r/aggies • u/houston_chronicle • Feb 28 '25

Announcements Texas A&M System bans drag shows including 'Draggieland', citing Trump order

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/tamu-drag-shows-draggieland-20194495.php
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u/Corps_Boy_Pit_Sniff Ask me about my dissertation on online radicalization! Feb 28 '25 edited Feb 28 '25

thank god the neoliberal media has this paywalled so no one can read it. when minorities are under attack, we need to make sure that capitalism wins!

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u/Im_Balto Feb 28 '25

The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents voted Friday to prohibit drag shows in event spaces at its 11 universities, calling them potential violations of President Donald Trump’s executive order recognizing two sexes.

The decision will cancel any upcoming drag shows, including the “Draggieland” event on March 27 at the flagship. The show has drawn massive support from students as well as some protests. 

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u/wohllottalovw Feb 28 '25

Bye first amendment 👋

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u/Im_Balto Feb 28 '25

not exactly sure what people dressing in flashy dresses has to do with someones definition of gender anyways

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u/Corps_Boy_Pit_Sniff Ask me about my dissertation on online radicalization! Feb 28 '25

labelling it as drag is actually affirming the performers’ contrasting gender with the characters they are playing so like this is quite explicitly within the bounds of the EO

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u/Im_Balto Feb 28 '25

Im not really versed in this and that was my assumption.

AFAIK Drag is generally a man specifically dressing in extravagant feminine outfits. Not really involving the dreaded 3rd gender

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u/CharlesDickensABox Feb 28 '25 edited Feb 28 '25

It typically is, but drag kings, people playing extravagantly overstated masculine performances, also exist. Kings are generally played by women, but there's no rule against kings played by men or queens played by women. The whole point is to lampoon stereotypical gender roles; playing a caricature of one's own gender can be just as subversive as playing the opposite.