Monkey Mayhem Incident - Revision history

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	However, when performances spilled out to street level, parents, and bystanders began filming and photographing one of the children's entertainers.<ref name="Indy100">[https://www.indy100.com/news/redbridge-library-monkey-custome-scandal-b1882666 Indy100: Actor in monkey costume with fake penis and bare bum was invited to library to encourage children to read]</ref> The performer was later said by multiple media outlets to be a highly-animated man in a rainbow-colored [[Child safety mascot\|fursuit]], with an erect prosthetic phallus swinging between his legs.<ref>[https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/london-library-redbridge-monkey-costume-children-event-b945272.html London library apologises for bringing actor dressed in bare-bottom monkey costume to children’s event]</ref> It was later revealed that the "inappropriate sexual performance" had started inside the library, offending some religiously inclined parents and leading to complaints.<ref name="breit2">[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/07/13/labour-grovels-after-rainbow-monkey-dildo-sparks-muslim-backlash/ Labour Grovels After ‘Rainbow Monkey Dildo Story Hour’ Sparks Backlash From Muslim Parents]</ref> Redbridge Library were said by the ''Daily Mail'' to have reacted with "if you've got it, flaunt it" on social media.<ref name="Mail" /> Despite the attempt at good humor, the controversy soon boiled over into a full-scale media eruption.		However, when performances spilled out to street level, parents, and bystanders began filming and photographing one of the children's entertainers.<ref name="Indy100">[https://www.indy100.com/news/redbridge-library-monkey-custome-scandal-b1882666 Indy100: Actor in monkey costume with fake penis and bare bum was invited to library to encourage children to read]</ref> The performer was later said by multiple media outlets to be a highly-animated man in a rainbow-colored [[Child safety mascot\|fursuit]], with an erect prosthetic phallus swinging between his legs.<ref>[https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/london-library-redbridge-monkey-costume-children-event-b945272.html London library apologises for bringing actor dressed in bare-bottom monkey costume to children’s event]</ref> It was later revealed that the "inappropriate sexual performance" had started inside the library, offending some religiously inclined parents and leading to complaints.<ref name="breit2">[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/07/13/labour-grovels-after-rainbow-monkey-dildo-sparks-muslim-backlash/ Labour Grovels After ‘Rainbow Monkey Dildo Story Hour’ Sparks Backlash From Muslim Parents]</ref> Redbridge Library were said by the ''Daily Mail'' to have reacted with "if you've got it, flaunt it" on social media.<ref name="Mail" /> Despite the attempt at good humor, the controversy soon boiled over into a full-scale media eruption.

	Subsequently, the Labour-dominated Redbridge Council released a statement apologizing for the performance, and attempted to blame a charity who were allegedly involved in organizing the "Monkey Mayhem" performance. But the damage was already done, with groups of concerned parents organizing protests with feminist and religious sympathizers, and conspiracy theorists such as Alex Jones seizing upon the event in America. Social media accounts were set to private and the monkey costume was swiftly "retired",<ref name="Indy100" /> as conservative outrage<ref name="Mail">[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9781507/Parents-disgust-Labour-council-hires-actor-rainbow-coloured-monkey-costume-fake-penis.html Daily Mail: Parents' disgust as actor in rainbow coloured monkey costume with fake penis and nipples appears at library event encouraging children to read]</ref> against child "[[sexualization]]" snowballed on social media. Mandinga and Redbridge Council/Library were slammed for their celebration of and support for "woke" causes such as ''Drag Queen Story Hour'' and [[Wikipedia:Black Lives Matter\|BLM]]. Mandinga were also slated for offering a list of “anti-racist resources” on their website, including the ''1619 Project'' from the New York Times and ''How To Be An Anti-Racist'' by Critical Race Theory proponent Ibram X. Kendi.<ref name="breit1" /> Four years later, in a separate incident, a Labour member of the council resigned after indecently exposing himself to a mother and her daughter.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78exj07w09o Indecent exposure: ~~Councilor~~ resigns]</ref>		Subsequently, the Labour-dominated Redbridge Council released a statement apologizing for the performance, and attempted to blame a charity who were allegedly involved in organizing the "Monkey Mayhem" performance. But the damage was already done, with groups of concerned parents organizing protests with feminist and religious sympathizers, and conspiracy theorists such as Alex Jones seizing upon the event in America. Social media accounts were set to private and the monkey costume was swiftly "retired",<ref name="Indy100" /> as conservative outrage<ref name="Mail">[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9781507/Parents-disgust-Labour-council-hires-actor-rainbow-coloured-monkey-costume-fake-penis.html Daily Mail: Parents' disgust as actor in rainbow coloured monkey costume with fake penis and nipples appears at library event encouraging children to read]</ref> against child "[[sexualization]]" snowballed on social media. Mandinga and Redbridge Council/Library were slammed for their celebration of and support for "woke" causes such as ''Drag Queen Story Hour'' and [[Wikipedia:Black Lives Matter\|BLM]]. Mandinga were also slated for offering a list of “anti-racist resources” on their website, including the ''1619 Project'' from the New York Times and ''How To Be An Anti-Racist'' by Critical Race Theory proponent Ibram X. Kendi.<ref name="breit1" /> Four years later, in a separate incident, a Labour member of the council resigned after indecently exposing himself to a mother and her daughter.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78exj07w09o Indecent exposure: Councillor resigns]</ref>

