Conservatives Outraged by Kinky Boots Performance in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

[William769]

Conservatives immediately took to Twitter, Facebook, and other forms of social media to bash Macy’s for the inclusion of a musical number from the Tony Award winning Broadway musical Kinky Boots in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, reports Back 2 Stonewall.

Kinky Boots, the story of a struggling shoe factory owner who teams up with a drag queen to save his business, is infused with a delightful message of acceptance and celebration of diversity. However, the meaning behind the performance the cast of the musical delivered during the parade seemed to be lost on many who left a flurry of furious posts on Macy’s Facebook page.

“Macy's worst decision ever with your cross dresser show on Thanksgiving, you've completely removed the family part of thanksgiving,” Adam Cervas posted on Macy’s Facebook page. “Absolutely disgusting, whoever made that decision should be fired.”

“EPIC FAIL on the drag show Macy's!” Amy Stradling also wrote. “This is supposed to be wholesome family entertainment! Boo!”

http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/television/2013/11/29/conservatives-outraged-kinky-boots-performance-macys

[Hestia]

1. In the future, we should only post when they aren't outraged about something

It's too exhausting to listen to them harangue about something.

[William769]

2. I fear we would never post any thing about them then.

[RC]

3. Don't Drag Queens have families too?

“EPIC FAIL on the drag show Macy's!” Amy Stradling also wrote. “This is supposed to be wholesome family entertainment! Boo!”

So what's the problem? Just because their life style may be different than yours...

[William769]

5. And it should also be noted that they are trying to save a business without

Government interference. Conservatism or bigotry?

[Swede Atlanta]

4. It was wholesome family entertainment.....

for diverse families that don't fit the Mom-Dad and the two kids or, more likely, the single divorced parent (because heterosexual marriage is so wonderful and successful in this country) trying to raise one or two kids model.

The sooner children (and adults) come to understand that diverse individuals and what used to be non-traditional but are becoming increasingly the majority of families are not going away the better.

[maced666]

6. So now they are the PC police easily offended?!

Thought that was what they preached liiiiiiberhals were.
I say make Kinky Boots a yearly parade tradition!

[PeaceNikki]

7. Fuck 'em. It was a delightful performance!

[William769]

8. Agreed.

[nyquil_man]

9. What? No new Cheerios ads to complain about? nt

[monmouth3]

10. Matt is starting to look like Osama Bin Laden...n/t

[Voice for Peace]

11. if only being offended was a minor extinction event

[Aerows]

12. No new Oreo ad to complain about?

Why aren't all those conservative men and women at home in the kitchen homeschooling their children about those horrible homosexuals instead of out in the open showing that they aren't thankful to the Lord for how they have been blessed?

Oh wait. That would require a hypocrisy meter.

[Blue_In_AK]

13. Conservatives get bent out of shape for all kinds of stupid reasons.

Tuesday they were going nuts on The Voice's Facebook page because the contestants sang Will the Circle Be Unbroken lyrics "bye and by, oh, bye and bye," instead of saying "bye and bye, Lord, bye and bye." Of course, they're never watching again.

[SomethingFishy]

21. +1 It all boils down to...

"You don't look, think and act exactly like I do. There is something wrong with you".

Conservative philosophy in a nutshell.

[Skittles]

14. anything that makes repukes foam at the mouth is A-OK with me

[ScreamingMeemie]

15. "you've completely removed the family part of thanksgiving"

Yes, because everyone knows "the gays" have no family...

[RBInMaine]

16. How about the gay guy in The Producers? Did they bitch about that too? Piss on 'em.

[Buns_of_Fire]

18. They're only ticked because "Springtime for Hitler" wasn't a real musical. nt

[RBInMaine]

28. 10-4 !

[indepat]

40. Piss on 'em big-time and often

[nolabear]

17. Death throes of a dying breed.

Evolve or die out, kids. The psychological inbreeding will take care of them while the rest of us go on.

[we can do it]

19. Very cute, hope to see the show some day.

[blogslut]

32. You can rent the 2005 film on which the musical is based

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinky_Boots_%28film%29

It stars Chiwetel Ejiofor in the part of Lola.

EDIT: Sorry. Wrong link. I'll keep looking to see if there's a video of the documentary online. For now, to explain, the film is based on a true story that was told via the BBC documentary series "Trouble at the Top". The doc was about shoe manufacturer, W.J. Brooks Ltd., creating a fetish line called "Divine" that were made in male sizes.

[Half-Century Man]

20. The only thing I've got.

All of them were really shiny boots. I prefer an earth tone for footwear.

My kids can't figure out the problem with the clip...guess we are making progress forward in spite having to drag the RWNJ anchor into the future.

[CFLDem]

22. As Sun Tzu once said:

If your enemy is angry, irritate him.

[Momgonepostal]

23. Looked like good family entertainment to me...

It was certainly more wholesome than the average Super Bowl half-time show.

[rickyhall]

24. Seem to remember

When I was in high school a skit performed by very a conservative football team in drag and everybody thought it very funny, buy that was when gay meant happy.

[tavernier]

25. Oh, that was fun!

Those taking offense to that really need to get a life. These are the people who paint clothing on a Michelangelo statue.

[Turbineguy]

26. Macy's can fix this

by promising to include a fire and brimstone preacher and armed wingnuts who shoot into the crowd next year.

[Warpy]

27. The foul mouthed knitters I hang out with

are having a great time with this one.

At least now those prissy parents will have something to blame when their kids notice how lame they are and rebel.

This was the only year I've ever regretted not watching the parade.

[dballance]

29. Those are the same people who were at Walmart fighting later

Two things. First, if those idiots who are complaining haven't noticed the "family" part of Thanksgiving ended long ago with the advent of Black Friday and DoorBuster deals. Second, those will be the same idiots tearing each other's heads off at Walmart for a phony mark down.

Oh, let me add one more thing. I bet most of them can't afford to shop at Macy anyway - so screw 'em.

[renie408]

30. Can you imagine going through life this fucking stupid?

[PeaceNikki]

31. Macy's FB page is getting tons of messages of support now.

[JimboBillyBubbaBob]

33. No big deal here folks.

It is cabaret after all. A bit of campiness is required!

[jmowreader]

34. Wait till next year

Next year, they're bringing "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" to Broadway, with Neil Patrick Harris as Hedwig.

If you REALLY want to see RWNJ heads explode, put Neil Patrick Harris in full drag in front of Macy's on Thanksgiving morning and have him do "Wig in a Box."

[msanthrope]

35. Don't conservatives like it when someone uses their bootstraps??? nt

[baldguy]

36. It's a capitalist success story. I would have thought conservatives would love this.

Even in their outrage, they're hypocrites.

[avebury]

37. It looks like it would be a really great show.

The music in the clip is awesome.

Conservatives failed to figure out that the show could never afford to buy the amount of publicity that they have now provided it. I would go see it if I had a chance to and hope that an off Broadway production might tour around the country.

[avebury]

38. The movie Kinky Boots came out in 2005.

You can rent the SD version for $2.99 or the HD version for $3.99 on Itunes.

[Blue Owl]

39. Drama Queens vs. Drag Queens

n/t