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A Drag Queen Story Hour Simply Observed in “It’s Okay”
The New Yorker
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8/11/2024
Amid an overheated national argument, David France, the director of “How to Survive a Plague,” replaces perception with reality.
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00:00
Thank you so much for joining us today, and we'll see you next time.
01:00
Thank you so much for joining us today, and we'll see you next time.
01:30
Are you feeling good, Leo?
01:39
Yeah, I'm feeling good.
01:52
Is Mateo asleep?
01:56
No.
02:06
Incoming.
02:56
Incoming.
03:16
Go, go, go.
03:44
I kind of want to sit down on a chair.
03:47
On a chair, please.
03:49
Sit down like your brother.
04:37
It happened after the church announced it was hosting multiple drag events.
04:41
The Department of Justice has charged Penny with malicious use of exclusive materials.
05:17
Hi, friends.
05:21
Hello.
05:23
How are we today, everyone?
05:26
We're really beautiful.
05:28
Yeah?
05:30
You look beautiful, too, and we're both in purple.
05:32
Yeah.
05:33
Can we play a game?
05:34
Yeah.
05:35
Yeah.
05:36
Yeah.
05:37
If you've ever been to one of my story hours, you know exactly what Shalita says.
05:41
All right, here we go.
05:43
Wait, do I have to?
05:45
So remember, I'm going to say command.
05:47
Can I go over to one of the stands?
05:51
I think so.
05:52
All right, here we go.
05:54
So remember, you only do it if I say, Shalita says.
05:59
Can we practice?
06:00
Yeah.
06:01
All right, sit down.
06:03
Now, wait a minute.
06:07
Did I say, Shalita says?
06:09
No.
06:12
Shalita says, bark like a dog.
06:16
Bark, bark.
06:17
Bark, bark.
06:18
Bark, bark.
06:19
Bark, bark.
06:20
Shalita says, give a high five to a friend.
06:24
Easy, easy.
06:26
Remember, friendly touches, friendly touches.
06:31
If you're ready for our book, have a seat.
06:41
How many people like to read?
06:43
Me!
06:44
Yay!
06:45
So can I share some stories with you?
06:47
Yes!
06:48
It's okay to be different.
06:53
It's okay to be embarrassed.
06:58
It's okay to be missing a tooth, or two, or three.
07:06
Or 19.
07:09
It's okay to have a different nose.
07:18
It's okay to have no hair.
07:24
Do you know anyone with no hair?
07:29
I'm looking at some of the dads in the background.
07:31
I see you, dad.
07:32
I see you, dad.
07:35
It's okay to have big ears.
07:40
It's okay to be different.
07:42
You might not have the same skin color or the same hair, but that's okay, right?
07:46
Or you might have the same hair, or the same color, or you might have the same lips.
07:51
You know what?
07:52
I think you might be on to something, my absolute beautiful friend.
07:56
You are exactly right.
08:01
Some families are big.
08:04
Some families are small.
08:10
Some families live in a house by themselves.
08:15
Some families share a house with other families.
08:21
Some families have two moms or two dads.
08:28
Some families have one parent instead of two.
08:36
All families are sad when they lose someone they love.
08:45
All families can help each other be strong.
08:54
It's okay to dance by yourself.
09:01
And it's okay to be proud of yourself.
09:07
It's okay to have different kinds of friends.
09:16
It's okay.
09:46
It's okay.
10:16
It's okay.
10:46
It's okay.
10:47
It's okay.
10:48
It's okay.
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It's okay.
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It's okay.
10:51
It's okay.
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It's okay.
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It's okay.
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It's okay.
10:55
It's okay.
10:56
It's okay.
10:57
It's okay.
10:58
It's okay.
10:59
It's okay.
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It's okay.
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It's okay.
11:02
It's okay.
11:03
It's okay.
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It's okay.
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It's okay.
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It's okay.
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It's okay.
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It's okay.
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It's okay.
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It's okay.
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It's okay.
11:12
It's okay.
11:13
It's okay.
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