{"id":588921,"date":"2021-07-12T12:50:16","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T16:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=588921"},"modified":"2021-07-12T12:50:19","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T16:50:19","slug":"library-apologizes-for-hosting-rainbow-dildo-butt-monkey-to-entertain-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/library-apologizes-for-hosting-rainbow-dildo-butt-monkey-to-entertain-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Library Apologizes For Hosting \u2018Rainbow Dildo Butt Monkey\u2019 To Entertain Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Flibrary-apologizes-for-hosting-rainbow-dildo-butt-monkey-to-entertain-children%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=588921&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\/07\/Untitled-design-1-scaled-e1626105995697.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A London library is apologizing for bringing in a \u201cRainbow Dildo Butt Monkey\u201d to entertain children.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Redbridge Libraries hosted Mandiga Arts Group at a Redbridge Libraries Summer Reading Challenge event Saturday in east London where video footage posted on social media shows a number of performers outside the event, according to the Evening Standard.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>One of the performers was dressed in a rainbow monkey costume exposing a fake buttocks and a fake penis.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A London library is apologizing for hosting an event where an actor described as a \u201cRainbow Dildo Butt Monkey\u201d reportedly entertained children.<\/p>\n<p>Redbridge Libraries hosted the Mandiga Arts Group at a Redbridge Libraries Summer Reading Challenge event Saturday in east London, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/news\/uk\/london-library-redbridge-monkey-costume-children-event-b945272.html\">the Evening Standard reported<\/a>. Video footage and photographs posted on social media shows a number of performers outside the event, including an individual dressed in a rainbow monkey costume exposing a fake buttocks and a fake penis.<\/p>\n<p>It is not immediately clear who the performer was.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan a word capture the spirit of an age? Images certainly can,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blablafishcakes\/status\/1414523107709267973\">tweeted<\/a> Twitter user Dr. Jane Harris. \u201cIn future, when we think back on the zeitgeist of 2021, we may remember Rainbow Dildo Butt Monkey, and wonder how on earth we descended to thinking that this was suitable entertainment for children.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"7.5313807531381\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I mean how many librarian\/councillor eyes had to behold the Rainbow Dildo Butt Monkey before he was released into the wild to delight the children of Redbridge?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SbkDerdDZb\">pic.twitter.com\/SbkDerdDZb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Janice Turner (@VictoriaPeckham) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VictoriaPeckham\/status\/1414187555382300677?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 11, 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"sc-fzokvW dlhZxU\" readability=\"32.571717171717\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"9.6107784431138\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">1\/2 During an event put on at the library today there was a performance by a Carnival Arts Company. Unfortunately one of the animal costumes was inappropriate which we were not aware of at the time of booking. We deeply apologise for the offence caused. This is being looked into<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Redbridge Libraries (@RedbridgeLibs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RedbridgeLibs\/status\/1413975910433366020?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cDuring an event put on at the library today there was a performance by a Carnival Arts Company,\u201d the library tweeted. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/01\/26\/drag-queen-story-hour-united-states\/\">(RELATED: How Drag Queen Story Hour Expanded Across America)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately one of the animal costumes was inappropriate which we were not aware of at the time of booking. We deeply apologise for the offence caused,\u201d the library\u2019s statement continued. \u201cThis is being looked into and a further statement will be made. This event was arranged by Vision and not Redbridge Council.<\/p>\n<p>Upon receiving complaints passed on by the Leader and Deputy Leader, we ceased the performance and are truly apologetic for the distress caused to residents,\u201d the library said. \u201cThis will never happen again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mandiga Arts <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mandinga_Arts1\/status\/1414308700823695372\">apologized<\/a> for any \u201coffence caused,\u201d saying the group \u201cnever intended to offend residents.\u201d The organization did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation as to who the \u201cRainbow Dildo Butt Monkey\u201d is.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe respect everyone\u2019s individual opinion with no offence to any part,\u201d the group tweeted. \u201cActions are being taken, more information to follow.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-fzokvW dlhZxU\" readability=\"14.940177252585\">\n<p>Vision Redbridge Culture and Leisure (RCL) told the Evening Standard that it was \u201cutterly appalled by the unacceptable event at Redbridge Libraries on Saturday\u201d and said that it was organized by their \u201cindependent leisure contractor, Vision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The council\u2019s leader Jas Athwal also told the Evening Standard that all future performances are cancelled.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"7.981072555205\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Apparently this is meant to encourage kids in Redbridge to pick up reading for summer. Please tell me the rationale behind these indecent costumes that were shown to families and done so publicly. Is this really necessary? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jas_Athwal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Jas_Athwal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RedbridgeLive?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RedbridgeLive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6I8DBcmDM3\">pic.twitter.com\/6I8DBcmDM3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Has Ahmed (@HasAhmed_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HasAhmed_\/status\/1413931013340807172?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-fzokvW dlhZxU\" readability=\"29.952380952381\">\n<p>\u201cThe contractor had commissioned characters to support the start of the Summer Reading Challenge, but the costume in question was wholly inappropriate for the intended audience,\u201d RCL told the publication. \u201cA full and thorough investigation into how this incident happened has been launched and stringent action will be taken. We sincerely apologise for the offence and distress this has caused.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The event bears similarities to Drag Queen Story Hours, which&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/01\/26\/drag-queen-story-hour-united-states\/\">started out<\/a>&nbsp;as niche events on the West Coast but have spread to libraries and schools across the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>The official Drag Queen Story Hour website boasts&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dragqueenstoryhour.org\/\">over 40 independently operated<\/a> chapters across the U.S., including in New York City, D.C. and Chicago, as well as international chapters in Tokyo, Australia, Europe and Mexico. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/02\/22\/drag-queen-story-hour-adams-morgan-dc\/\">(RELATED: DC Parents Bring Children As Young As 9 Months To Adams Morgan Drag Queen Story Hour)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The events are typically designed to be about 45 minutes long for children aged three to eight years old and intend to capture children\u2019s imagination and help explore their gender fluidity through \u201cglamorous, positive, and unabashedly queer role models,\u201d&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dragqueenstoryhour.org\/#about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according<\/a>&nbsp;to the Drag Queen Story Hour\u2019s official website.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A London library is apologizing for bringing in a \u201cRainbow Dildo Butt Monkey\u201d to entertain children. 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