Yesterday I told you in this post about how a Florida middle school principal lost her job because a few parents were upset when their little darlings were exposed to the penis of David in Michelangelo’s classic sculpture.
Today I’m giving you an update on book banning n America, something that Florida also seems to be at the forefront of.
According to a new report from the American Library Association (ALA), attempted book bans and restrictions at school and public libraries continue to surge, setting a record in 2022. The vast majority of complaints have come from conservatives, directed at works with LGBT or racial themes.
More than 1,200 challenges were compiled by the association in 2022, nearly double the then-record total from 2021 and by far the most since the ALA began keeping data 20 years ago.
Last year, more than 2,500 different book titles were objected to, compared to 1,858 in 2021 and just 566 in 2019. In numerous cases, hundreds of books were challenged in a single complaint. Of the reported book challenges, 58% targeted books and materials in school libraries, classroom libraries, or school curricula; 41% of book challenges targeted materials in public libraries.
The report not only documented the growing number of challenges, but also their changing nature. A few years ago, complaints usually arose with parents and other community members and referred to an individual book. Now, the requests are often for multiple removals, and organized by national groups such as the conservative Moms for Liberty, which has a mission of “unifying, educating, and empowering parents to defend their parental rights at all levels of government.”
Librarians around the country have told of being harassed and threatened with violence or legal action by those individuals and groups seeking to remove a book from a library’s collection so that no one else can read it. ALA President Lessa Kanani’opua Pelayo-Lozada said, “Every day professional librarians sit down with parents to thoughtfully determine what reading material is best suited for their child’s needs. Now, many library workers face threats to their employment, their personal safety, and in some cases, threats of prosecution for providing books to youth their parents don’t want them to read.
Book bannings and categorizing classic works of art to be pornographic. This is conservative America in 2023, I’m afraid.
This, That, and the Other 
These sanctimonious people think that they know what is best for everyone and they are determined to make everything their way or the highway.
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A not too thorough reading of the Bible will yield enough smut for several book burnings.
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No words…But then I guess that is their goal!!!
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I am sorry but this is another reason for the US to go get fucked. Narrow minded bigoted pricks are all over the US like leaches on humanity. And poor people are trying to breach the borders to get a better life. They are disillusioned. That better life will no longer exist 🚽
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Sadly, Brian, you’re not wrong.
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Let’s not confuse labels, please. I know some traditional conservatives who are just as appalled at the neoNazi right as we are. This isn’t a conservative movement, it’s a fascist movement.
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It’s a far-right, ultra-conservative movement, which is probably not too different than a fascist movement. But however you label the movement, it seems to be growing and it’s dumping on everything the United States once stood for.
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I hate hitting “like” on this… thanks for the information would be more accurate.
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🤔 Now would be a very good time to keep a secret stash of banned books.
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Fahrenheit 451 here we come.
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I know!
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Moms for Liberty? good heavens……
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They are for Liberty as long as it’s done their way by their rules.
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Seems to me we are to read the books but not be open to the lessons. The lessons are usually conspiracy theories.
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Trail of Tears rap parody
(on Justin Timberlake song)
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Humans are the virus?
No… it’s humans as voracious capitalists (unfettered) that are the virus, perhaps corporations (which are invented entities and not people even though the Court has said these often untraceable trickeries are people with speech). And the soilent green this capitalism consumes is people.
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Whe I saw that the music video had been removed, I wished I’d transcribed the words. I’ve found something close to the words.
