’s also an official employee event, which is weird. I wonder what the expectations are for employees to attend official events. For me, whether it’s a drag show or bowling, I don’t attend most after-hours work events.
Google is still sponsoring the event, it’s just not an employee event anymore. That’s probably how it should have been planned from the beginning.
That said, thin-skinned Christians can not attend if it’s an optional event. The bible is silent about drag shows.
Leave it to Christians to feel victimized and “disrespected” when other people celebrate their own lifestyles. Religious fruitcakes and snowflakes.
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How is this a thing at work?
Why not just not waste money on bullshit and pay people better/work them less hours?
It’s not at work - it’s at a gay bar
I have a conspiracy theory on potential Google employees meddling with the algorithm on YouTube to push the far-right into mainstream yet again. It seems like there’s some basis for it.
Can’t trust these companies
That’s all that needs to be said
Can’t trust these companies to do what’s right.
This has to be drilled into the collective consciousness as much as possible. There is no such thing as an ethical corporation, or an ethical company that is for-profit – they simply cannot be ethical, they are amoral by design. If Target or Walmart or Netflix do something that is seen as positive, the only reason is a profit motive, not because they are moving towards being ‘good’.
Many people such as women and trans women find drag to be offensive. Why bring it into the work place?
“This year, the closing event was a “Pride and Drag Show” featuring popular performer “Peaches Christ,” who was scheduled to perform Tuesday at LGBTQ+ bar Beaux in San Francisco”
It isn’t and never was planned to be at the workplace.
Google was sponsoring the performance at a bar. This was not “in the workplace”.
I find you offensive. Why did you comment here?
It’s a public forum, hence I post.
Why can’t we have pornstars “performance” at work instead of this shit is the real question. Why would anyone care what drag queens, Queers or gay people do anyways, and why should it be done in public eye at all?
You think drag shows and porn “performances” are comparable?
I’ve been to a strip club and I’ve been to drag shows. They hold similar “performance.”
Your strip clubs don’t show boobs or genitals and focus on lip-syncing music and costumes? That’s a weird strip club.
Either you went to a highly atypical drag show or a strip club without stripping. I think having a work-sponsored drag show is inappropriate and bit cringe, but it’s not more risqué than cabaret.
Cabaret is blatantly inappropriate for work
Drag shows =/= cabaret.
Okay, replace “porn performances” with strippers. You don’t bring your whole company to a strip club. Or mandate that people go to such an event under threat/duress of being fired.
The sad part is, you know that this was the comparison… but instead you have to be obtuse about this and argue against it as if going to ANY sexually charged event is a norm in workplace cultures.
You clearly have no idea what actually goes on in a drag show and rather than accepting your opinion is misinformed your projecting your ignorance on other people
Right. If you can’t actually argue substance… but instead can only vaguely state “your ignorant”… Then I have a sad reality for you. You’re likely the one that’s wrong here.
You have no idea what my personal experiences were like. Nor if I’ve ever been to one or not.
What it appears is that you’ve never been to strip club before. Not ever girl shows everything. The performances can indeed be an exact 1:1 copy. And in both cases it’s still not proper for a business environment.
But you keep comparing drag shows and strip clubs. You’re holding a giant neon sign that says “I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT” I’ve personally been to both and to think for a second that they’re similar atmosphere is just factually wrong.
I’ve personally been to both and to think for a second that they’re similar atmosphere is just factually wrong.
No… that would be an opinion… You’re basing it on your own experiences. Not the facts of how all strip clubs or all drag shows operate. You know… Not “factually” at all.
Once again. I’ve literally seen the a similar performance in both situations. So now here we are. I say one thing. You say another. That’s why anecdotes are terrible. The difference here is I’m not claiming you’re factually incorrect, incorrectly.
Edit: And still you don’t address the fact that either case is not fit for a business meeting/outing.
You think drag shows and strippers are comparable?
I’m trans myself and have no problem with people doing drag performances in public, but bringing such a contentious issue into the workplace seems misguided at best.
I’m very religious despite being trans, but I’m not going to advocate for relation to be brought into my workplace either. I want to work.
I know right. Imagine being given “time off,” but that time off is actually watching world cup. To me that would bore me to death. All this forced engagement and fake positivity is annoying.
These are the same people that would view your very existence as a “contentious issue”. They don’t deserve an inch, on this or any other issue.
I’m personally more disgusted by seeing straight people do anything in public. Wish they would all just stay home
Counter point: Wouldn’t it be hilarious if your job did a drag show and it had your boss twerking while half naked in drag?
…featuring popular performer “Peaches Christ…”
There is is a difference between being edgy and…whatever that name is an attempt to project. I love people. All people. Couldn’t give a rat’s ass if you want to cross dress or sleep with your own gender. So, how about we drop the attempts to make a name for ourselves -with the intention of getting under people’s skin. Google did the right thing here, IMHO.
with the intention of getting under people’s skin
Christians get to go around tell everyone that some people are abominations, pedo-groomers and are going to hell yet they get pissy when you call them on their shit or make the tiniest joke. Fuck that. I wish her name was Reach-Around Christ. More atrocities have been committed in the name of religion than ANYTHING in the history of man.
The world’s most powerful and largest religion has such fragile defendants.
Which is funny because so many of them love to defend comedy shitting on others and claiming anything goes in comedy. Like my step-dad loves joked about other religions, but got angry when I was younger and we rented Dogma. Absolutely refused to watch it.
Taking offense because a company decided to not host a drag show is a bigger sign of fragility.
If we ignore the sequence of events and our countries history they would more or less be equal.
But since we can look at the sequence of events and our countries history, no.
If you find the name Peaches Christ edgy or provocative, that’s a you problem. A name like that harms no one.
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Let’s not pretend that that name wasn’t chosen to be antagonistic.
You’re just being disingenuous otherwise
I’m not sure how many Drag Queens you’ve seen perform but having an attitude is part of the gig.
If you are getting this upset and offended by “Peaches Christ…” By those words. By a silly pseudonym of a performer… Maybe it’s time to reevaluate your life, and what you consider important.
Are you also offended by the title “Jesus Christ Superstar”?
how dare you imply christ the lord our savior is a superstar this is sacrilege
I thought we had freedom of speech. Or does that only apply to Christians? Hmmmm
God damn, you are so sensitive.
How much would you bet this is also someone who unironically calls people snowflakes?
“Couldn’t give a rat’s ass if you want to cross dress or sleep with your own gender”
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So let me expand on this. I, myself, am not ‘sensitive’. However, I am keenly aware that the weaker in faith may be.
There exists (on both sides) a host of those who have no ability to lead with love - and resort to ruling with the rod.
Get some perspective. The people who do horrific things in the name of (insert god’s name here) are just the proverbial ‘wolves in sheep’s clothing’. Attack the awful person(s) - not the faith that they attempt to shame.
Giving people a taste of their own medicine is an aggressive approach. I was just suggesting that if you want dialogue - and not dumpster fire - be respectful to each other.
