To which the Redbridge Library replied, even more shockingly, “I know…monkey’s out of control,” with a laughing emoji. “That was a shock when the monkey turned round,” a library commented on that post. However, a grown person dressed as a rainbow monkey with a swinging phallus between his legs was clearly depicted in the event’s promotional video. 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. “During an event put on at the library today there was a performance by a Carnival Arts Company. After holding an event to encourage children to read during which they employed an actor dressed in a bare-bottomed monkey costume with a fake penis, a London Library has apologized. Shortly after an online backlash started, the library issued an apology which reads: The library, which had also organised a drag queen story hour for children earlier, did apologize, but not before images and a video of the dancing, furry, pornographic creature appeared online. Have we completely lost our moral compass as a society?”Īnd even an LGBTIQA+ person showed concern: Parents were outraged with comments ranging from “Someone needs to lose their job over this” to “This is unbelievable. Y88LJorEbF- The Post Millennial July 12, 2021 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.

London library monkey costume