SNP MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South Mhairi Black has criticised online trolls over their “homophobic” response to a drag queen being invited to a primary school. Please be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our Community Guidelines. Progress has therefore been made in the SNP’s relationship with the Irish community in Scotland, and that is was why it was so disappointing to read the comments of one of the party’s rising stars – Mhairi Black – in Holyrood magazine. The UK government must take its head out of the sa… Create a commenting name to join the debate, There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts, There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts. Mhairi Black MP, Paisley, Renfrewshire. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment. "However it is clear in this case, the social media content associated with the speaker's stage persona is not appropriate for children and had we been aware of this, the visit would not have been arranged. “Seeing how much the kids loved it honestly is worth all this online abuse, if we can teach them now it means stuff like this won’t happen to them when they are older.”. Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. Another added: “Their username is 'flowjobqueen' and their timeline is full of explicit images of them simulating sexual acts. She was re-elected in 2017 and again in 2019. Wit and authenticity. “Thanks Flow” full name @flowjobqueen. Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. Anne Perkins Mhairi Black is the Scottish National Party MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South, and has been an MP continuously since 7 May 2015. 'The Simpsons has been mocking your 'won’t somebody think of the children!' She currently undertakes the role of Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Scotland). [sic]", Flow also responded to the criticism on Twitter, saying: “Yes ‘Flowjob’ is my stage name, but I was introduced as ‘Flow’ and I’ll have you know when the children were asked what they wanted at LGBT+ History Month, the first thing they wanted was a ‘drag queen’.”. Despite the overwhelming support from members of the LGBT community, Renfrewshire Council has issued a formal apology to parents and confirmed that it is investigating the visit. The perfomer added: “It was amazing to see what the kids have learned, we live in a time where kids will be going to school with two mums/dads or LGBT+ family, we are showing them that it’s normal. You’re willing to see another generation of LGBT people growing up believing that who they are should be hidden away.”, She continued: “You just know that the people pretending to be livid that a drag queen read a book in a school in my mentions rn are also the people who run out to buy their kids the latest Grand Theft Auto on release day. LGBT Youth Scotland, a national charity for LGBT young people, also weighed in on the criticism, writing: “We’re horrified to see the abusive messages and tweets targeting Glencoats Primary School for their bold and brilliant LGBT+ inclusive education practices. Your homophobia is transparent. It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss real-world solutions, and more. The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. On Thursday, the SNP politician, who became the youngest MP since the 17th century in 2015, visited Glencoats Primary School in her constituency alongside a local drag performer who uses the stage name “Flowjob”. Why should it be imposed on children at school? Black is a member of the Scottish National Party (SNP). 223K likes. “We are proud to work with their pioneering headteacher, and recognise the school as an example to others across the country.”. Mhairi Black is the SNP MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South February 2019. Mhairi Black defends drag queen's visit to school following backlash, who became the youngest MP since the 17th century in 2015, Sarah Hyland defends Ariel Winter after trolls slut-shame her outfit, You may not agree with our views, or other users’, but please respond to them respectfully, Swearing, personal abuse, racism, sexism, homophobia and other discriminatory or inciteful language is not acceptable, Do not impersonate other users or reveal private information about third parties, We reserve the right to delete inappropriate posts and ban offending users without notification. “Yet so many people in my mentions want acknowledgment of LGBT people shut down because you still think there’a something inappropriate in our existence. Mhairi Black MP️‍ RT @ TommySheppard : I've just presented my Ten Minute Rule Bill on Problem Drug Use. “We are sorry for the concern this has caused and are investigating.”. However following the visit, the school, Black and the drag performer have all faced intense criticism from anti-LGBT campaigners online. You can find our Community Guidelines in full here. Parliamentary career. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? The lesbian Scottish National Party MP Mhairi Black had a very simple response to a homophobic troll who called her a “rug muncher” as she defended trans rights. Why would anyone think this is suitable for pre teens. “If my school had invited a gay MP and a drag queen to visit during LGBT History Month, or even acknowledged that LGBT History Month existed, it would have made an immeasurable difference to the difficult childhoods my LGBT classmates and I had,” Black wrote on Twitter. It’s grooming,” one person tweeted. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? Contact information. The secret to Jess Phillips’s great political speech? Mhairi Black has criticised online trolls over their “homophobic” response to a drag queen being invited to a primary school. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Paisley and Renfrewshire South since 2015, when she defeated Labour's Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander. Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. Following the backlash against the trip, Black applauded the school for arranging a “great day” and hit out at critics for being homophobic. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. The most insightful comments on all subjects will be published daily in dedicated articles. Crass and offensive, the description of ‘plastic Irishmen’ by an MP is simply unacceptable. Of course they've just done a drag queen story reading to primary school children.”, A third person agreed, commenting: “I wouldn’t tell a small child about drag acts at home. "All school visits are arranged and managed with the wellbeing of pupils first and foremost," a spokesperson said. The pair were invited to the school to mark LGBT History Month by reading stories to the children and discussing the Section 28 Act, which was introduced by Margaret Thatcher in 1988 to ban the "promotion of homosexuality" in schools. Mhairi Black is a Scottish politician. Bad MP. While the drag queen was introduced to the children simply as “Flow”, people online expressed their concerns after “inappropriate” images from the performer’s social media account were brought to parents' attention over the weekend. Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. faux sincerity since the 90s,' MP says, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. Really BAD!”. 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