WATCH: “Kinky Boots” Drag Performance During Macy’s Parade Angers Conservative Viewers

It’s perhaps little surprise that some right-wing nuts were unable to enjoy a national holiday without finding a reason to rag on gay people. During Macy’s annual Thanksgiving Day parade, the cast of Kinky Boots totally ruined turkey day for many conservative viewers who worried their children, sitting down in front of the television to see a giant Snoopy balloon, would be scarred for life by the sight of men in drag dancing through the streets of Manhattan.

While many viewers were rightly entertained by the high-heeled performance from Broadway’s award-winning musical by Cyndi Lauper and Harvey Fierstein about a struggling straight-laced shoe factory owner’s partnership with a bright drag queen who helps him turn his business around, others took to Twitter to protest.

WorldNetDaily, a site that we recommend you don’t visit if you suffer from high blood pressure, posted some of the more choice tweets from their narrow-minded readers. One wrote: “Kinky Boots was a odd selection for the thanksgiving day parade. Maybe next year, we’ll see Rocky Horror Picture Show on the parade route.” [Editor’s note: Great idea! Or maybe we’ll get a number from Neil Patrick Harris as Hedwig!]

Fierstein, never one to hold back his opinion, came to the defense of the department chain store by releasing a statement to Broadway World, that read: “I’m so proud that the cast of Kinky Boots brought their message of tolerance and acceptance to America’s parade. Ten years ago I was humbled to ride a float dressed as Mrs. Claus and it was the thrill of a lifetime. Congratulations to Macy’s, on leading the world, not only with your salesmanship, but also your humanity.”

And scene.