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Thursday, October 25, 2018
Student at Catholic college called into Title IX meeting after he criticized drag show
The College Fix: A student at a Catholic university was called into a meeting with the school’s Title IX coordinator this week after speaking out against the university’s cross-dressing drag shows, claiming that they represent “an assault on the dignity of the human person and the divine gift of ordered sexuality.”
2 comments:
Miranda Boodheshwar
said...
This article is rough. It basically talks about a student at a Jesuit university writing a newspaper column about a drag show on campus that he didn't like because he does not believe it upholds the Catholic church's values. This article caught my eye because something similar to this is happening at my sister's school right now. She goes to a Jesuit university who is currently putting on a drag show. Many of the more conservative students on campus, as well as some very loud alumni, have been fighting the show and claiming that it does not follow Jesuit values - much like the student in this article did. My sister's head of school, however, pretty much told everyone something along the lines of "the world has evolved and we must evolve with it, and that means loving our children no matter what." I hope the student in this article is able to see the show in this way.
It is unfortunate this student felt the need to publicly condemn the drag show and shame the people/students participating in it. If it isn't harming you or somebody else, why is it necessary to care what other people do? It is also unfortunate that the university has not taken the stand to address the issue in an appropriate way. As the comment above states, the world has evolved and we must evolve with it. From my perspective, there is a difference between doing something that doesn't follow somebody else’s faith, and doing something to attack their faith. By putting on a drag show, there is no direct offense to the Jesuit students. Furthermore, if the show is being put on by the University, that is a sign it is approved by the school. I am wondering how this got edited and approved to be published. A statement like “such a flagrant celebration of sexual perversity might just be wrong” suggests being LGBT+ or open with one’s gender is unacceptable, which is in fact, a direct attack on a marginalized community.
2 comments:
This article is rough. It basically talks about a student at a Jesuit university writing a newspaper column about a drag show on campus that he didn't like because he does not believe it upholds the Catholic church's values. This article caught my eye because something similar to this is happening at my sister's school right now. She goes to a Jesuit university who is currently putting on a drag show. Many of the more conservative students on campus, as well as some very loud alumni, have been fighting the show and claiming that it does not follow Jesuit values - much like the student in this article did. My sister's head of school, however, pretty much told everyone something along the lines of "the world has evolved and we must evolve with it, and that means loving our children no matter what." I hope the student in this article is able to see the show in this way.
It is unfortunate this student felt the need to publicly condemn the drag show and shame the people/students participating in it. If it isn't harming you or somebody else, why is it necessary to care what other people do? It is also unfortunate that the university has not taken the stand to address the issue in an appropriate way. As the comment above states, the world has evolved and we must evolve with it. From my perspective, there is a difference between doing something that doesn't follow somebody else’s faith, and doing something to attack their faith. By putting on a drag show, there is no direct offense to the Jesuit students. Furthermore, if the show is being put on by the University, that is a sign it is approved by the school. I am wondering how this got edited and approved to be published. A statement like “such a flagrant celebration of sexual perversity might just be wrong” suggests being LGBT+ or open with one’s gender is unacceptable, which is in fact, a direct attack on a marginalized community.
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