Child advocates criticize depictions of oral sex by Vladimir Putin and Patriarch Kirill on theme floats. The Zartbitter contact point, which campaigns against sexual abuse, says yes: it is a family event.
“Penis sucking” is a common assault among children in daycare or elementary school. Such a depiction in carnival could retraumatize children who have already experienced such an attack, but also carries the risk of trivialization. Zart bitter also criticized the fact that a group of summer-dressed cheerleaders with crop tops took part in the Düsseldorf Rose Monday procession.