ALDI has stocked a pro-LGBTI book for kids and some parents can’t handle it
Image: ALDI Australia. Image: aldi.com.au.
Angry mothers have slammed ALDI for stocking a children’s book they think is promoting “trangenderism”.
The supermarket is selling comedian David Walliams’ book The Boy in the Dress, and reception has been mixed, according to Pink News.
The short novel tells the story of a twelve-year-old boy who likes to wear dresses, and aims to promote diversity while challenging traditional gender roles.
One mother posted on Aldi Australia’s Facebook page that she was “disappointed” by the chain stocking the book.
“ALDI—we are so very disappointed in your decision to stock a book with your store—relating to transgenderism in children!” she wrote.
“We would ask that you reconsider your choice to sell it!”
Another person called the book’s sale “disturbing”, posting, “You have now overstepped the line. Your role is not to propagate sexually confusing material to minors.”
Other Facebook users have defended the book’s place in the supermarket.
One person posted, “If you don’t like it, don’t buy it… but I for one think it’s great—if the ‘worst’ my kids do is dress or behave in ways that don’t conform to gender norms I’ll be a happy mum indeed, and if these books help a child struggling with their identity find some comfort… I think they’re worth their weight in gold.”
“Keep doing what you’re doing, ALDI!” wrote another.
The Boy in the Dress is Walliams’ first book.
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It was a slight miss calculation on Aldis part to put this picture of the book ‘A boy in a dress’ in their catalog. There’s 8 books in the series they’re selling and 10 all up so far by David Williams. I believe that if it was any other of these books in their catalog none of this would’ve happen and the book’s would of gone under the radar without any problems what so ever.
Good on ALDI, it shouldn’t be told what not to stock as customers have different needs and opinions on what they want to purchase (for their children) as long as the product itself is not against the law. Trying to control the population with “should” or “shouldn’t” is a narrow minded and selfish way and it won’t go a long way. To those mothers, remember the word – freedom!! your freedom of not to choose to buy it and stay away from ALDI while other mums or dads have freedom to pick up the book, to buy the book and to continue to support ALDI. Easy peasy, don’t make things complicated.
why are so many ppl so bias
those books help kids not only to understand that they dont need to be defined by there biology but to learn to accept and get along with ppl who dont identify as there biology
those books do not change a kids gender identity but help kids realize it
and to deny kids the ability to learn gender diversity or freedom to express your true gender identity is and will always be child abuse