NBC Promotes 11-Year-Old ‘Drag Kid’ Who Performed at Adult Gay Bar

The mainstream media are unabashedly continuing their disturbing promotion of so-called “drag kids.” On Saturday, CNBC published a video tweet of Desmond Napoles — AKA “Desmond is Amazing” — an 11-year-old “drag kid” who, earlier this month, “performed” a dance number at a gay bar while collecting dollar bills from the adult men in the crowd.

CNBC, which is owned by NBC Universal News Group, showcased the child as an “LGBTQ youth” advocate. “This 11-year-old drag kid is using his voice to encourage LGBTQ youth to be themselves,” reads the media company’s caption to the video.

This 11-year-old drag kid is using his voice to encourage LGBTQ youth to be themselves: https://t.co/wr3c9Fim7N pic.twitter.com/CAXgiPODJV

— CNBC (@CNBC) December 22, 2018

In December, the 11-year-old boy, dressed in full-drag as a Gwen Stefani-lookalike, danced on stage at a gay bar in Brooklyn, New York, called 3 Dollar Bill. As he took off his coat and revealed his outfit, he bounced around onstage to No Doubt’s “Like a Girl”; cheering grown men were handing him single dollar bills, as you might see in a strip club.

“Only in New York… a nightclub that makes you go WHOA!!!,” reads the Eventbrite promotion by 3 Dollar Bill. “FEATURING: Upcoming Legend from Television and the Runway: DESMOND IS AMAZING!!! PERFORMING LIVE! … This stage, this dance floor, this house… is ours as long as we protect it.”

Interestingly, the video was first published in August by CNBC, before there was massive backlash and understandable concern expressed by the public over young Desmond performing at such a venue. It’s obvious that CNBC made a conscious decision to republish the promotion of the clear exploitation. (Read more from “NBC Promotes 11-Year-Old ‘Drag Kid’ Who Performed at Adult Gay Bar” HERE)

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