The cultural left never stops trying to drag America into their supposedly glorious “tolerant” future, where we have an ever-expanding array of gender identities and grade-school children know as much about masturbation as they do about multiplication.
Unsurprisingly, CNN is promoting left-wing “anti-censorship” groups raging against conservative parents who object to precocious pornographic indoctrination. On “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” the CNN host interviewed Jonathan Friedman, the “director of free expression and education programs” at PEN America, pitched merely as a “nonprofit literary advocacy organization.” They advocate for literature, not for a cultural revolution.
Their latest report boils over at alleged racism and homophobia in parental objections in education. They assert most “book bans” are about “works with LGBTQ+ characters, protagonists of color, about race and racism, or with sexual content.”
At least Tapper began the interview by noting, “Obviously, the devil’s advocate argument might be to a parent out there, hey, I don’t want my first grader reading anything having to do with sexuality, much less LGBTQ or heterosexual or anything.”
Raise an eyebrow at this being the “devil’s” position. Friedman complained that the book removals are too knee-jerk, and “you can’t run schools that way.”
What the Left wants is a system where the “experts” — educators and librarians — select all the books, and the “nonexperts” — parents — shut up and accept them.
As usual, Tapper didn’t challenge the “free expression” champion on the actual contents of controversial books, like “Gender Queer” by Maia Kobabe, the most challenged “literary” work. The New York Times gently notes this comic book (“graphic novel”) includes depictions of sexual experiences, masturbation and menstrual blood. Put that on TV!
The Times explained how this book entered libraries across America. In 2020, “Gender Queer” won an Alex Award, a prize given by the American Library Association to books written for adults that hold “special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18.” Librarians across the country look to awards like this when ordering new books, so high schools and some middle school libraries around the country began stocking it.
So, the ALA promotes the book and then goes on a “free speech” crusade when it’s challenged. Friedman is quoted in the Times alleging, “There’s definitely an element of anti LGBTQ+ backlash.” You can’t object without being the bigoted “backlash,” and not a part of “free expression.”
By the way, the 2022 Alex Awards include a book titled “Light from Uncommon Stars.” The plot? “The lives of a young transgender runaway, a violin teacher who’s sold her soul to the devil, and a refugee alien starship commander twine together in a story full of music, found family, and donuts.”
Tapper also asked his guest if censorship is just a right-wing thing. But the “expert” librarians get to pick some books and exclude others. Ryan Anderson’s book “When Harry Became Sally” was removed from sale by Amazon. Does anyone think the ALA rose up and insisted that it had to be included in high-school libraries? Or in that trans-critical category, what about Abigail Shrier’s “Irreversible Damage”? Would we find these books in schools, or are they nowhere to be found?
The “anti-censorship” groups promoted by the liberal media have the same ideological sensibilities as their friends in the “news” business and the Big Tech sector. They all claim they’re saviors of “democracy,” but they don’t act like it. Their “free expression” credentials are just as easily questioned. They all tend to “censor” the specifics of what makes books objectionable. They aren’t good at debate. They’re good at squelching debate.
Tim Graham is director of media analysis at the Media Research Center and executive editor of the blog NewsBusters.org. To find out more about Tim Graham and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.
The problem is what is age appropriste for the material being presented, this has to do with the age that certain concepts can be understood in the context of the childs capacity to grasp abstract ideas. Much of the material falls into the category that was once considered ‘corruption of a minor’! It also had to with making moral judgements which children have not fully developed.
I don’t want my first grader reading anything having to do with sexuality, much less LGBTQ or heterosexual or anything.”
But:
To fully advance the Lying, Treasonous, Demonic, Socialist Democrat Party’s destructive beliefs and agendas is to divide our citizens with hate and promote – racism, open borders, radical feminism, abortion-on-demand, the LGBTQ lifestyle, unfettered sexual identity, transgender, same sex marriage, child indoctrination into sexual confusion and perversions, the pagan Liberal left Democrats must do away with GOD, our Constitution, common sense, morality, Christian values and free religious exercise altogether.
Under the Disguise of “anti-discrimination.”
This Democrat party cult has become servants of Satan.
The reign of the Socialist Democrat Party State Dictatorship is just getting started.
The “Socialist Democrat Party State” political officers, Gestapo, Woke and Cancel Culture are just getting started.
You will obey, be loyal and support the policies of the “Socialist Democrat Party State” or you will be classified as “Enemies of the State” and “Domestic Terrorists”.
Unless “We the People” put a stop this this insanity and destroy this Destructive Democrat Party cult ENEMY!
At the rate the left’s going. I wouldn’t be surprised to see them wanting to FULLY AIR PORN videos in class.
These sick ******** should be in jail!
Censorship is a two edged sword that cuts both ways,,,, it cut the truth out of a 2020 election, because the untruths were published to corrupt the minds and morals of a once Great American Christian people of integrity. CNN is the last entity with authority to comment on censorship. They are the experts on deception and corrupt sexuality.
November 11, 2020 -The New Yorker fires Jeffrey Toobin after probe into Zoom masturbation scandal
June 10, 2021 – Jeffrey Toobin Makes CNN Return 8 Months After Exposing Himself on Work Call: ‘I Wasn’t Thinking’
You do not elect people unable to think, nor watch their media meanderings. Exit Biden, Exit CNN
AT THE LEAST that’s what should happen..
The left’s list of books that they want or have censored is long. But when the right wants something censored its unthinkable.