For years, Florida has been at the vanguard of removing books from school libraries. Florida Republicans, including Governor Ron DeSantis (R), insisted that school librarians were seeking to "groom" children with pornographic materials. Florida's Republican legislature passed — and Ron DeSantis signed — several pieces of legislation that made it easier to take books off the shelves of the state's public schools. This was all seen as smart politics, appealing to parents seeking to protect their children from inappropriate content.
  • Rapidcreek@lemmy.worldOP
    812·
    2 years ago

    The majority of book challenges in the United States came from 11 people.

    I knew it would be few, but it’s very very few.

    • Jaysyn@kbin.social
      43·
      2 years ago

      I’ve actually met one of those 11 scumbags at a Florida school board meeting. Gave my wife & daughter the ick just being in the same room with him. Bigtime Pedo Preacher vibes.

  • IHeartBadCode@kbin.social
    21·
    2 years ago

    Anyone remember that lady that was using the book ban in Texas to remove Scholastic books and do away with the book fair and failed to mention that she was employed by Scholastic’s competitor?

    I sure do.

    Neither Brave Books nor Burkhardt disclosed that Burkhardt is an employee of Brave Books

    That’s always the fun thing about any law, but especially of really stupid ones. Give people and inch and they will abuse the fuck out of anything for their own gains.

  • Aesculapius@kbin.social
    4·
    2 years ago

    The wheels of democracy turn slowly, but they do turn. Should it have gotten anywhere close to this far? Hell no. But this does bring me some very very cautious optimism.