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	However, when performances spilled out to street level, parents, and bystanders began filming and photographing one of the children's entertainers.<ref name="Indy100">[https://www.indy100.com/news/redbridge-library-monkey-custome-scandal-b1882666 Indy100: Actor in monkey costume with fake penis and bare bum was invited to library to encourage children to read]</ref> The performer was later said by multiple media outlets to be a highly-animated man in a rainbow-colored [[Child safety mascot\|fursuit]], with an erect prosthetic phallus swinging between his legs.<ref>[https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/london-library-redbridge-monkey-costume-children-event-b945272.html London library apologises for bringing actor dressed in bare-bottom monkey costume to children’s event]</ref> It was later revealed that the "inappropriate sexual performance" had started inside the library, offending some religiously inclined parents and leading to complaints.<ref name="breit2">[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/07/13/labour-grovels-after-rainbow-monkey-dildo-sparks-muslim-backlash/ Labour Grovels After ‘Rainbow Monkey Dildo Story Hour’ Sparks Backlash From Muslim Parents]</ref> Redbridge Library were said by the ''Daily Mail'' to have reacted with "if you've got it, flaunt it" on social media.<ref name="Mail" /> Despite the attempt at good humor, the controversy soon boiled over into a full-scale media eruption.		However, when performances spilled out to street level, parents, and bystanders began filming and photographing one of the children's entertainers.<ref name="Indy100">[https://www.indy100.com/news/redbridge-library-monkey-custome-scandal-b1882666 Indy100: Actor in monkey costume with fake penis and bare bum was invited to library to encourage children to read]</ref> The performer was later said by multiple media outlets to be a highly-animated man in a rainbow-colored [[Child safety mascot\|fursuit]], with an erect prosthetic phallus swinging between his legs.<ref>[https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/london-library-redbridge-monkey-costume-children-event-b945272.html London library apologises for bringing actor dressed in bare-bottom monkey costume to children’s event]</ref> It was later revealed that the "inappropriate sexual performance" had started inside the library, offending some religiously inclined parents and leading to complaints.<ref name="breit2">[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/07/13/labour-grovels-after-rainbow-monkey-dildo-sparks-muslim-backlash/ Labour Grovels After ‘Rainbow Monkey Dildo Story Hour’ Sparks Backlash From Muslim Parents]</ref> Redbridge Library were said by the ''Daily Mail'' to have reacted with "if you've got it, flaunt it" on social media.<ref name="Mail" /> Despite the attempt at good humor, the controversy soon boiled over into a full-scale media eruption.

