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Sorry for nitpicking, but you said "The 'woke' crowd have generally promoted censorship ('cancelling')" - but from what I can tell it's not the woke crowd banni
by soco 3y ago
Sorry for nitpicking, but you said "The 'woke' crowd have generally promoted censorship ('cancelling')" - but from what I can tell it's not the woke crowd banning books from schools and libraries, banning certain words from education, banning health measures, and I could go on. You talk about wokes promoting things, yet ignore the others actually _implementing_ bans as we speak? Is this gaslighting or what...
- detrites 3y agoTo use an analogy: there's a world of difference between scams, spam, opt-in marketing, and an actual, legitimate, invited, email message. Those not wishing to face the difficult and nuanced reality of these debates equate these in appeals to emotions rather than citing specificity. Not interested in any discussion that employs that technique. What books? Why? What "health" measures? Why? What were the arguments for and against? Side-stepping these questions is side-stepping the process correct outcomes depend on. Why would someone want to do that?
- PM_me_your_math 3y ago[flagged]
- astine 3y ago> A 6th grader should NOT, under any circumstances, be taught how to give a blow job by a 400lb man in a dress. Can you show one instance of this actually happening? I'm not aware of any and what does get banned seems to be a pretty far cry from that sort of thing. Honestly, this registers as more of a pretext than a legitimate concern.
- PM_me_your_math 3y ago[flagged]
- Broken_Hippo 3y agoYou have to choose something that isn't imaginary for it to count, I think.
- detrites 3y agoHere's one of the banned books (NSFW warning): https://alphanews.org/hastings-kids-have-access-to-gender-queer-book-with-sexually-graphic-pictures/genderqueer-1-1/ https://alphanews.org/hastings-kids-have-access-to-gender-qu...
- astine 3y agoDo you have any examples of this book actually being read to children? Otherwise it's still speculation that kids are being taught "how to give blowjobs". I have no doubt that sexually explicit books on lgbt issues exist, but the claim is that they are being targeted at children.
- detrites 3y agoDo you honestly think a book with a blowjob in it would have been banned if it weren't? Regardless, exactly which "books" presenters with names such as "Eric Big Clit", "Flowjob" and "rainbow dildo butt monkey" choose to present to children - as young as four - strikes me as somewhat beside the point: https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/05/10/parents-are-right-to-be-angry-about-drag-queen-story-hour/ https://www.spiked-online.com/2023/05/10/parents-are-right-t...
- Broken_Hippo 3y agoThis website, along with your last one, caters to a fairly right perspective and isn't going to be trustworthy either.
- detrites 3y agoSee reply to sibling.