Students were treated to something extraordinary at a Wisconsin high school. Matthew Kashdan from French was the entertainer.
Matthew possessed it, as shown in the video online.
The teacher donned Wonder Woman colors amid a super shower of the Lady Gaga/Ariana Grande grandiose gripper “Rain on Me.”
The performance was part of Middleton High School’s “Fine Arts Week,” and Matthew topped it off with a purple wig — which accented his red boots and blue dress:
Most people know me as the French teacher. But, you’ll now know me to be the drag teacher! Middleton students were treated to this performance during “Fine Arts Week.” (47% of Middleton’s students can do math well, 49% are good at language arts. pic.twitter.com/bEFMIUxXmo
— Dan Lennington (@DanLennington) April 12, 2022
However, some parents find the wonderful foray to be a bit too much.
Empower Wisconsin reported that one dad sent Vicki McKenna, a conservative talk-show host, a message about their ordeal.
They are grateful for their complaints:
“I send my children to school and entrust them to teachers that I have to believe are professionals who won’t destroy their innocence for their own pleasure. Matthew Kashdan decides to do a drag show in school. What else can he do with his class of students? Is this what educators would consider appropriate? Drag shows are ‘fine arts’? Can a teacher be a stripper or pole dancer? … I don’t care what Matthew Kashdan does outside of school. I DO CARE what he does at Middleton High School.”
But Shannon Valladolid, Middleton-Cross Plains School District’s director of Information and Public Relations, said parental consent’s long been required for Fine Arts Week attendance.
And:
“The week is full of performances that are enjoyed by students and staff alike. Performances range from music to dance to martial arts, culinary arts, visual arts, language arts, and other arts that fit our extensive definition of The Arts.”
According to school spokespersons, one parent reported complaining.
It is evident that the country is on the right track. Matthew’s performance — like all on display for Fine Arts Week — was indeed vetted by MHS teaching faculty beforehand.
Twenty years ago, a teacher wouldn’t likely have planned to dress in drag and dazzle the student body; staff wouldn’t have likely approved it; and students wouldn’t likely have cheered.
Or maybe they would’ve.
As for all those unlikely’s, social evolution has converted them to probability’s opposite side.
The school’s timing might be considered curious — amid national debate over Florida’s wrongly-labeled “Don’t Say Gay” bill, maybe Middleton was making clear its thoughts on the matter.
Drag has been so common that it may just be a coincidence.
The bottom line:
Colorado Middle School presents Drag Queen Career Day
United Methodist Church Holds Dragshow to Protest Same Sex Marriage Ban
Southern Women’s Shelter Presents ‘Purple Reign’ Drag Show
Public University Pays $11,000 for Student Activity Fees
And:
Nevada Air Force Base hosts a Drag Show. It is part of a softer, gentler military
https://t.co/Kua7NrotVL— RedState (@RedState) June 27, 2021
Education and academia are now radically different from what they were back at Middleton High. These days, teachers decorate their rooms with Pride flags as “LGBTQ” reveals itself as a veritable consonant magnet.
As more letters are added, Americans will be able to join the ranks. Eventually, we’ll possibly all be a part.
Cultural revolution can be found in rainbow-adorned clouds. And it’s “Raining” down on America.
-ALEX
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