The Trevor Project — had been canceled.While Wendler said the idea of raising money for a suicide prevention organization was “a noble cause,” he also characterized drag as “derisive, divisive, and demoralizing misogyny” and even compared it to “blackface.”“Does a drag show preserve a single thread of human dignity?
I think not,” Wendler said. “As a performance exaggerating aspects of womanhood (sexuality, femininity, gender), drag shows stereotype women in cartoon-like extremes for the amusement of others and discriminate against womanhood.
Any event which diminishes an individual or group through such representation is wrong.”Wendler claimed that drag is sexist and denigrates women and that he would not allow any drag shows on campus.In his email, he wrote that he “would not support ‘blackface’ performances on our campus, even if told the performance is a form of free speech or intended as humor.
It is wrong.”He continued: “Mocking or objectifying in any way members of any group based on appearance, bias, or predisposition is unacceptable.
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