Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has put the issue to bed a couple of times now by showing the press what’s actually being “banned” from school libraries — images the press can’t reprint or broadcast because they’re sexually explicit. Progressives have banned plenty of books themselves and even employ “sensitivity readers” to replace harmful words in classics and children’s books. President Joe Biden, who said a couple of weeks ago, “I never thought I’d be a president who is fighting against elected officials trying to ban, and banning books!” also removed all mentions of Dr. Seuss from “Read Across America Day” in 2021.
Dr. Jill Biden, too, has gotten in on the action:
President Jill Biden: "All books should be in the library. All books. This is America. We don’t ban books.” pic.twitter.com/H89b5SAiZW
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) September 13, 2022
Axios recently reported that most books targeted for censorship in deep-blue California have LGBTQ themes; straight writers seem to have no problem keeping explicit sex out of their children’s books.
Now Vice President Kamala Harris is weighing in with, like, her opinion.
.@VP Harris: "There are literally — can you imagine, in this year of our lord, 2023, book bans. I mean, really, like, what? Book bans." pic.twitter.com/xXLEzNaF5l
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) May 3, 2023
Democrats think they have a winning issue in “book bans” when parents know perfectly well what’s getting “banned.” They’re picking schools over parents again and think they’re going to win this time around.
— Gray (@MorgueG81) May 3, 2023
I’m going to assume they are all perverts.
— Roberta Manier (@robertalueckel) May 3, 2023
Is she taking about Dr Suess? Or maybe the rewrites of Roald Dahl’s classics? Those are the only banned books I’m aware of.
— Hepzibah_Splurge (@hepsplurge) May 3, 2023
Like, wut? pic.twitter.com/luXtvvNTBS
— Carilee (@LovesTheNoteSTL) May 3, 2023
Deciding which materials students read, in public education funded by YOUR tax dollars, is NOT book bans.
— WokeHeresy (@WokeHeresy) May 3, 2023
Porn. Banning porn and books designed to sexualize children
— The Copse of Trees (@CopseOfTrees65) May 3, 2023
Republicans don’t want children reading books about children having sex with adults. Democrats do want them to read them. I wonder why🤔
— The Copse of Trees (@CopseOfTrees65) May 3, 2023
So..kids should just be exposed to ANNNNNNYTHING because the phrase "book ban" once applied to Nazis… That's basically how a liberal mind works.
— Real New York Times (@Ploodie1) May 3, 2023
She’s so wise
— Ggggggggregggggggg (@TrapperJMD) May 3, 2023
We’re honestly surprised Biden hasn’t invited the author of “Gender Queer” to the White House to give him a medal for children’s literature.
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Related:
Apple didn't fall far from the tree.
Community Notes fact-NUKES Chelsea Clinton for claiming it’s ‘harmful’ to ban adult material from kidshttps://t.co/UADjb3x2uF
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 2, 2023
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