'Kinky Boots' Performance At Macy's Day Parade Provokes Outrage

One part of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade wasn't agreeable to America's social conservatives.

That would be the performance by the cast of "Kinky Boots," an award-winning Broadway musical about a straight-laced shoe factory owner's partnership with a drag queen who helps him turn his business around.

Although the show's message is of acceptance and tolerance and the performance was relatively tame (honestly, it was way too cold to show very much skin!), right wingers across America took to social networks to voice their outrage at NBC for broadcasting it.

Now I have to explain "Kinky Boots" to my kids. Thanks, Macy's. #MacysParade

— Jonathan Becker (@jonbecker) November 28, 2013

After watching most of #MacysThanksgivingDayParade, I realized how much our country has declined. "Kinky Boots" disgusting and wrong!

— Chandler Russell (@ChanRussell22) November 28, 2013

Kinky boots is what is wrong with America

— brendan jester (@61jester) November 28, 2013

I'm no prude but Kinky Boots is part of the parade? That made for some awkward learning experiences for kids today.

— Jenni Blockey (@MissJenniPants) November 28, 2013

Kinky Boots is a disgrace.

— It's Hunter (@Cavalier_Morris) November 28, 2013

@nbc Parade, @Macys What in the world are you thinking putting Kinky Boots BS on during an American tradition on Thanksgiving. #Seriously

— First Flight (@Kittyhawken) November 28, 2013

Let parents decide when to discuss certain topics with their kids instead of springing it on them in Macy's Parade. #kinkyboots

— Jeff Wolfe (@wolfejeff) November 28, 2013

Really? I loved the movie BUT do the transvestites of Kinky Boots really belong in the Macy Thanksgiving day parade?

— Steve MUDFLAP McGrew (@stevemcgrew) November 28, 2013

After watching the "kinky boots" show from the parade I have a little less hope for humanity. #Wtf #Sickening

— Nick Davis (@davisnw25) November 28, 2013

As far as we're concerned, we can think of few people more concerned with building family than drag queens and we're thankful for all the joy they bring us all year round.

(h/t Back2Stonewall)

Correction: An earlier version of this story included tweets from Twitter users known as @Gen_Ironicus and @jdplaysbass. We have been informed that the users tweets were apparently not meant to be taken as derogatory and we have therefore removed them from the story.