	Subsequently, the Labour-dominated Redbridge Council released a statement apologizing for the performance, and attempted to blame a charity who were allegedly involved in organizing the "Monkey Mayhem" performance. But the damage was already done, with groups of concerned parents organizing protests with feminist and religious sympathizers, and conspiracy theorists such as Alex Jones seizing upon the event in America. Social media accounts were set to private and the monkey costume was swiftly "retired",<ref name="Indy100" /> as conservative outrage<ref name="Mail">[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9781507/Parents-disgust-Labour-council-hires-actor-rainbow-coloured-monkey-costume-fake-penis.html Daily Mail: Parents' disgust as actor in rainbow coloured monkey costume with fake penis and nipples appears at library event encouraging children to read]</ref> against child "[[sexualization]]" snowballed on social media. Mandinga and Redbridge Council/Library were slammed for their celebration of and support for "woke" causes such as ''Drag Queen Story Hour'' and [[Wikipedia:Black Lives Matter\|BLM]]. Mandinga were also slated for offering a list of “anti-racist resources” on their website, including the ''1619 Project'' from the New York Times and ''How To Be An Anti-Racist'' by Critical Race Theory proponent Ibram X. Kendi.<ref name="breit1" />		Subsequently, the Labour-dominated Redbridge Council released a statement apologizing for the performance, and attempted to blame a charity who were allegedly involved in organizing the "Monkey Mayhem" performance. But the damage was already done, with groups of concerned parents organizing protests with feminist and religious sympathizers, and conspiracy theorists such as Alex Jones seizing upon the event in America. Social media accounts were set to private and the monkey costume was swiftly "retired",<ref name="Indy100" /> as conservative outrage<ref name="Mail">[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9781507/Parents-disgust-Labour-council-hires-actor-rainbow-coloured-monkey-costume-fake-penis.html Daily Mail: Parents' disgust as actor in rainbow coloured monkey costume with fake penis and nipples appears at library event encouraging children to read]</ref> against child "[[sexualization]]" snowballed on social media. Mandinga and Redbridge Council/Library were slammed for their celebration of and support for "woke" causes such as ''Drag Queen Story Hour'' and [[Wikipedia:Black Lives Matter\|BLM]]. Mandinga were also slated for offering a list of “anti-racist resources” on their website, including the ''1619 Project'' from the New York Times and ''How To Be An Anti-Racist'' by Critical Race Theory proponent Ibram X. Kendi.<ref name="breit1" /> Four years later, in a separate incident, a Labour member of the council resigned after indecently exposing himself to a mother and her daughter.<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78exj07w09o Indecent exposure: Councilor resigns]</ref>

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	*[https://twitter.com/MediaShattered/status/1414275131812323331 One video of the performance]		*[https://twitter.com/MediaShattered/status/1414275131812323331 One video of the performance]
	*[http://www.mandingaarts.co.uk/ Mandinga Arts] - Collection of work, including at Redbridge Library. Most of the material on the present website appears to be colourful, but benign. Some crossover with [[Wikipedia:Furry fandom\|furry]] aesthetics can be seen. Internet Archive has some mainly benign copies of their website going back for many years. They also have a [https://web.archive.org/web/20210711202801/https://twitter.com/mandinga_arts1 copy] of their social media account immediately after the controversial performance.		*[http://www.mandingaarts.co.uk/ Mandinga Arts] - Collection of work, including at Redbridge Library. Most of the material on the present website appears to be colourful, but benign. Some crossover with [[Wikipedia:Furry fandom\|furry]] aesthetics can be seen. Internet Archive has some mainly benign copies of their website going back for many years. They also have a [https://web.archive.org/web/20210711202801/https://twitter.com/mandinga_arts1 copy] of their social media account immediately after the controversial performance.
			*[https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-61149449 Family Sex Show] - Similar controversy.

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	[[File:Buttmonkey.png\|thumb\|The offending costume]]		[[File:Buttmonkey.png\|thumb\|The offending costume]]
	__NOTOC__The '''Monkey Mayhem Incident''' refers to an "inappropriate" 2021 UK children's street performance commissioned by London's Redbridge Library,<ref>[https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/london-library-redbridge-monkey-costume-children-event-b945272.html Evening Standard on the incident]</ref> the media fallout surrounding the event, and its implications for the left-leaning Labour Party. It was a precursor to the later transatlantic intensification of "[[grooming]]" culture wars, and is still an often-used example of "cultural marxism" run amok in local government.		__NOTOC__The '''Monkey Mayhem Incident''' refers to an "inappropriate" 2021 UK children's street performance commissioned by London's Redbridge Library,<ref>[https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/london-library-redbridge-monkey-costume-children-event-b945272.html Evening Standard on the incident]</ref> the media fallout surrounding the event, and its implications for the left-leaning Labour Party. It was a precursor to the later transatlantic intensification of "[[grooming]]" culture wars, and is still an often-used example of "[[Wikipedia:Cultural Marxism conspiracy theory\|cultural marxism]]" run amok in local government.

