Once a publication has succumbed to the Long March Through the Institutions, its ostensible subject matter is subordinated to moonbattery. Scientific American is a case in point (see here, here, here, here, here, etc.). A recent article on affixing numbered pieces of plastic to sharks so they can be identified for research purposes is not about sharks; it is about promoting flamboyant displays of sexual depravity:

It starts like any other day on the water for the Field School, a marine research and education organization based in Miami. Scientists and volunteers cram into the main cabin of the RV Garvin, a 55-foot converted yacht…

Soon we’re cruising through calm seas off Florida’s Atlantic coast. …

Then the music starts.

The cabin door pops open, and Miss Toto—a tall, muscular drag queen with a long red-and-blonde wig and a colorful ruffled costume reminiscent of a tropical fish—emerges and takes the makeshift stage. [He] dances and lip-synchs to Nicki Minaj’s “Starships” as the boat rolls with the waves. [He]’s soon joined by Viola Putx, who is dancing energetically to Bad Bunny in heavy black boots, a spiked collar and pointy elf ears, and finally by Opal Am Rah in a tight pink dress, performing (what else?) Céline Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On”—because this is no ordinary shark tagging expedition. This is Drag ’n Tag. …

[This Toto guy and] Catherine Macdonald, head of the university’s shark research program and director of the Field School … started Drag ’n Tag expeditions in 2021 to showcase queerness in marine science.

Barks Macdonald, who introduces herself to associates as a “raging lesbian”:

“We want to create welcoming spaces for visual queerness.”

That’s what marine science is all about, in a world run by moonbats.

In case the political message is too subtle for a readership that probably isn’t as bright as it once was, SA clubs you over the head with it:

Drag ’n Tag was never intended to be a political statement—but it is taking place in Florida, where simply existing as queer has become an inherently political act. The state has been turning into an increasingly hostile place for queer people; its infamous “Don’t Say Gay” law limits classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity, and the state has also imposed restrictions on gender-affirming treatments for minors, as well as on drag shows, bathroom usage and the pronouns that kids can use in school.

The much-needed Parental Rights in Education Act, which leftists mischaracterize as “Don’t Say Gay” in an attempt to mislead, protects children through third grade from being groomed by perverts in public schools.

“Never intended to make a political statement.” Yeah right:

The Garvin flies both a rainbow Pride flag and a Black Lives Matter flag, prompting the occasional shouted slur. “We’re still figuring out what protecting our students looks like,” Macdonald adds. “It’s important to make our values clear, but we don’t want people screaming at them.”

Woke “values” prominently feature promoting sexual perversion to children, so liberals should find this inspiring:

But the only screaming today (besides from the audience during the drag show) comes from a family on a passing boat, whose children recognize Miss Toto and call out happy greetings. “I never expected that!” Toto says, with a huge grin and a hint of tears in [his] eyes.

Maybe Scientific American and the Field School could further promote their values by teaming up to do a remake of Jaws. I’ll be rooting for the shark.

On a tip from Mike B.

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