Another pride event is coming under fire for exposing young children to inappropriate sexualized events, showing a child smiling as he is assisted on a stripper pole.
The Charlotte Pride Festival in North Carolina over the weekend featured numerous nearly-nude strippers pole-dancing in front of children, according to photos and videos shared online by Libs of TikTok.
There were several children visible in the crowd observing the dancing during the parade, and in at least one instance a young boy joined in the dancing with a nearly nude woman, according to the videos. The event was advertised as “family-friendly”, but that’s not what the videos recorded from the event suggested.
Watch the video below which many feel disgusted:
Oops! Looks like the Charlotte pride event wasn’t so “family-friendly” after all pic.twitter.com/ukxwrxaLBS
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) August 25, 2022
One topless performer painted her breasts pink, blue, and purple; another on a parade float twerked while another woman gestured as though licking her legs, The Daily Caller reported.
“We’ll finally celebrate in-person this year all the ways our community has grown and triumphed,” the websitefor the parade boasted.
“We’re proud to present a newly expanded Youth & Family Zone in 2022, with new games, activities, and opportunities for all families, including all children and youth under the age of 20. Presented by Equitable, with support from Microsoft, and in partnership with Time Out Youth,”the website wrote.
“Newly expanded in 2022!” it added. “Presented by Equitable, supported by Microsoft and Time Out Youth. Join us on The Green for family-friendly entertainment and resources, including arts and crafts, community resources, a family care tent, and special speakers and entertainers, including Drag Queen Story Hour.”
Folks online immediately expressed their disgust with the video of the young boy:
“There is no other word than grooming… unless you throw in disgusting”
“Leave CHILDREN ALONE”
“I hope they wiped that kid with Clorox wipes when he was finished.”
“Abusing children is now on parade and celebrated.”
“Thank you LGBT, for your rainbow of perversion.”
“Kid friendly strippers! If you care more about signaling your wokeness than what is best for your kid, you truly are a piece of shit”
“Child abuse”
Prior to the festival, The Charlotte Observer, noting that North Carolina had 198 cases of monkeypox reported, added, “Pride organizers want to make it clear that it is not a ‘gay disease.’”
“Monkeypox is spread by close skin-to-skin contact. Though it is true that most documented transmissions have occurred in the LGBTQ community, this viral infection can be spread to any person,” Charlotte Pride insisted. “Like all viruses, monkeypox knows no race, color, sexual orientation, gender, or gender identity.”
“Monkeypox is spread by close, personal, and often skin-to-skin contact: Including direct contact with monkeypox rash, scabs, or bodily fluids, as well as touching objects, including fabrics (clothing, bedding, towels, etc.) that have been used by someone with monkeypox,” Charlotte Pride’s statement continued.
“Those attending the festival can receive a monkeypox vaccine,” The Observer pointed out.
Sources: TheGatewayPundit, 100 Percent Fed Up, The Daily Caller, Website, CharlotteObserver