Em Rusciano has lashed out at her followers after she was forced to turn off the comments on her latest Instagram post because of ‘gross’ replies.
The former radio star shared a meme on Saturday which read: ‘Drag is art. Drag is culture. Drag is dancing. Drag is creative. Drag is comedy. Drag is not a crime‘.
She added in the caption: ‘LEAVE DRAG ALONE. Don’t for a second think that what’s currently happening in some states in the US to the drag community couldn’t happen here.
‘Tip your queens double this weekend, I stand beside you all my sisters of the double stacked lash.’
Within hours she addressed her fans on Instagram Stories, complaining that she was forced to remove the commenting option due to ‘gross comments’ from ‘people who follow me’.
Em Rusciano (pictured) has lashed out at her followers after she was forced to turn off the comments on her latest Instagram post because of ‘gross’ replies
‘I am fully fledged, ten out of ten, gold star, drag queen ally. If you don’t know that by now, what are you doing here?’ she said in a video clip.
‘And this whole argument that drag isn’t for kids? First of all, no one said it was, secondly it can be, thirdly it can be just be for adults as well’ she went on.
‘There is nuance in drag, it covers everything, which is why it’s brilliant as an art form.’
Em continued: ‘Those stunning queens need to be protected children from not the other way around.
The former radio star shared a meme on Saturday which read: ‘Drag is art. Drag is culture. Drag is dancing. Drag is creative. Drag is comedy. Drag is not a crime’
She added in the caption: ‘LEAVE DRAG ALONE. Don’t for a second think that what’s currently happening in some states in the US to the drag community couldn’t happen here’
Within hours she addressed her fans on Instagram Stories, complaining about ‘gross comments’ from ‘people who follow me’. ‘I am fully fledged, ten out of ten, gold star, drag queen ally. If you don’t know that by now, what are you doing here?’ she said in the video clip
‘Toddlers are savage, with their sticky grotty fingers getting on the beautiful dresses, pulling on the wigs, going at the nails. I am a lover of drag. Come on man.’
Last year, the singer announced plans to take her three-year-old son Elio to a ‘drag queen story time event’.
In an impassioned video on Instagram, the podcaster said that it was her way of showing support for the queer community following the Colorado Springs gay nightclub shooting, which killed five people and left more than two dozen injured.
The 44-year-old also expressed concerns that a similar incident could take place in Australia due to the recent ‘grooming’ controversy around drag queen Courtney Act.
Last year, the singer announced plans to take her three-year-old son Elio to a ‘drag queen story time event’
Liberal senator Alex Antic accused the ABC of ‘grooming’ children by having Act read a children’s book about a girl wearing pants on Play School Story Time.
‘When you think about the rhetoric that’s been rolling around about Courtney Act apparently ‘grooming’ kids because she read a story on Play School, it could happen here,’ she warned her followers.
‘And I just want to categorically state that I would be honoured if a drag queen wanted to read a book to my child, to me, to anyone.’
Em went on to say that she’s an ally to the queer community and wants to show her support by taking her Elio to a story time event.
‘I’ve been trying to research drag story time events to take Elio to because I just want to show my support and I think it’s a fabulous idea and I can’t find any,’ she despaired.
‘I would be honoured if a drag queen wanted to read a book to my child, to me, to anyone’ she said. Pictured with her son
‘Are they not on anymore? Are they not happening? Are any of you across when there might be another drag story time?’ she asked.
‘Drag queens are precious magical humans,’ she gushed. ‘They are perfect. It’s the perfect choice to read children’s books.’
After struggling to find any drag queen story events near her, Em pondered if she should try and organise one herself and then asked her followers if they had a library she could use.
‘I really, really want to take Elio to a drag story time now! I’m obsessed!’ she pleaded.
The 44-year-old also expressed concerns over the recent ‘grooming’ controversy around drag queen Courtney Act (pictured)
