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'''''"We're coming for your children"''''' is a satirical catchphrase of gay activists attempting to ridicule conceptions of [[grooming]] and gay identity. | '''''"We're coming for your children"''''' is a satirical catchphrase of gay activists attempting to ridicule conceptions of [[grooming]] and gay identity. | ||
The slogan is associated with the [[Wikipedia:Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence|Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence]] and [[San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus]] in particular. | It has also been used in a [[pedophobia|pedophobic]] and homophobic manner by conservatives, and has a history of being used within a broader cultural context.<ref>[https://dangerousminds.net/comments/punk_rock_is_coming_for_your_children Punk rock is coming for your children! Arrogant talk show host blows an easy one]</ref> [[Moral panic]] details the 1980s ''save our children'' campaign, where American conservative activists sought to convince parents that homosexuals were "coming for our kids", whipping up fears of children being recruited into the ranks of the gay movement by subversive queers. | ||
The slogan, within its reclaimed queer context, is associated with the [[Wikipedia:Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence|Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence]] and [[San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus]] in particular. | |||
In 2015, the late [[MAP Movement|MAP Activist]] [[Nigel Leigh Oldfield]] used an alternative version "bring your children to me"<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3198277/Convicted-paedophile-taunts-angry-parents-shouting-Bring-children-100-strong-mob-surrounding-house.html Convicted paedophile taunts angry parents by shouting 'Bring your children to me' at 100-strong mob surrounding his house]</ref> to stoke up anger in a small mob that had gathered outside his home. | In 2015, the late [[MAP Movement|MAP Activist]] [[Nigel Leigh Oldfield]] used an alternative version "bring your children to me"<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3198277/Convicted-paedophile-taunts-angry-parents-shouting-Bring-children-100-strong-mob-surrounding-house.html Convicted paedophile taunts angry parents by shouting 'Bring your children to me' at 100-strong mob surrounding his house]</ref> to stoke up anger in a small mob that had gathered outside his home. | ||
Latest revision as of 00:56, 8 April 2025
"We're coming for your children" is a satirical catchphrase of gay activists attempting to ridicule conceptions of grooming and gay identity.
It has also been used in a pedophobic and homophobic manner by conservatives, and has a history of being used within a broader cultural context.[1] Moral panic details the 1980s save our children campaign, where American conservative activists sought to convince parents that homosexuals were "coming for our kids", whipping up fears of children being recruited into the ranks of the gay movement by subversive queers.
The slogan, within its reclaimed queer context, is associated with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus in particular.
In 2015, the late MAP Activist Nigel Leigh Oldfield used an alternative version "bring your children to me"[2] to stoke up anger in a small mob that had gathered outside his home.
External links
- "They are coming for your children" – the rise of CitizenGo
- They Are Coming For Your Children: The Fight We Must Win!
- ‘We’re Coming For Your Children’ chant at NYC Drag March elicits outrage, but activists say it’s taken out of context
- LGBTQ activists defend drag queen marchers who chanted ‘We’re coming for your children’
- Does Video Show NYC Drag Marchers Chanting, 'We're Coming for Your Children'?