	Over the previous five years, reports had emerged, mainly from America, concerning [[Wikipedia:Drag Queen Story Hour\|Drag Queen Story Hours]] and the dire implications for the “institution of childhood" in English-speaking countries. In the subsequent years, the UK would see [[MAPocalypse\|numerous controversies]] centering on the promotion of "inappropriate" sexual themes to children and teens, the promotion of [[Minor Attracted Person\|MAPs]] and the [[sexualization]] of children, making this incident a key stress-test for "normalization" of "[[degeneracy]]".		Over the previous five years, reports had emerged, mainly from America, concerning [[Wikipedia:Drag Queen Story Hour\|Drag Queen Story Hours]] and the dire implications for the “institution of childhood" in English-speaking countries. In the subsequent years, the UK would see [[MAPocalypse\|numerous controversies]] centering on the promotion of "inappropriate" sexual themes to children and teens, the promotion of [[Minor Attracted Person\|MAPs]] and the [[sexualization]] of children, making this incident a key stress-test for "normalization" of "[[degeneracy]]".

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			[[File:Buttmonkey2.png\|thumb\|As public furor spread, material allegedly gleaned from Mandinga's website detailed the Dildo-toting Monkey's interactions with families]]
	By the 13th of July, comments had rained in from all quarters of society, and the UK's Labour Party were scrambling to distance themselves from the stain left behind by Mandinga's "sexual" performance at Redbridge Library:		By the 13th of July, comments had rained in from all quarters of society, and the UK's Labour Party were scrambling to distance themselves from the stain left behind by Mandinga's "sexual" performance at Redbridge Library:

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	[[File:Spiked butt monkey.png\|thumb\|Spiked online]]		[[File:Spiked butt monkey.png\|thumb\|Spiked online]]
	However, when performances spilled out to street level, parents, and bystanders began filming and photographing one of the children's entertainers.<ref name="Indy100">[https://www.indy100.com/news/redbridge-library-monkey-custome-scandal-b1882666 Indy100: Actor in monkey costume with fake penis and bare bum was invited to library to encourage children to read]</ref> The performer was later said by multiple media outlets to be a highly-animated man in a rainbow-colored [[Child safety mascot\|fursuit]], with an erect prosthetic phallus swinging between his legs.<ref>[https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/london-library-redbridge-monkey-costume-children-event-b945272.html London library apologises for bringing actor dressed in bare-bottom monkey costume to children’s event]</ref> It was later revealed that the "inappropriate sexual performance" had started inside the library, offending some religiously inclined parents and leading to complaints.<ref name="breit2">[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/07/13/labour-grovels-after-rainbow-monkey-dildo-sparks-muslim-backlash/ Labour Grovels After ‘Rainbow Monkey Dildo Story Hour’ Sparks Backlash From Muslim Parents]</ref> Redbridge Library were said by the ''Daily Mail'' to have reacted with "if you've got it, flaunt it" on social media.<ref name="Mail" /> Despite the ~~attempts~~ at good humor, the controversy ~~nevertheless~~ soon boiled over into a full-scale media eruption.		However, when performances spilled out to street level, parents, and bystanders began filming and photographing one of the children's entertainers.<ref name="Indy100">[https://www.indy100.com/news/redbridge-library-monkey-custome-scandal-b1882666 Indy100: Actor in monkey costume with fake penis and bare bum was invited to library to encourage children to read]</ref> The performer was later said by multiple media outlets to be a highly-animated man in a rainbow-colored [[Child safety mascot\|fursuit]], with an erect prosthetic phallus swinging between his legs.<ref>[https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/london-library-redbridge-monkey-costume-children-event-b945272.html London library apologises for bringing actor dressed in bare-bottom monkey costume to children’s event]</ref> It was later revealed that the "inappropriate sexual performance" had started inside the library, offending some religiously inclined parents and leading to complaints.<ref name="breit2">[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/07/13/labour-grovels-after-rainbow-monkey-dildo-sparks-muslim-backlash/ Labour Grovels After ‘Rainbow Monkey Dildo Story Hour’ Sparks Backlash From Muslim Parents]</ref> Redbridge Library were said by the ''Daily Mail'' to have reacted with "if you've got it, flaunt it" on social media.<ref name="Mail" /> Despite the attempt at good humor, the controversy soon boiled over into a full-scale media eruption.

