Le Figaro Bordeaux
In Bordeaux, the controversy swells around the
Caba baby party
organized this Sunday at Blonde Venus, a cultural place managed by the Iboat.
Based on an “
artistic concept
” imported from the United Kingdom, the event will bring together infants, babies and parents during an afternoon of games interspersed with short shows.
Spotted and discussed on Cyril Hanouna's program
Touche pas à mon poste (TPMP)
this Monday, the presence of a drag queen in the program caused an uproar on social networks.
Many Internet users consider his intervention unsuitable for an audience aged 0 to 3 years.
Its programmer, Jenny Morgan Jams, who was already the target of dozens of criticisms on social networks before, has received hundreds of abusive messages, even threatening her directly since.
She filed a complaint on Thursday for harassment, defamation and incitement to hatred.
“
We are called pedophiles
,” grieved the young mother who designed this cabaret for babies in honor of her 2-year-old daughter.
"
I realized during my postpartum that there were few places of sociability suitable for parents of very young children, I wanted to create a benevolent space
“, she specifies, denying any militant claim.
Between the make-up stand and the ball pool, a workshop led by nursery nurses and midwives will be offered to the adults present to answer their educational questions.
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A show “adapted” to babies according to the organizers
The drag queen, who must perform "
two dance songs of two minutes
" in the afternoon "
has adapted her numbers
" to the young ages of the spectators, according to Benoit Guerinault, artistic director of the Iboat.
Aware that the image
of "creature of night made up and sexed drag-queens
" can challenge, he nevertheless deplores a controversy which has no place to be according to him.
"
We don't ask ourselves the question about clowns who can notoriously make children sad
," argues the man who regularly organizes events for children.
“
A drag queen can have suggestive outfits in shows for adults;
there, she will be covered from head to toe
,” adds Jenny Morgan Jams.
Before adding exasperated: “
I am a burlesque magazine leader, that does not mean that I am going to put on a thong in front of the children on Sunday.
You have to think a little.
»
If it is a provocation, it does not concern babies unable to verbalize a response.
Michel Botbol, psychiatrist
The Iboat accused of receiving public funding
For the moment maintained, this cabaret for babies is now the subject of a security device reinforced by the Iboat and the municipality.
Its cancellation is even considered.
“
There is no question of taking a risk with children.
What could scare them the most is a demonstration with people screaming
,” insists Jenny Morgan James, who says she is “
shocked
” by the turn of events.
96 tickets have already been sold for this free fair for children under 11.
The Blonde Venus room is made available free of charge by the Iboat, involved in this project.
Accused of receiving public funding, the company denies it.
This is however the case of Trafic, the association it hosts.
Labeled law 1901, it is financed to the tune of 10,000 euros per year by the town hall of Bordeaux for its operating costs, according to information collected by
Le Figaro
from the management.
According to Jenny Morgan Jams, the organizer of the event, TPMP offered her a right of reply given the magnitude of the controversy.
She still hesitates to honor this invitation on set.