‘Baby drag act’ cancels upcoming shows after backlash but insists it was for parents not children
>
A sold-out baby sensory show featuring half-naked drag, burlesque and ‘BDSM’ acts with ‘dirty’ names has been canceled after backlash from parents and even celebrities who were angered by the ‘highly sexualized’ event involving to babies.
Critics, including Sherlock actress Amanda Abbington, had been accused of transphobia when they called Caba Baba Rave morally wrong and “not suitable for babies”.
But today it was revealed that a sold-out show in Waterloo, London, on Saturday March 11, has been canceled due to backlash, but organizers insist it was aimed at parents fed up with ‘the f****** Wheels on the Bus’, no babies and children.
Clips and promo photos for Caba Baba Rave featured a transvestite performer, who has a drag name that’s a pun on anal sex, doing a handstand on a chair wearing a leopard-print thong and gloves. .
Another performer, who has an equally rude name, is seen in a bondage-style outfit performing stunts from a swing suspended from the ceiling. One image showed a topless woman with rainbow hearts on her nipples and wearing only a red thong holding a small child in the air.
A topless woman raises a todder in the air at a CabaBabaRave event earlier this year.
The next stop for the Caba Baba Rave was in Waterloo on March 11, but that has now been cancelled.
CabaBabaRave bills itself as a “little slice of afternoon delight” interspersing cabaret with “captivating baby sensory moments” before “ending up in a rave.”
Parents who attend the rave with sold out tickets will be offered a refund. But the company insists they won’t be gone forever.
In an email to those who bought a £23.50 ticket, organizers Gemma Daubney, 38, and Liz West, 37, said: “We just wanted to say a huge thank you for buying a ticket to one of our upcoming events.” Your support means the world to us.
Blaming ‘trolling’ online and the media, not to mention the many critical parents, they continued: ‘Unfortunately, we have made the very difficult decision to cancel the upcoming show.
“We think a little respite for our mental health is the right thing to do. We are not a big company built for this kind of attack, just two moms trying to spread a little joy and love.
After confirming that everyone will receive a refund, the organizers said: ‘Not goodbye forever, but just for now.’
The risque acts were part of the CabaBabaRave, organized by mothers Daubney, 38, and West, 37, who describe themselves as former performers.
The CabaBabaRave show bills itself as a “little slice of afternoon delight” interspersing cabaret with “captivating baby sensory moments” before “ending up in a rave.”
The footage showed a dancer, known as Benloader Circus, dressed in bondage clothing while performing acrobatic sequences with straps dangling from the ceiling as babies and their parents looked on.
The video also shows another act doing a handstand on a chair while wearing nothing but stilettos and a thong at The Flair Ground near Waterloo in south-east London.
The show, which is part of the VAULT festival, was criticized as “absolutely abominable” and “disgusting” after the footage went viral on social media.
Ben Loader Circus is a circus performer who has studied at the National Center for Circus Arts, specializing in aerial rope.
Miss Lucinda B.Hind describes herself as an ‘actress, woman, star and lover’, combining her training in different elements of the arts such as theatre, circus and contortion to put on a show.
In a description of the now-cancelled event, the group said: “We wanted to create the kind of event that we ourselves as moms would want to go to.” There are only so many times you can hear the fucking wheels on the bus.
“We wanted to give parents the experience of a ‘big London night’… cabaret, drinks and dancing… but one where you can take your baby and be home by bedtime.”
A drag performer interacts with a young child at a previous show
Women and babies interact with a drag performer at an event that promises “captivating baby sensory moments” for parents.
The footage showed a dancer dressed in bondage gear as she performed acrobatic sequences with straps dangling from the ceiling as babies and their parents looked on.
Another act performed a handstand on a chair while wearing nothing but stilettos and a thong.
The latest controversy comes after months of protests over events like Drag Queen Story Time, in which drag queens sit and read stories to children.
But the show was criticized as “abhorrent” and “disgusting” after images went viral on social media, fueled by users who suggested the cabaret performance was advertised as suitable for children.
Mrs. Abbington, former partner of actor Martin Freeman. was one of the critics, tweeting: ‘I’m very broad minded, but no.
‘This is bulls**t. Not for cursed babies.
And if you think it is, there is something fundamentally wrong with you.
She was later accused of transphobia.
She said: “I lost quite a few followers for saying that a half-naked man in thigh-high boots dancing in a very sexualized way shouldn’t act in front of babies and it tells me everything I need to know about where society is.” qualification. How do you disagree with me on this????’
One commenter added: “More concerned that parents think that kind of thing is appropriate and took their babies there in the first place.”
Expressing disbelief, one Twitter user said: ‘What parent (if we can call them that) in their right mind would subject ANY child to this?
‘What harm is being done to these young minds; parents are there to protect children from this type of behavior. Why is this allowed to continue?