The Childrenâs furniture brand Pottery Barn Kids is receiving backlash after it featured transgender activist Jazz Jennings reading a book to Children about a transgender child.
On Thursday, Pottery Barn Kids posted a video on its Instagram page of Jennings, 22, whose transition from male to female began at the age of 3, reading âI Am Jazz.â Jennings detailed his experience of having âa girlâs brain in a boyâs body.â
âShe loved pink and dressing up as a mermaid and didnât feel like herself in boysâ clothing. This confused her family, until they took her to a doctor who said that Jazz was transgender and that she was born that way. Jazzâs story is based on her real-life experience and she tells it in a simple, clear way that will be appreciated by picture book readers, their parents, and teachers,â the book description reads.
However, the video was not well received by Instagram users, who slammed the brand for targeting Children.
âGoodbye Pottery Barn. It was nice while it lasted,â one user wrote.
Another user asked, âWhat does this have to do with furniture and home decor?â
âPulling another budlight (sic) lol Who (sic) in their right mind would read this to their kids ??â another user wrote.
Another user called the promotion, âdisgusting.â
âIâll go take my money elsewhere. Such a shame you had to go this route,â the user added.
One user told the home decor brand to enjoy its âstock tanking.â
âLeave kids alone!â another user wrote.
Another user accused Pottery Barn Kids of âconfusing Children more and more each day,â calling the marketing âsad.â
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This was not the first time this month â Pride Month â Pottery Barn Kids posted a controversial video in support of the LGBT community.
On June 3, the Childrenâs brand posted a video of author Sophie Beer on its Instagram page. Beer was reading her book, âLove Makes a Family,â which celebrates same-sex parents.
âIn this exuberant board book, many different families are shown in happy activity, from an early-morning wake-up to a kiss before bed. Whether a child has two moms, two dads, one parent, or one of each, this simple preschool read-aloud demonstrates that whatâs most important in each familyâs life is the love the family members share,â the book description reads.Â
