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A review by alexandrabree
Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
2.0
This is a cute book and the art is beautiful
Julian and his Abdula are a sweet message of love an acceptance
But drag is for adults or at least it was until 5 seconds ago, and it's always been sexual and sexualized, drag is for nightclub acts.
I know it seems stuffy but I think it's bad safeguarding to blur so many boundries between adult and kid activities.
And the kid was in his underwear too often it, unnecessarily (not that there is ever any reason ever. for a childrens book to have nude or mostly nude bodies). I don't think it was intentionally odd but again, normalizing poor safeguarding practices, nude or partially nude portrayals of children are a firm no.
Julian and his Abdula are a sweet message of love an acceptance
But drag is for adults or at least it was until 5 seconds ago, and it's always been sexual and sexualized, drag is for nightclub acts.
I know it seems stuffy but I think it's bad safeguarding to blur so many boundries between adult and kid activities.
And the kid was in his underwear too often it, unnecessarily (not that there is ever any reason ever. for a childrens book to have nude or mostly nude bodies). I don't think it was intentionally odd but again, normalizing poor safeguarding practices, nude or partially nude portrayals of children are a firm no.