![]() Roberts says the event is “whimsical” and “is meant to be a positive thing.” And as a queer youth raised in Medford who was told being queer was wrong, the drag queen storytime is a way to “celebrate you being you.” DeSantis and his administration have targeted drag shows in Florida, and DeSantis is known for signing the state’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill into law. Pushaw calls the event “beyond creepy” in a tweet. Ngo’s tweets have also drawn the attention of Christina Pushaw, rapid response director for Florida Gov. When Eugene Weekly reached out to Ngo about his tweets, he doubled down on his allegations, as did his Twitter-troll followers. Chappell calls that a “skewing of the narrative” and says if there was any association “it was years ago and brief.” In an article in The Post Millennial, where Ngo is editor-at-large, Ngo attempts to paint the drag event as pedophilic by pointing out that a drag queen who has appeared in photographs with Vanellope was later arrested on charges of child pornography. The Daily Caller was founded by Fox News host Tucker Carlson. Ngo’s tweets about the event have led to breathless coverage in The Daily Caller and the U.K.-based tabloid Daily Mail that Chappell says is inflammatory and inaccurate. Rolling Stone referred to him as a “right-wing troll” in a 2019 article on his manipulation of mainstream media. Ngo is a journalist whose credibility is frequently questioned and who has allegedly been associated with the neo-fascist Proud Boys. Right-wing social media influencer Andy Ngo has been amplifying the attacks on his Twitter feed. “It’s a pub,” she says, “a restaurant and a public space.” She calls the attempts to paint the children’s event as sexual or inappropriate, “twisted and weird.” There’s nothing sexual about drag inherently.” She also refutes the accusations that having an all-ages event at a “bar” is problematic because, as she points out, Old Nick’s is not a bar it’s a European-style pub and event venue. ![]() “This is not a sexual drag event,” says Emily Chappell of Old Nick’s. The presence of the young drag artist has led to unfounded allegations of pedophilia and sexualization. ![]() The trigger for the online hate is that one of the invited performers is 11-year-old Vanellope Macpherson Dupont (her drag name). Barnes and Noble bookstore as well as the Eugene Public Library have had drag queen storytimes in the past several years. The drag queen storytime at Old Nick’s Pub is far from the first family-friendly drag event in Lane County. Typical drag performances feature people in elaborate drag costumes dancing and lip syncing to music. The storytime features several drag queens in costume reading stories and fairy tales, and a couple performances, says Jammie Roberts, the organizer who performs at the all-ages event as Princess Maliena. 23 at Old Nick’s Pub, is “meant to bring a safe space for all families,” its organizer says. A drag queen storytime event at a local pub is under attack from right-wing extremists who are flooding social media with toxic comments trying to sexualize the all-ages event.
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