{"id":557037,"date":"2021-06-08T14:36:17","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T18:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=557037"},"modified":"2021-06-08T14:36:19","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T18:36:19","slug":"nickelodeon-taps-drag-queen-to-teach-kids-about-the-pride-flag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nickelodeon-taps-drag-queen-to-teach-kids-about-the-pride-flag\/","title":{"rendered":"Nickelodeon Taps Drag Queen To Teach Kids About The Pride Flag"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fnickelodeon-taps-drag-queen-to-teach-kids-about-the-pride-flag%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=557037&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\/06\/GettyImages-1220243637.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Nickelodeon, the children\u2019s network, debuted a video over the weekend featuring drag queen Nina West explaining the colors of the LGBTQ Pride flag, the latest in a series of materials aimed at explaining Pride month to Nickelodeon viewers, most of whom are children.<\/p>\n<p>The video, \u201cThe Meaning of Pride,\u201d dropped on Nickelodeon\u2019s YouTube page over the weekend, and clips of the three-minute-long music video, which features an original song by West (the drag persona of Andrew Levitt) explaining why the Pride flag uses the colors of the rainbow, have made their way onto Nickelodeon\u2019s official TikTok profile.<\/p>\n<p>In the music video, West goes through each color of the flag and explains the more recent additions of pink, white, light blue, black, and brown stripes, meant to signify solidarity with the transgender rights and Black Lives Matter movements.<\/p>\n<p>An official description for the video on Nickelodeon\u2019s YouTube profile trumpets, \u201cDrag queen Nina West performs an original song about the meaning of the rainbow Pride flag. June is Pride Month, so let\u2019s celebrate by lifting up voices in the LGBTQIA+ community!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Meaning of Pride ft. Drag Queen Nina West \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 (Pride Song)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xprabkl1LD4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>If West looks familiar, it\u2019s because the drag queen appeared in cartoon form in a video for Nick Jr.\u2019s \u201cBlues Clues &#038; You\u201d program aimed at preschoolers. As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/childrens-show-blues-clues-features-pride-parade-cartoon-drag-queen-children-explaining-pride-flags\">Daily Wire noted last week<\/a>, in that video, West narrates a Pride parade featuring families with LGBTQ+ parents and parental figures: \u201cFirst is a lesbian gator family, followed by a gay bear family; after them come non-binary dolphins, transgender beavers, as well various other asexual, bisexual, and pansexual animals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLove is love is love, you see, and everyone should love proudly and we\u2019ll all go marching in the big parade!\u201d West\u2019s cartoon avatar sings.<\/p>\n<p>That video was aimed at the toddler set. Nickelodeon\u2019s more recent partnership with West appears aimed at older children and young teenagers \u2014 those of age to use social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the pride flag up high, be true to you,\u201d West sings in the YouTube video. \u201cBlue means harmony, working together. Purple means spirit, believing you have the power of strength within yourself to do whatever you dream. Baby blue, pink and white represent transgender people because every letter in LGBTQ plus is equal. And Black and Brown represent the queer and trans people of color.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nickelodeon, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/cartoon-network-nickelodeon-pride-month\">other networks aimed at children<\/a>, launched a significant effort to celebrate Pride month on most of its online and on-screen properties, featuring many of the network\u2019s beloved characters. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/lifestyle\/blue-clues-pride-sing-along-112103278.html\">Yahoo News noted<\/a> about the \u201cBlue\u2019s Clues &#038; You\u201d episode, the effort is aimed at fostering \u201cinclusion\u201d among young children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLindz Amer of the great kids\u2019 video series Queer Kid Stuff consulted on the Blue\u2019s Clues video, which takes us marching along the Pride route one by one, then two by two, etc., showcasing different families along the way,\u201d the outlet reported, citing a press release. \u201cIt\u2019s a terrific celebration of families and goes further than many kids\u2019 shows in its range of queer inclusion.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-container desktop ad-h-50 ad-w-300\"><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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