Color me one disgusted lesbian, retired journalist and former librarian. Between gender ideology, this completely age-inappropriate content and other disgusting culture captures/indoctrinations of TQIA++ two-spirited narcissists, I want to vomit every time I see the alphabet acronym that allegedly -- and wrongly -- includes me and other …
Color me one disgusted lesbian, retired journalist and former librarian. Between gender ideology, this completely age-inappropriate content and other disgusting culture captures/indoctrinations of TQIA++ two-spirited narcissists, I want to vomit every time I see the alphabet acronym that allegedly -- and wrongly -- includes me and other gay people who are likewise opposed. I swear, I'm developing externalized homophobia.
What is WRONG with these people? Do they care only for their own ideological agenda? (That's rhetorical.)
When I was in college, I had a gay friend who was determined to introduce me to a lot of gay literature. So, he gave me two books which I remember vividly: 'Torch Song Trilogy' and 'Last Summer at Blue Fish Cove.' I read them, and they were quite good. Not real resonate for me, but good books, and I am glad I read them. But note, we were in college! Why try to get explicit books into young hands? It does gays no favor.
And one more thing: the books being defended are crappy-quality propaganda, not decent-quality fiction. You'll hear references to LGBTQ "themed" books, as if LGBTQ is a "theme." Is it also a motif? A metaphor? A mood?
This is actually a much bigger problem than people realize. Frequently the books that are getting "banned" are actually written at a much lower reading level. This means they get listed to go in libraries and areas of the library that serve younger clients than would normally get books with the challenged content.
Second language matters. There are lots of books that are fun, but teachers do not utilize in schools because students can pick up bad writing habits from them. I would say this is another complexity as many of the books challenged could be better challenged on writing quality, especially given we are going through a literacy instruction crisis in public schools across the country. Well written texts are essential for functional literacy.
Maybe it could be an ice cream flavor (served exclusively in a waffle cone) for the genderfluid, who -- according to the people who somehow take this seriously -- possess "a non-fixed gender identity that shifts over time or depending on the situation."
In my view, the problem is mainly well-meaning straight progressives -- from Biden on down -- who have aligned themselves with a small number of radical trans activists in obeisance to woke ideology and its mantra of "inclusivity." It seems they've never thought carefully about what homosexuality is, so it's all of a piece to them when "gender identity" is strategically teamed with the historical gay rights movement by gender ideologues.
Like BIPOC as regards race, LGBTQIA +++ is a tidy way of saying, "there's us, and then everyone else but us." Really disheartening, and a bit insulting if you're a gay person, or a racial minority, as they, too, are not all of a piece. Radical trans activists are so small a number that they could never have made the inroads they have without recruiting unthinking straight progressives to their cause.
Color me one disgusted lesbian, retired journalist and former librarian. Between gender ideology, this completely age-inappropriate content and other disgusting culture captures/indoctrinations of TQIA++ two-spirited narcissists, I want to vomit every time I see the alphabet acronym that allegedly -- and wrongly -- includes me and other gay people who are likewise opposed. I swear, I'm developing externalized homophobia.
What is WRONG with these people? Do they care only for their own ideological agenda? (That's rhetorical.)
When I was in college, I had a gay friend who was determined to introduce me to a lot of gay literature. So, he gave me two books which I remember vividly: 'Torch Song Trilogy' and 'Last Summer at Blue Fish Cove.' I read them, and they were quite good. Not real resonate for me, but good books, and I am glad I read them. But note, we were in college! Why try to get explicit books into young hands? It does gays no favor.
Do they care only for their own ideological agenda?
Yes.
And one more thing: the books being defended are crappy-quality propaganda, not decent-quality fiction. You'll hear references to LGBTQ "themed" books, as if LGBTQ is a "theme." Is it also a motif? A metaphor? A mood?
This is actually a much bigger problem than people realize. Frequently the books that are getting "banned" are actually written at a much lower reading level. This means they get listed to go in libraries and areas of the library that serve younger clients than would normally get books with the challenged content.
Second language matters. There are lots of books that are fun, but teachers do not utilize in schools because students can pick up bad writing habits from them. I would say this is another complexity as many of the books challenged could be better challenged on writing quality, especially given we are going through a literacy instruction crisis in public schools across the country. Well written texts are essential for functional literacy.
Maybe it could be an ice cream flavor (served exclusively in a waffle cone) for the genderfluid, who -- according to the people who somehow take this seriously -- possess "a non-fixed gender identity that shifts over time or depending on the situation."
"Maybe it could be an ice cream flavor (served exclusively in a waffle cone) for the genderfluid"
Wonderful.
Glad you enjoyed it! I meant that as a response to the "theme, motif, mood" comment, but it landed lower. Laughter is good.
In my view, the problem is mainly well-meaning straight progressives -- from Biden on down -- who have aligned themselves with a small number of radical trans activists in obeisance to woke ideology and its mantra of "inclusivity." It seems they've never thought carefully about what homosexuality is, so it's all of a piece to them when "gender identity" is strategically teamed with the historical gay rights movement by gender ideologues.
Like BIPOC as regards race, LGBTQIA +++ is a tidy way of saying, "there's us, and then everyone else but us." Really disheartening, and a bit insulting if you're a gay person, or a racial minority, as they, too, are not all of a piece. Radical trans activists are so small a number that they could never have made the inroads they have without recruiting unthinking straight progressives to their cause.