	Subsequently, the Labour-dominated Redbridge Council released a statement apologizing for the performance, and attempted to blame a charity who were allegedly involved in organizing the "Monkey Mayhem" performance. But the damage was already done, with groups of concerned parents organizing protests with feminist and religious sympathizers, and conspiracy theorists such as Alex Jones seizing upon the event in America. Social media accounts were set to private and the monkey costume was swiftly "retired",<ref name="Indy100" /> as conservative outrage<ref name="Mail">[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9781507/Parents-disgust-Labour-council-hires-actor-rainbow-coloured-monkey-costume-fake-penis.html Daily Mail: Parents' disgust as actor in rainbow coloured monkey costume with fake penis and nipples appears at library event encouraging children to read]</ref> against child "[[sexualization]]" snowballed on social media. Mandinga and Redbridge Council/Library were slammed for their celebration of and support for "woke" causes such as ''Drag Queen Story Hour'' and [[Wikipedia:Black Lives Matter\|BLM]]. Mandinga were also slated for offering a list of “anti-racist resources” on their website, including the ''1619 Project'' from the New York Times and ''How To Be An Anti-Racist'' by Critical Race Theory proponent Ibram X. Kendi.<ref name="breit1" />		Subsequently, the Labour-dominated Redbridge Council released a statement apologizing for the performance, and attempted to blame a charity who were allegedly involved in organizing the "Monkey Mayhem" performance. But the damage was already done, with groups of concerned parents organizing protests with feminist and religious sympathizers, and conspiracy theorists such as Alex Jones seizing upon the event in America. Social media accounts were set to private and the monkey costume was swiftly "retired",<ref name="Indy100" /> as conservative outrage<ref name="Mail">[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9781507/Parents-disgust-Labour-council-hires-actor-rainbow-coloured-monkey-costume-fake-penis.html Daily Mail: Parents' disgust as actor in rainbow coloured monkey costume with fake penis and nipples appears at library event encouraging children to read]</ref> against child "[[sexualization]]" snowballed on social media. Mandinga and Redbridge Council/Library were slammed for their celebration of and support for "woke" causes such as ''Drag Queen Story Hour'' and [[Wikipedia:Black Lives Matter\|BLM]]. Mandinga were also slated for offering a list of “anti-racist resources” on their website, including the ''1619 Project'' from the New York Times and ''How To Be An Anti-Racist'' by Critical Race Theory proponent Ibram X. Kendi.<ref name="breit1" />

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	==External links==		==External links==

			*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxeeAuuGB9I "LABOUR DILDO MONKEY FOR KIDS"] - Lotuseaters treatment of the cultural controversy.
	*[https://twitter.com/MediaShattered/status/1414275131812323331 One video of the performance]		*[https://twitter.com/MediaShattered/status/1414275131812323331 One video of the performance]
	*[http://www.mandingaarts.co.uk/ Mandinga Arts] - Collection of work, including at Redbridge Library. Most of the material on the present website appears to be colourful, but benign. Some crossover with [[Wikipedia:Furry fandom\|furry]] aesthetics can be seen. Internet Archive has some mainly benign copies of their website going back for many years. They also have a [https://web.archive.org/web/20210711202801/https://twitter.com/mandinga_arts1 copy] of their social media account immediately after the controversial performance.		*[http://www.mandingaarts.co.uk/ Mandinga Arts] - Collection of work, including at Redbridge Library. Most of the material on the present website appears to be colourful, but benign. Some crossover with [[Wikipedia:Furry fandom\|furry]] aesthetics can be seen. Internet Archive has some mainly benign copies of their website going back for many years. They also have a [https://web.archive.org/web/20210711202801/https://twitter.com/mandinga_arts1 copy] of their social media account immediately after the controversial performance.

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	Jo Bartosch of ''Spiked'' opined that the apologies from Mandinga, and Redbridge Library's claims of ignorance were particularly thin, after:		Jo Bartosch of ''Spiked'' opined that the apologies from Mandinga, and Redbridge Library's claims of ignorance were particularly thin, after:

	<blockquote>The Mandinga Arts website has disappeared, replaced with a holding page [...] But screenshots taken while the site was still live and shared across social media show photos of smiling performers in giant penis costumes indulging in simulated sex acts.<ref>[https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/07/13/the-rainbow-dildo-butt-monkey-is-no-laughing-matter/ The ‘rainbow dildo butt monkey’ is no laughing matter - Spiked]</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>''The Mandinga Arts website has disappeared, replaced with a holding page ''[...]'' But screenshots taken while the site was still live and shared across social media show photos of smiling performers in giant penis costumes indulging in simulated sex acts.''<ref>[https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/07/13/the-rainbow-dildo-butt-monkey-is-no-laughing-matter/ The ‘rainbow dildo butt monkey’ is no laughing matter - Spiked]</ref></blockquote>