https://www.teachertube.com/videos/the-trail-of-tears-rap-parody-justin-timberlake-457396
Oh I’ve been traveling on the tail too long what’s the most behind your phone the old way dead and gone yeah it oh I’ve been traveling on the tail too long bust a little too on your phone the old way dead it don’t eat it don’t come say yeah in the 1800s which was our whole make a deals with the government we should have known. Things went fine then they find that gold stays ignored he’ll want to take her home white start to rush and go down the hunt. Some want the land to get rich grown cotton too take this land they believe it’s the right the U.S. government we take this but Supreme Court understands their frustration declares native lands fire nation ignoring this with no remorse the president said he won’t enforce it. Andrew Jackson native hated. He’s all native land for the taking. We protesting they ignore we want a discussion not a war. In your mobile act of 1830, seems pretty fair, but it’s really kind of dirty required to move seriously to be fan voluntary, but Andrew Jackson ignored his constantly. Forced to chant the off the list. So it could be taken by the white men. Keen and shackled with no surprise marked thousands of miles and thousands died. Oh. I’ve been traveling on the trail too long for some move to a new home the old ways dead and gone getting gone and oh I’ve been traveling on the shelf too long for some of you I knew the old way dead and gone dead and gone say yeah we ain’t never been scared. We live through a treasure but the Indian removal act changed a reality. Federal government came in quick, forced the creek off the land in 36. 15,000 were of course out west, 3500 were laid to rest. The Cherokee people didn’t know what to do next should we leave, fight, or protest, some Cherokee want to stay and fight. They believed to the land they had a right. Other stuff that they should leave for new land and the money that they could receive. A few Cherokee on their own went to the government sold off the home to the federal government to deal with me but the Cherokee people felt their trade by 38, 2011, 32% to hurry the process to force a native to move out west at gunpoint the Cherokee could not protect. The homes were looted. Man was taken. This was a tragedy in the making. They were my 1200 miles more than 5000 people lost their life fighting whooping cough, typhus dysentery. This disease will leave many barriers. Many walks to the face starvation, this was a journey of the Cherokee nation, a part of me died yesterday. A trail of tears led the way. No regrets Jackson would say he always dead and gone away. I’ve been traveling on to tell too long for the movie oh the old ways yeah. Oh I’ve been traveling on the field too long what’s the most do I look for the old way dead in your daddy I turn my head to east coming forcing me off my land so I turn my head to west move the tools let’s go on and so I turn my head to the north manifest ’cause she just wants to be playing in the old place that is gone until I choose this one. I turn my head to the east of me pussy off my land because I’m my head to the west we went to a place I don’t understand so I turned my head to the north medicine specialties was the brand that we made on fellas is this wrong oh I’ve been traveling on this town too long for some move to have you fall the old ways dead and go get in call it oh I’ve been traveling on the scale too long bust a move to a new home the old ways that it goes dead and gone yeah yeah.
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Credit to TI as well ( in addition to Timberlake) for the original;
reworded by the singing history teachers:
Oh I’ve been traveling on the trail too long
Forced to move to a new home
The old ways dead and gone, dead and gone
Oh I’ve been traveling on the trail too long
Forced to move to a new home
The old ways dead and gone, dead and gone
[First section]
In the 1800s Georgia was our home
Making deals with the government; we should have known
Things went fine — then they find that gold
States ignore our deals, wanna take our home
Whites start the rushin’, gold that they’re hunting
Some want the land to get rich [on] cotton
To take this land, they believe it’s their right
To the US Government We [Cherokee] Take this fight
The Supreme Court understands our frustration
Declares Native lands Sovereign Nations [Their Own Country]
Ignoring this with no remorse
The President said he won’t enforce
Andrew Jackson, Native Hatin’
Sees all Native land for the taking
We protest and they ignore
We want a discussion, not a war
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Seems pretty fair but it’s really kinda dirty
Required removal treaties to be fair and voluntary
But Andrew Jackson would ignore this constantly
Forced the Choctaw off their land
So it could be taken by the White Man {the People/“we”*}
Chained and shackled with no supplies
Marched thousands of miles, and thousands died
{Refrain}
[Second section]
We ain’t never been scared, we live through tragedy
But the Indian Removal Act changed our reality
Federal government came in quick
Forced the Creek off their land in ‘36 [1836]
15,000 were forced out west, 35 hundred were laid to rest
The Cherokee people didn’t know what to do next
Should we leave, fight, or protest?
Some Cherokee want to stay and fight
They believed to the land they had a right
Others felt that they should leave
For new land and the money that they could receive
A few Cherokee on their own
Went to the Government and sold off the home
To the Federal Government, the deal was made
But the Cherokee PEOPLE felt betrayed
By ‘38 [1838] 2,000 had left
So troops were sent to hurry the process
To force the Native to move out west
At gunpoint the Cherokee could not protest
Their homes were looted, the land was taken
This was a tragedy in the making
They were moved 1200 miles
More than 5,000 people lost their lives
Fighting whooping cough, typhus, and dysentery
(this disease will leave many buried)
Many walked till they faced starvation
This was a journey of the Cherokee Nation
A part of me died yesterday
A “Trail of Tears” led the way
No regrets Jackson would say
The old ways dead and gone away
{Refrain}
{Bridge}
I turn my head to East
Government forcing me off my land
So I turn my head to West
Moving to a place I don’t understand
So I turn my head to the North
Manifest Destiny is what they’ve planned
The old ways dead and gone
A “Trail of Tears” is wrong
[Repeat]
{Refrain}
[End note]
The Trail of Tears is one of the darkest chapters in American History[/reality]
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… [Guest] Justin Jones, Black
Elected Tennessee Lawmaker…
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Book banning. Are we going to start burning witches next?
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These days, anything is possible.
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I am SO glad I’m old.
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it is terrible that this is happening! I don’t agree with it at all!
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It’s bad.
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I swear we are going back in time. We are turning into prudes and getting more phobic of everyone different.
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