Billy Porter Responds To Trolls Criticizing His Decision To Wear A Dress On Sesame Street theebillyporter
, like when he rocked a tuxedo gown at the Oscars . Kids would be lucky to have someone like Porter, who is strong as hell and unapologetically himself, as a role model. But naturally, there are people in the world who don’t feel that way.s from Porter’s upcoming appearance on the show in his stunning tuxedo gown. He looked great. We were all stoked to see the episode. End of story, right?
Ugh. Unfortunately, wrong. Because we live in a world where there are homophobes and bigots, there was some backlash to the photos. Some of the most intense criticism came from Arkansas Senator Jason Rapert , who called for his state to end funding for PBS over this. If you look up “overreaction” in the dictionary, there you will find a photo of Rapert’s face.
“Do you approve of your taxpayer dollars being used to promote the radical LGBTQ agenda?” he wrote on Facebook. “Taxpayer funds should not be used to try and manipulate young children with the political agenda and worldview of LGBTQ activism. Political interest groups can pay for their own messaging and do as they please, but the hardworking taxpayers of America DO NOT have to pay the bills for your efforts.
Now, Porter is clapping back with some choice words for people who object to his appearance on a children’s show on the basis of his sexuality: “If you don’t like it, don’t watch it.”, Porter said he struggles to understand how his decision to wear a dress translates, in some people’s minds, to “perverted demon sex.”
“Like, what about me singing with a penguin [on Sesame Street] has anything to do with what I’m doing in my bedroom?” he added. “The really interesting thing for me is that that’s what it’s all about when it comes to LGBTQ people — the first thing everyone wants to talk about is how we having sex.”It’s good advice. Here’s hoping his critics take it to heart.
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