	Newgon believes that the aforementioned images of multiple "butt monkeys" were presented by the ''Safe Schools Alliance'' (a radical anti-sex "[[safeguarding]]" charity).<ref>[https://twitter.com/SafeSchools_UK/status/1415351406052233224 Safe Schools Alliance], and [https://web.archive.org/web/20220720165646/https://twitter.com/SafeSchools_UK/status/1415351406052233224 archive (right-click and open images for full scan)]</ref>		Newgon believes that the aforementioned images of multiple "butt monkeys" were presented by the ''Safe Schools Alliance'' (a radical anti-sex "[[safeguarding]]" charity).<ref>[https://twitter.com/SafeSchools_UK/status/1415351406052233224 Safe Schools Alliance], and [https://web.archive.org/web/20220720165646/https://twitter.com/SafeSchools_UK/status/1415351406052233224 archive (right-click and open images for full scan)]</ref>

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	<blockquote>The Mandinga Arts website has disappeared, replaced with a holding page [...] But screenshots taken while the site was still live and shared across social media show photos of smiling performers in giant penis costumes indulging in simulated sex acts.<ref>[https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/07/13/the-rainbow-dildo-butt-monkey-is-no-laughing-matter/ The ‘rainbow dildo butt monkey’ is no laughing matter - Spiked]</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>The Mandinga Arts website has disappeared, replaced with a holding page [...] But screenshots taken while the site was still live and shared across social media show photos of smiling performers in giant penis costumes indulging in simulated sex acts.<ref>[https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/07/13/the-rainbow-dildo-butt-monkey-is-no-laughing-matter/ The ‘rainbow dildo butt monkey’ is no laughing matter - Spiked]</ref></blockquote>

			Newgon believes that the aforementioned images of multiple "butt monkeys" were presented by the ''Safe Schools Alliance'' (a radical anti-sex "[[safeguarding]]" charity).<ref>[https://twitter.com/SafeSchools_UK/status/1415351406052233224 Safe Schools Alliance], and [https://web.archive.org/web/20220720165646/https://twitter.com/SafeSchools_UK/status/1415351406052233224 archive (right-click and open images for full scan)]</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

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	However, when performances spilled out to street level, parents, and bystanders began filming and photographing one of the children's entertainers.<ref name="Indy100">[https://www.indy100.com/news/redbridge-library-monkey-custome-scandal-b1882666 Indy100: Actor in monkey costume with fake penis and bare bum was invited to library to encourage children to read]</ref> The performer was later said by multiple media outlets to be a highly-animated man in a rainbow-colored [[Child safety mascot\|fursuit]], with an erect prosthetic phallus swinging between his legs.<ref>[https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/london-library-redbridge-monkey-costume-children-event-b945272.html London library apologises for bringing actor dressed in bare-bottom monkey costume to children’s event]</ref> It was later revealed that the "inappropriate" sexual performance had started inside the library, offending some religiously inclined parents and leading to complaints.<ref name="breit2">[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/07/13/labour-grovels-after-rainbow-monkey-dildo-sparks-muslim-backlash/ Labour Grovels After ‘Rainbow Monkey Dildo Story Hour’ Sparks Backlash From Muslim Parents]</ref> Redbridge Library were said by the ''Daily Mail'' to have reacted with "if you've got it, flaunt it" on social media.<ref name="Mail" /> Despite the attempts at good humor, the controversy nevertheless soon boiled over into a full-scale media eruption.		However, when performances spilled out to street level, parents, and bystanders began filming and photographing one of the children's entertainers.<ref name="Indy100">[https://www.indy100.com/news/redbridge-library-monkey-custome-scandal-b1882666 Indy100: Actor in monkey costume with fake penis and bare bum was invited to library to encourage children to read]</ref> The performer was later said by multiple media outlets to be a highly-animated man in a rainbow-colored [[Child safety mascot\|fursuit]], with an erect prosthetic phallus swinging between his legs.<ref>[https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/london-library-redbridge-monkey-costume-children-event-b945272.html London library apologises for bringing actor dressed in bare-bottom monkey costume to children’s event]</ref> It was later revealed that the "inappropriate sexual performance" had started inside the library, offending some religiously inclined parents and leading to complaints.<ref name="breit2">[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/07/13/labour-grovels-after-rainbow-monkey-dildo-sparks-muslim-backlash/ Labour Grovels After ‘Rainbow Monkey Dildo Story Hour’ Sparks Backlash From Muslim Parents]</ref> Redbridge Library were said by the ''Daily Mail'' to have reacted with "if you've got it, flaunt it" on social media.<ref name="Mail" /> Despite the attempts at good humor, the controversy nevertheless soon boiled over into a full-scale media eruption.

