The Left and some factions of the Right often eschew the culture war as irrelevant, unwinnable, unnecessary, even silly. A look back at the last few days alone proves it is far more imperative.

Drag queen Nina West recently tweeted about her opportunity to perform on Nickelodeon, the channel for children. Drag queens are covered in over-the-top glitz and glamour, of course, and it’s all meant to be fun and dancing for children. However, drag, inasmuch as it must exist, should be geared toward adults, not children. Nickelodeon’s marketing is subtle but steady: Gender, sex, and all their complexities are thrown at naive audiences.