alum Nina West has made it clear since leaving the show that, of her many goals, she has one in particular that she is eager to accomplish -- bringing drag to the children's space. And with her latest video, she's another step closer to achieving the representation she's been campaigning for.
In her new video for "The Drag Alphabet" , Nina West appear with a group of kids, both dressed in their best drag and not, in order to teach them some of her favorite slang in the business. From "A is for absolutely," to "Z is for Zsa Zsa," West takes each of the seven kids all the way through the alphabet, before exploding into a big conga line at the end of the clip.
Along with providing representation for queer youth, West also wanted to create space for another typically underrepresented group -- deaf and hard of hearing people. Two of the kids featured in the video, Daniela Maucere and Ivy Alona, are deaf and spend much of the video translating what West sings into ASL.
West's decision to include kids from the deaf and hard of hearing community in "The Drag Alphabet" came when a friend of hers with a deaf child expressed that they wanted to see sign language in her "Drag is Magic" video in order to show it to their kid. "I felt so dumb in the moment, like, 'why didn't I think of that?'" Nina says.
As far as her quest to bring drag into children's entertainment goes, West remains confident that she will be able to accomplish her goal, saying that despite backlash from conservative groups at ideas as simple as, the core message of queer content for kids still remains strong. "We want to provide these kids with a bright and beautiful educational entertainment opportunity that gives them the chance to see themselves and feel worthy," she says.
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