Matt Walsh’s book called “Johnny the Walrus” actually led Amazon to hold a traumsa session for employees to help them deal with the book and the fact that it was still for sale on Amazon’s website.
For those of you who aren’t familiar with the book, here’s the description:
Johnny is a little boy with a big imagination. One day he pretends to be a big scary dinosaur, the next day he’s a knight in shining armor or a playful puppy. But when the internet people find out Johnny likes to make-believe, he’s forced to make a decision between the little boy he is and the things he pretends to be — and he’s not allowed to change his mind.
This book isn’t new. It’s been out since November of last year.
But sometime recently Amazon held a trauma session for their employees because how much this book is triggering people. One of the people on the video appears to be a man dressed up as a woman with a pretty deep voice. They are very upset about the book, which they call a “hell of a problem”, and play audio from a customer who falsely claims that the book is written to bully transgender kids and make them commit suicide or something.
Here’s ‘part two’ of the video if you really want to watch it:
More from the Amazon therapy session for trauma from Matt Walsh’s books: They accuse Matt of hate speech and the host literally breaks down in tears. Attendees are warned “brace yourself” before a clip of Matt reading his book is played. We are living in different realities. pic.twitter.com/naxlcG7RvD
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) April 26, 2022
They also discuss Walsh’s other book coming out called ‘What is a woman’. One of the employees claims that a man has no business weighing in on this topic and calls Walsh’s book ‘mansplaining’.
Matt Walsh responded to the videos of these triggered Amazon employees:
This is the greatest moment of my career
— Acclaimed Children's Author Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) April 26, 2022
He also added…
My children's book is traumatizing Amazon employees. There is only one thing to do now. We must get it all the way to number one. https://t.co/btjPjfIJJ4 https://t.co/kZslSdI0lg
— Acclaimed Children's Author Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) April 26, 2022
The customer complaint says that Johnny The Walrus tells kids to kill trans people. It's been a few months since I wrote it but I have to be honest I don't remember including that part. I'll go back and check though. https://t.co/kZslSdI0lg
— Acclaimed Children's Author Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) April 26, 2022
Here’s a few more responses from others….
Totally normal for America's biggest book retailer https://t.co/QYsUtRaLwA
— Rachel Bovard (@rachelbovard) April 26, 2022
These people are absolute hysterics. https://t.co/naUqap3h5U
— Mark Hemingway (@Heminator) April 26, 2022
We've really gone insane as a society. https://t.co/Z8FfLKDZcf
— Phineas Fahrquar (@irishspy) April 26, 2022
It’s. A. Cult. https://t.co/2egU11lI8O
— Steve Deace (@SteveDeaceShow) April 26, 2022