Posted on 05/03/2023 8:28:08 AM PDT by Morgana
The Navy's appointment of a non-binary drag queen as its first 'digital ambassador' has sparked fury, disbelief and mockery of the Department of Defense.
Yeoman 2nd Class Joshua Kelley, whose stage name is Harpy Daniels, announced on TikTok in November that she would be the Navy's first 'digital ambassador,' highlighting her journey from performing on board beginning in 2018 and growing to become an 'advocate' for those who 'were oppressed for years in the service.'
On her new deleted Instagram page, she listed her pronouns as 'she/her' but also called herself non-binary.
While Kelley's appointment is not new, and she is not the only digital ambassador (she is one of five), her role has only recently attracted criticism.
Many have compared her to Dylan Mulvaney, the trans activist whose association with Bud Light sparked a PR crisis for the brand and sent sales plummeting.
Now, some veterans and conservatives are slamming the Navy for trying to solve a recruiting crisis by appointing a drag queen.
Kelley has a large following on TikTok where she has been sharing videos of her drag performances on-board Navy ships for years.
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I can't believe it. Looking at this "man" and I use the term loosely I have to ask all you male FReepers who were in the Navy "Don't they still have 'blanket parties' in the military?" If they don't, they need to!
I just can't believe what I'm looking at.
I am friggen done!
He keeps calling himself “she”. That is a man, not a woman, no ifs ands or buts about it!
I hear you!
We can boycott Butt Wipe but how do we do that to the Navy? Just not enlist?
I mean I’m like every other normal American, I support our Troops but I can’t and won’t support this shit.
My father, who was aboard the USS Essex and with MacArthur in Luzon, is rolling in his grave.
Sick people running the Navy. Recruits should avoid it. All naval surface combatants are obsolete floating coffins.
I have to believe a lot of our dead relatives, male and female who were Navy are rolling over in their graves!
He looks like Ronna Romney McDaniel.
Come toast a Bud Light to our “digital ambassador” and become of the queens of the navy.
I don’t really support troops under Biden. Especially the officer corps.
If the Russians or Chinese landed an army I’d be tempted to view them as liberators
More so the Russians at this point of the game.
So I guess this makes Bud Lite the official beer of the United States Navy
“first ‘digital ambassador’ - non-binary drag queen”
Well, knowing binary probably isn’t essential to being a “digital ambassador”. That’s more for the real techies, not the marketing team.
My dad served in the USN during WWII. I’m sure glad he isn’t around to witness this bull sh*t.
That is one of the images that set me off too!
He is “pro choice”??? He does not have a uterus or ovaries!!
He can not get pregnant!
He is a mental case!
Friends don’t let friends watch RuPaul’s “Drag Race”.
What a strategy.
Since it worked so well for Bud Light, I’m sure men and women will be now lining up around the block to enlist.
I never imagined anything like this would happen in our country...This is absolutely unbelievable....
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