{"id":30892,"date":"2022-05-19T09:39:24","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T16:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=30892"},"modified":"2022-05-20T06:00:14","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T13:00:14","slug":"you-cant-read-that-103","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/blog\/?p=30892","title":{"rendered":"You Can&#8217;t Read That!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6><em>You Can\u2019t Read That! is a periodic post about book banning, featuring news and opinion roundups, personal observations, and reviews<\/em><\/h6>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">True story: The late Maurice Sendak had a collection of copies of IN THE NIGHT KITCHEN that had been defaced by librarians and teachers who drew underpants and diapers on Mickey, who is naked for part of the story.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Farran Nehme (@selfstyledsiren) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/selfstyledsiren\/status\/1527005425731883009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h6><strong>YCRT! News Roundup<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Book banning news from here &amp; there<\/em><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orlandosentinel.com\/news\/education\/os-ne-florida-math-books-reviewers-20220506-f7yjvubmofgzjinp6t5xylkwta-story.html\">Only One Reviewer Complained of \u2018Critical Race Theory\u2019 in Florida Math Textbooks<\/a><\/strong> (Orlando Sentinel)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">Only one reviewer who dug into the math books publishers hoped to sell to Florida schools complained there was \u201ccritical race theory\u201d embedded in the texts, and she was a member of the conservative Moms for Liberty group who looked at just two high school books, according to state documents released late Thursday.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/education\/2022\/05\/09\/florida-banned-textbooks-math-desantis\/\">Desantis Accused Textbooks of \u2018Indoctrination.\u2019 Here\u2019s What He Meant<\/a><\/strong> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">&#8230; she complained that discussion of vaccines did not mention \u201cnatural immunity\u201d and that the Federalist Papers were not included in a unit that used the electoral college for a math lesson.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialappeal.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2022\/04\/28\/tennessee-republicans-pass-school-library-bill-after-book-burning-comment\/9570712002\/\">Tennessee Passes Controversial Library Bill Giving Textbook Panel Final Say over Challenged Books<\/a><\/strong> (Memphis Commercial Appeal)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">Legislative Republicans in Tennessee on Thursday dialed back a controversial bill policing school libraries but still passed legislation giving a politically appointed commission power to effectively issue blanket bans of challenged books.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kold.com\/2022\/03\/04\/bill-gives-parents-ability-review-books-headed-school-library\/\">Bill Gives Parents Ability to Review Books Headed to School Library<\/a><\/strong> (KOLD News\/Tucson)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">The Arizona Library Association says the bill undermines the expertise of school librarians, since parents could then take concerns to a governing board and potentially remove, effectively banning, a book.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.idahostatejournal.com\/news\/local\/idaho-school-board-votes-to-remove-22-books-forever-from-school-libraries\/article_0d751ab2-7d63-56de-9836-66b48d99dcda.html\">Idaho School Board Votes to Remove 22 Books \u2018Forever\u2019 from School Libraries<\/a><\/strong> (Idaho State Journal)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">The books that will be permanently removed are \u201cKite Runner,\u201d by Khaled Hosseini; \u201cLeah on the Offbeat,\u201d by Becky Albertalli; \u201cThe Prince and the Dressmaker,\u201d by Jen Wang; \u201cThirteen Reasons Why,\u201d by Jay Asher; \u201cThe 57 Bus,\u201d by Dashka Slater; \u201cDrama,\u201d by Raina Telgemeier; \u201cLooking for Alaska,\u201d by John Green; \u201cThe Bluest Eye,\u201d by Toni Morrison; \u201cThe Handmaid\u2019s Tale,\u201d by Margaret Atwood; \u201cl8r, g8r,\u201d by Lauren Myracle; \u201cOut of Darkness,\u201d by Ashley Hope Perez; \u201cThe Perks of Being a Wallflower,\u201d by Stephen Chbosky; \u201cCrank,\u201d by Ellen Hopkins; \u201cThe Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian;\u201d by Sherman Alexie; \u201cCity of Heavenly Fire,\u201d by Cassandra Clare; \u201cClockwork Princess,\u201d by Cassanrda Clare; \u201cEleanor and Park,\u201d by Rainbow Rowell; \u201cExtremely Loud and Incredibly Close,\u201d by Jonathan Safran Foer; \u201cSold,\u201d by Patricia McCormick; \u201cSpeak,\u201d by Laurie Halse Anderson; \u201c33 Snowfish,\u201d by Adam Rapp; and \u201cIt\u2019s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health,\u201d by Robie H. Harris.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/education\/2022\/05\/10\/school-library-database-book-ban\">The Next Book Ban: States Aim to Limit Titles Students Can Search For<\/a><\/strong> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">There is \u201cabsolute obscenity on our laptops or our devices that we allow our children to take home, and they\u2019re paid for with taxpayer dollars,\u201d said Joni Albrecht (R), a Nebraska state representative who introduced that state\u2019s bill. \u201cI have 14 grandchildren, and I don\u2019t want any one of them exposed to anything like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/US\/2022\/05\/17\/Texas-librarians-book-bans\/6791652804663\/\">Texas Librarians Face Harassment as They Navigate Book Bans<\/a><\/strong> (UPI)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">&#8230; Baker \u2014 a librarian at the Llano County Public Library&#8217;s Kingsland Branch &#8212; decided to ignore the request. And she continued to vocally protest other decisions, like the ban on ordering new books. She spoke up, telling her supervisors that the library was facing a censorship attack. &#8230; On March 9, Baker was fired for insubordination, creating a disturbance and failure to follow instructions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">26 states banned books as restrictive education laws spread. See which ones. