The American Library Association has consistently stood up against book bans and the pressure to remove certain books from shelves that discuss race and LGBTQ themes. The running list of works that have been deemed harmful by conservatives include Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye,” George M. Johnson’s “All Boys Aren’t Blue” and Maia Kobabe’s memoir “Gender Queer.”
liberty, awesome. who doesn t like liberty? moms for liberty. that even sounds good to me as a mom of two young kids. but it s vague enough that some of its own members are pretty unclear about what the group is really all about, what they are a part of. one mom, who became treasurer of an indiana chapter, was even quoted as, asking what am i a part of? i need to know these things. fair question. i m here to help. i m here to help you. as benign as moms for liberty may sound, it is its agenda is unmistakably extreme. for instance, you may not know that moms for liberty has been helping to lead the movement in pulling books from the library shelves. including classics like the bluest eye, a great book, the cochrane, are amazing book, and mouse, as well as other books that is about race, diversity, and sexually. the group has turned school board meetings into unruly shouting matches, as an attendee at one florida meeting described, they turned around and screamed at me that i am a cami
four years the bluest eye, by ton morrison beloved, they ve gone from jus looking for books that have to do with lgbtq kids, vip oc kids, but the primary list now they are moving into established literary works, an that s where i really say we have to draw the line. hundreds of thousands of dollars have been spent on this, time, hours and hours. instead of working on kids learning to read kids that need to make u losses during covid, there are so many things we need to do and what is happening is tha teachers are leaving librarians are quitting, and that s the tragedy it s part of what i see as a overall attempt to destroy public education, voucher bills, homeschooling, many schools, school choice.
like moms for liberty in utah, utah parents united. it s a small but very organized group. they re the same books, push that have been in the canon four years. the bluest eye, by tony morrison. beloved, they ve gone from just looking for books that have to do with lgbtq kids, vip ocd kids, but the primary list. now they are moving into established literary works, and that s where i really say we have to draw the line. hundreds of thousands of dollars have been spent on this, time, hours and hours. instead of working on kids learning to read. kids that need to make up losses during covid, there are so many things we need to do, and what is happening is that teachers are leaving, librarians are quitting, and that s the tragedy. it s part of what i see as an overall attempt to destroy public education, voucher bills, homeschooling, many schools, school choice.