	Subsequently, the Labour-dominated Redbridge Council released a statement apologizing for the performance, and attempted to blame a charity who were allegedly involved in organizing the "Monkey Mayhem" performance. But the damage was already done, with groups of concerned parents organizing protests with feminist ~~groups~~, and conspiracy theorists such as Alex Jones seizing upon the event in America. Social media accounts were set to private and the monkey costume was swiftly "retired",<ref name="Indy100" /> as conservative outrage<ref name="Mail">[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9781507/Parents-disgust-Labour-council-hires-actor-rainbow-coloured-monkey-costume-fake-penis.html Daily Mail: Parents' disgust as actor in rainbow coloured monkey costume with fake penis and nipples appears at library event encouraging children to read]</ref> against child sexualization snowballed on social media. Mandinga and Redbridge Council/Library were slammed for their celebration of and support for "woke" causes such as ''Drag Queen Story Hour'' and [[Wikipedia:Black Lives Matter\|BLM]]. Mandinga were also slated for offering a list of “anti-racist resources” on their website, including the ''1619 Project'' from the New York Times and ''How To Be An Anti-Racist'' by Critical Race Theory proponent Ibram X. Kendi.<ref name="breit1" />		Subsequently, the Labour-dominated Redbridge Council released a statement apologizing for the performance, and attempted to blame a charity who were allegedly involved in organizing the "Monkey Mayhem" performance. But the damage was already done, with groups of concerned parents organizing protests with feminist and religious sympathizers, and conspiracy theorists such as Alex Jones seizing upon the event in America. Social media accounts were set to private and the monkey costume was swiftly "retired",<ref name="Indy100" /> as conservative outrage<ref name="Mail">[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9781507/Parents-disgust-Labour-council-hires-actor-rainbow-coloured-monkey-costume-fake-penis.html Daily Mail: Parents' disgust as actor in rainbow coloured monkey costume with fake penis and nipples appears at library event encouraging children to read]</ref> against child "[[sexualization]]" snowballed on social media. Mandinga and Redbridge Council/Library were slammed for their celebration of and support for "woke" causes such as ''Drag Queen Story Hour'' and [[Wikipedia:Black Lives Matter\|BLM]]. Mandinga were also slated for offering a list of “anti-racist resources” on their website, including the ''1619 Project'' from the New York Times and ''How To Be An Anti-Racist'' by Critical Race Theory proponent Ibram X. Kendi.<ref name="breit1" />

	==Summary of comments==		==Summary of comments==

	By the 13th of July, comments had rained in from all quarters of society, and the UK's Labour Party were scrambling to distance themselves from the stain left behind by Mandinga's sexual performance:		By the 13th of July, comments had rained in from all quarters of society, and the UK's Labour Party were scrambling to distance themselves from the stain left behind by Mandinga's "sexual" performance at Redbridge Library:

	<blockquote>''This is unbelievable. Have we completely lost our moral compass as a society?''</blockquote>		<blockquote>''This is unbelievable. Have we completely lost our moral compass as a society?''</blockquote>
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	*[https://twitter.com/MediaShattered/status/1414275131812323331 One video of the performance]		*[https://twitter.com/MediaShattered/status/1414275131812323331 One video of the performance]
	*[http://www.mandingaarts.co.uk/ Mandinga Arts] - Collection of work, including at Redbridge Library.		*[http://www.mandingaarts.co.uk/ Mandinga Arts] - Collection of work, including at Redbridge Library. Most of the material on the present website appears to be colourful, but benign. Some crossover with [[Wikipedia:Furry fandom\|furry]] aesthetics can be seen. Internet Archive has some mainly benign copies of their website going back for many years. They also have a [https://web.archive.org/web/20210711202801/https://twitter.com/mandinga_arts1 copy] of their social media account immediately after the controversial performance.

