{"id":530372,"date":"2021-05-20T16:35:54","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T20:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=530372"},"modified":"2021-05-20T16:35:56","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T20:35:56","slug":"watch-drag-queen-story-hour-is-back-thanks-to-a-partnership-between-nyc-department-of-education-and-pbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-drag-queen-story-hour-is-back-thanks-to-a-partnership-between-nyc-department-of-education-and-pbs\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Drag Queen Story Hour Is Back Thanks To A Partnership Between NYC Department Of Education And PBS"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-drag-queen-story-hour-is-back-thanks-to-a-partnership-between-nyc-department-of-education-and-pbs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=530372&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1149746679.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The New York City Department of Education and PBS are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schools.nyc.gov\/learning\/blended-learning\/lets-learn-nyc\">partnering<\/a> together for a new education program called \u201cLet\u2019s Learn,\u201d which is geared toward kids ages 3 to 8. One of the latest episodes of the program features a drag queen named Little Miss Hot Mess reading and dancing to a book the host wrote called \u201cThe Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou may be wondering to yourself, \u2018What on earth is a drag queen?\u2019 Well, don\u2019t worry because I\u2019m going to tell you. Drag queens, we are everyday people who love to play pretend and dress up as often as we can. We love to wear shiny, sparkly outfits with all of our sequins and all of our glitter and a lot of jewelry and maybe a little too much makeup,\u201d the host added. \u201cAnd big hair, and big personalities. We like to perform on stage. We like to sing and dance and tell jokes. Sometimes we like to lip-sync, which is when we move our mouths to other people\u2019s songs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wrote this book because I wanted everyone to get to experience the magic of drag and to get a little practice shaking their hips or shimmying their shoulders to know how we can feel fabulous inside of our own bodies,\u201d Little Miss Hot Mess said.<\/p>\n<p>The book, which is a play on \u201cThe Wheels On The Bus,\u201d features all of the characteristics Little Miss Hot Mess says drag queens possess, including heavy makeup, snapping, shimmying, twirling, and hip-shaking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not really queens or princesses or royalty. But we just believe if we act like we are people will treat us as such,\u201d the host explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet me see you shimmy your shoulders,\u201d Little Miss Hot Mess said while demonstrating.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I always say if you have trouble snapping, which can be kind of hard, you can always give a flip your wrist or a little bit of a jazz hand,\u201d the author said. \u201cBecause part of drag is faking it until you make it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the book, the author summed up drag queens in general.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019ll notice this wonderful smorgasbord of drag queens because, you know what, drag queens, we come in all shapes and sizes and colors and ages and genders and abilities,\u201d Little Miss Hot Mess explained. \u201cAnd we speak different languages and we have different styles and different tastes. And if you see a thousand drag queens, you\u2019re going to see a thousand different ways to be a drag queen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The author went through the book again, this time demonstrating the actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we might have some drag queens in training on our hands,\u201d the author said.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<p>According to WNET Media Group, which owns the PBS affiliate, the \u201cLet\u2019s Learn\u201d series doesn\u2019t belong to PBS. The programming is made available to PBS stations, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/19\/pbs-drag-queen-story-hour-lgbtq\/\">The Daily Caller<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Little Miss Hot Mess\u2019 website indicates that the author \u201cwas among the first Drag Queen Story Hour queens, and serves on its global leadership team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Drag Queen Story Hour has come under fire in recent years for a number of scandals. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-drag-queen-admits-grooming-children-library-amanda-prestigiacomo\">In 2018<\/a>, a Louisiana drag queen who participated in the events admitted to grooming children as young as three. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/photos-evidence-children-laid-top-drag-queens-amanda-prestigiacomo\">In 2019,<\/a> photos surfaced of children lying on top of drag queens during the story hour in Portland. That same year, another drag queen was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/photos-drag-queen-in-skirt-exposed-crotch-to-children-at-story-hour-event\">caught<\/a> exposing himself to children during the event in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>member<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York City Department of Education and PBS are partnering together for a new education program called \u201cLet\u2019s Learn,\u201d which is geared toward kids ages 3 to 8. 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