There was a time in America when these facts were not complicated:
- Bars were for adults.
- Adult entertainment was for adults.
- Children were protected — without debate, without hashtags, without court battles.
Drag shows existed. Nightclubs existed. Adult performances existed.
And none of them were marketed to kids.
No one felt entitled to blur that line, and no one needed a government memo to explain why.
Fast-forward to today, and suddenly common sense is controversial.
That’s why Eye sends a thank you to Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, whose persistence in court has helped restore a principle most Americans thought was settled long ago: children do not belong in adult entertainment spaces.
This Was Never About “Banning” Drag Shows
Let’s be clear — this was never about banning drag shows, silencing adults, or policing expression.
It’s about boundaries.
✔ Adults can choose adult entertainment
✖ Children cannot consent to it
For decades, America understood this distinction instinctively.
You didn’t bring kids into bars.
You didn’t bring kids into strip clubs.
You didn’t bring kids into sexually charged performances — no matter the costume, no matter the politics.
When Adult Entertainment Is Repackaged for Children, That’s Grooming
When adult performances are intentionally opened up to minors, normalized for them, or marketed as “family-friendly” despite sexual themes, that’s not progress.
That’s grooming.
Grooming doesn’t require a back room or a dark alley.
It happens when adults erase boundaries and convince society that children should be comfortable in adult spaces.
Calling this out isn’t extreme.
It’s responsible.
The Courts Agree — And That Matters
After a legal wrangling, the courts have now cleared Florida to enforce its law keeping children out of sexually explicit adult performances. That ruling matters — not just legally, but culturally.
It affirms that:
- States can protect minors
- Community standards still matter
- Common sense isn’t unconstitutional
Thank You for Standing Up for Children — and Common Sense
So yes — thank you, Attorney General Uthmeier, for standing firm when it would have been easier to back down.
Thank you for reminding Florida — and the nation — that protecting children is not hateful, outdated, or negotiable.
These aren’t “new values.”
They’re traditional American values — the kind that once united parents across politics, faiths, and communities.
Let’s bring those back.
Let kids be kids.
Let adults keep adult entertainment where it belongs.
And let’s stop pretending this was ever complicated or normal.