	==References==		==References==

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	However, when performances spilled out to street level, parents, and bystanders began filming and photographing one of the children's entertainers.<ref name="Indy100">[https://www.indy100.com/news/redbridge-library-monkey-custome-scandal-b1882666 Indy100: Actor in monkey costume with fake penis and bare bum was invited to library to encourage children to read]</ref> The performer was later said by multiple media outlets to be a highly-animated man in a rainbow-colored [[Child safety mascot\|fursuit]], with an erect prosthetic phallus swinging between his legs.<ref>[https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/london-library-redbridge-monkey-costume-children-event-b945272.html London library apologises for bringing actor dressed in bare-bottom monkey costume to children’s event]</ref> It was later revealed that the "inappropriate sexual performance" had started inside the library, offending some religiously inclined parents and leading to complaints.<ref name="breit2">[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/07/13/labour-grovels-after-rainbow-monkey-dildo-sparks-muslim-backlash/ Labour Grovels After ‘Rainbow Monkey Dildo Story Hour’ Sparks Backlash From Muslim Parents]</ref> Redbridge Library were said by the ''Daily Mail'' to have reacted with "if you've got it, flaunt it" on social media.<ref name="Mail" /> Despite the ~~attempts~~ at good humor, the controversy ~~nevertheless~~ soon boiled over into a full-scale media eruption.		However, when performances spilled out to street level, parents, and bystanders began filming and photographing one of the children's entertainers.<ref name="Indy100">[https://www.indy100.com/news/redbridge-library-monkey-custome-scandal-b1882666 Indy100: Actor in monkey costume with fake penis and bare bum was invited to library to encourage children to read]</ref> The performer was later said by multiple media outlets to be a highly-animated man in a rainbow-colored [[Child safety mascot\|fursuit]], with an erect prosthetic phallus swinging between his legs.<ref>[https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/london-library-redbridge-monkey-costume-children-event-b945272.html London library apologises for bringing actor dressed in bare-bottom monkey costume to children’s event]</ref> It was later revealed that the "inappropriate sexual performance" had started inside the library, offending some religiously inclined parents and leading to complaints.<ref name="breit2">[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/07/13/labour-grovels-after-rainbow-monkey-dildo-sparks-muslim-backlash/ Labour Grovels After ‘Rainbow Monkey Dildo Story Hour’ Sparks Backlash From Muslim Parents]</ref> Redbridge Library were said by the ''Daily Mail'' to have reacted with "if you've got it, flaunt it" on social media.<ref name="Mail" /> Despite the attempt at good humor, the controversy soon boiled over into a full-scale media eruption.

	Subsequently, the Labour-dominated Redbridge Council released a statement apologizing for the performance, and attempted to blame a charity who were allegedly involved in organizing the "Monkey Mayhem" performance. But the damage was already done, with groups of concerned parents organizing protests with feminist and religious sympathizers, and conspiracy theorists such as Alex Jones seizing upon the event in America. Social media accounts were set to private and the monkey costume was swiftly "retired",<ref name="Indy100" /> as conservative outrage<ref name="Mail">[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9781507/Parents-disgust-Labour-council-hires-actor-rainbow-coloured-monkey-costume-fake-penis.html Daily Mail: Parents' disgust as actor in rainbow coloured monkey costume with fake penis and nipples appears at library event encouraging children to read]</ref> against child "[[sexualization]]" snowballed on social media. Mandinga and Redbridge Council/Library were slammed for their celebration of and support for "woke" causes such as ''Drag Queen Story Hour'' and [[Wikipedia:Black Lives Matter\|BLM]]. Mandinga were also slated for offering a list of “anti-racist resources” on their website, including the ''1619 Project'' from the New York Times and ''How To Be An Anti-Racist'' by Critical Race Theory proponent Ibram X. Kendi.<ref name="breit1" />		Subsequently, the Labour-dominated Redbridge Council released a statement apologizing for the performance, and attempted to blame a charity who were allegedly involved in organizing the "Monkey Mayhem" performance. But the damage was already done, with groups of concerned parents organizing protests with feminist and religious sympathizers, and conspiracy theorists such as Alex Jones seizing upon the event in America. Social media accounts were set to private and the monkey costume was swiftly "retired",<ref name="Indy100" /> as conservative outrage<ref name="Mail">[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9781507/Parents-disgust-Labour-council-hires-actor-rainbow-coloured-monkey-costume-fake-penis.html Daily Mail: Parents' disgust as actor in rainbow coloured monkey costume with fake penis and nipples appears at library event encouraging children to read]</ref> against child "[[sexualization]]" snowballed on social media. Mandinga and Redbridge Council/Library were slammed for their celebration of and support for "woke" causes such as ''Drag Queen Story Hour'' and [[Wikipedia:Black Lives Matter\|BLM]]. Mandinga were also slated for offering a list of “anti-racist resources” on their website, including the ''1619 Project'' from the New York Times and ''How To Be An Anti-Racist'' by Critical Race Theory proponent Ibram X. Kendi.<ref name="breit1" />