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"Conservative" here meaning "content permissible within the narrow window of generally accepted social standards" and not "conservative" as in "the most extreme position expressed by religious firebrands".

In any case, what's wrong with ten year old drag queens? That sounds no worse than any typical beauty pageant and probably a lot more fun.

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“When I use a word,” Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, “it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.” “The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.” “The question is,” said Humpty Dumpty, “which is to be master—that's all. "

You are right sounds like a good thing to do to a child.

If the kid wants to do it, why not?

Too many girls are forced to into "normal" beauty pageants. Maybe you should focus your aggression that way.

What if I loathe both things?

Lots of street corners in Times Square to stand on and yell things at people.

> "If the kid wants to do it, why not?"

That's why I let my child eat his own volume in cotton candy.

No. There are better targets for my aggression

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