A library thought it appropriate to book this 'entertainment' for children and I feel sick

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I thought it was a joke, a photoshop job, a hoax even but it's not.

WTF

A children's entertainer in a library with this costume?

twitter.com/StandingforXX/status/1414247886242598912?s=19

What the hell is this?

A children's "character" shouldn't have any genitalia on show, male or female, and it was highly inappropriate. My DC have been taught the PANTS rules by us and also by school, how can that message be delivered to children at the same time as showing them rainbow monkeys with their wang out for everyone to see?

@househousehousefox if you go into the talk menu then scroll down to feminism and then you want the sex and gender board it's quite near the top sorry can't link on my phone

It's hard.

Definitely inappropriate for children. Who thought it was OK?

Who ever thought that was OK to show children needs sacking.

Fucking hell! Whoever booked that needs the sack

Staff at the library initially found it funny and exchanged messages about it with Exeter library.

Grooming. Why are these people working in libraries?!

The same people who posted this

Grooming. Why are these people working in libraries?!
Libraries are mostly staffed by untrained volunteers now, because councils didn’t want to pay for qualified librarians with safeguarding training etc. This is the result.

This tweet shows a photo from inside the library.

twitter.com/HasAhmed_/status/1413931013340807172

@Cabinfever10

The same people who posted this

More the the sack, investigating. I feel that as places of safety for paedos (church, schools, rural areas) diminish that this is the new place to congregate.

But it would be ok if it was small? Or female?

No female has a penis.

@Whatsnewpussyhat

But it would be ok if it was small? Or female?

No female has a penis.

Yes, I know. Check the context of what I was replying to...

Why are people voting YABU?!

Cos, ya know, the kids should just not look.....

That is grim.

As a parent to a young child, I genuinely find this truly horrifying. I just can’t wrap my head around how many safe guarding procedures have been missed here and by so many people! Absolutely shocking!

@PRabbit

Grooming. Why are these people working in libraries?! Libraries are mostly staffed by untrained volunteers now, because councils didn’t want to pay for qualified librarians with safeguarding training etc. This is the result.

Good point. Horrendous.

The tweets say children were encouraged to go and touch the appendage? People are asking for police and child protection to review.
WTAF if that statement is true.

Horrendous. Who on earth thought this was appropriate. Someone should be sacked for this.

@BeachPicture

The tweets say children were encouraged to go and touch the appendage? People are asking for police and child protection to review. WTAF if that statement is true.

Do we have any proof of that?

Best to stick to the facts, which as we can see from pictures and videos are someone in an inappropriate costume promoting a reading event.

Let's not make shit up or start spreading rumours until we actually have evidence.

But it would be ok if it was small? Or female?
What do you mean female? Since when does a female have a dick?

6% think it's ok?

Bloody hell, the world really has gone mad.

I'm angry. Angry that this gets minimised. Angry at those who decide.

@JaneJeffer

But it would be ok if it was small? Or female? What do you mean female? Since when does a female have a dick?

For the second time, please check the context of what I was replying to...

mobile.twitter.com/ripx4nutmeg/status/1414116946669408258