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/utyvbg5b5V\">https:\/\/t.co\/utyvbg5b5V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael F Ozaki MD (@brontyman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brontyman\/status\/1524987216635699201?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h6><strong>YCRT! Resistance Roundup<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>News from the trenches: fighting back against teabaggers &amp; book banners<\/em><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/education\/2022\/05\/03\/teens-books-ban-clubs-protest\/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWJpZCI6IjI2MjQ3NjA3IiwicmVhc29uIjoiZ2lmdCIsIm5iZiI6MTY1MTU5Nzc5MiwiaXNzIjoic3Vic2NyaXB0aW9ucyIsImV4cCI6MTY1MjgwNzM5MiwiaWF0IjoxNjUxNTk3NzkyLCJqdGkiOiI2NDJiZjE0OC01ZjY5LTQ0MmItODdhMy1kODcxYzBhY2ZkYWYiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53YXNoaW5ndG9ucG9zdC5jb20vZWR1Y2F0aW9uLzIwMjIvMDUvMDMvdGVlbnMtYm9va3MtYmFuLWNsdWJzLXByb3Rlc3QvIn0.w74Jw7JBWueh1S6nVJ1XQIVVtP4q-j_ETjnYFRfaSRc\">Teens Fight for the Right to Read with \u2018Banned-Book Clubs\u2019 and Lawsuits<\/a><\/strong> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">On a hot, dusty Wednesday afternoon, 10 girls gathered in their high school library to talk about a book the adults said they weren\u2019t allowed to read.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miaminewtimes.com\/news\/broward-man-petitions-to-ban-christian-bible-from-eight-florida-school-districts-14335777\">Florida Atheist Petitions to Ban the Bible in Miami-Dade and Broward Schools<\/a><\/strong> (Miami New Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">&#8220;They better not fucking ignore me,&#8221; Stevens warns. &#8220;If they ignore me, doesn&#8217;t that tell you something? The government can&#8217;t pick and choose religion, but can they choose which books they review for banning and which ones they don&#8217;t?&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/opinion\/2022\/05\/11\/celebrate-freedom-read-and-get-banned-books-library-card\/9718026002\/\">Why Nashville\u2019s \u2018Freedom to Read\u2019 Campaign and \u2018Banned Books\u2019 Library Card Matter | Opinion<\/a><\/strong> (Tennessean)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_shl\" style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">Nashville Public Library will always respect your Freedom to Read \u2014 to independently determine what you read (and don\u2019t read) and to exercise your role in determining what your children read.<\/p>\n<h6><strong>YCRT! Teabagger Corner<br \/>\n<\/strong><i>Know the enemy: factual examples of book banner &amp; teabagger propaganda, tactics, and ploys<\/i><\/h6>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">With a week to go until election day, a megachurch pastor in Southlake, Texas, warns congregants that area schools are allowing porn in libraries \u2014 then shows a slide of school board candidates who attend Christian churches (who also happen to be running on anti-CRT platforms). <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BYGTNcV5vC\">pic.twitter.com\/BYGTNcV5vC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Hixenbaugh (@Mike_Hixenbaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mike_Hixenbaugh\/status\/1520775402591031296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/opinion\/2022\/05\/11\/tennessee-school-library-bill-win-parents-despite-criticism\/9718335002\/\">Tennessee School Library Legislation Is a Win for Parents, Despite What Critics Say | Opinion<\/a><\/strong> (Tennessean)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">When did it become so controversial to let children keep their innocence? The parents of Tennessee are not sending kids to public schools to learn how inherently racist and privileged they are.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mississippifreepress.org\/23313\/local-activist-ridgeland-mayor-distance-from-hate-group-in-censorship-controversy\/\">Local Activist, Ridgeland Mayor Distance from \u2018Hate Group\u2019 in Censorship Controversy<\/a><\/strong> (Mississippi Free Press)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">\u201cFor almost 30 years MassResistance has been fighting the LGBT agenda in all of its perverse forms,\u201d Schaper said. \u201cHomosexuality is a destructive behavior. It\u2019s not an identity. Transgenderism is a mental illness, not a benign eccentricity. For 30 years this destructive political movement has tried to normalize these behaviors. It went from the bedroom to the boardroom to the classroom. It corrupts public morals and undermines the innocence of children.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>More about <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.massresistance.org\">MassResistance<\/a><\/strong> (previous link)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">A leading pro-family activist organization, MassResistance provides the information and guidance people need to confront assaults on the traditional family, school children, and the moral foundation of society.<\/p>\n<h6><strong>YCRT! Loudoun County Watch<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Loudoun County, Virginia, deserves its own YCRT! niche: a hot spot for book bannings and anti-CRT protests; the county where Virginia\u2019s book-banning Governor Glenn Younkin got the votes that put him over the top; the county where parents are dragged screaming from school board meetings<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FEQLOCO%2Fposts%2F7378352545573483&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"288\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wtop.com\/loudoun-county\/2022\/05\/va-ag-office-denies-lgbtq-student-records-subpoena-in-loudoun-co-grand-jury-investigation\/\">VA AG Office Denies LGBTQ Student Records Subpoena in Loudoun Co. Grand Jury Investigation<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;(WTOP News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px;\">A spokesperson for the attorney general did not respond to questions regarding how entangled LGBTQ+ identifying students are with this ongoing litigation. 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