Actions are being taken, more information to follow.” “We respect everyone’s individual opinion with no offense to any part. We never intended to offend residents,” the apology read.
“We apologize for the offense caused while raising awareness of the reading campaign by Redbridge Libraries on 10 July. The company that supplied the costumes to the library has also apologized, This is an obvious sexual deviant dressed in a proactive and inappropriate costume for nearly any event! Let alone an event with children and reading. There is a moral line, whether we have forgotten it or not, and this is simply NOT a monkey costume. Seemingly the worst part is that the library was fully aware of the costume and joked about it online. Man in buttless, rainbow monkey costume with large dildo between his legs dances to promote literacy for kids outside Redbridge Library in East London, England. Have we completely lost our moral compass as a society?” Several people commented their concern for the event and the costume (obviously), with one person asking if we’ve completely lost our moral compass as a society, “This is unbelievable. But when you’ve got it, flaunt it I suppose.” They replied to a comment that wrote, “That was a shock when monkey turned around.” Their response was, “I know… monkey’s out of control.
This seems to be a drastic change of attitude as the library’s earlier Tweets joked about the inappropriate costume just earlier in the day. Taking Things Too Far – A London Library Employs A NSFW Rainbow Monkey To Teach Kids About Reading We deeply apologise for the offence caused. Unfortunately one of the animal costumes was inappropriate which we were not aware of at the time of booking. This is being looked into”ġ/2 During an event put on at the library today there was a performance by a Carnival Arts Company. We deeply apologize for the offense caused. Unfortunately, one of the animal costumes was inappropriate, which we were not aware of at the time of booking. “During an event put on at the library today, there was a performance by a Carnival Arts Company. The library issue an apology following the outrage of many parents. A library put on an event for children about reading which sounded like a great thing… until they hired a man in a “rainbow, dildo swinging monkey costume with his nipples and butt exposed,” according to the Independent Chronicle.