"Don't Say Gay": Florida schools purge library books with True stories of animals adopting offspring.

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Too funny...Florida pulled a book..a true story..about a same-sex couple..err..a couple of male penguins that is, who bond together and raise a baby penguin. Apparently, they believe that this true story is somehow 'sexual instruction', according to their new, 'Don't say Gay' law.

"Don't Say Gay": Florida schools purge library books with LGBTQ characters

In March 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed into law the Parental Rights in Education Act, which critics dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" bill. DeSantis angrily accused the media of promoting a "false narrative," insisting the bill does not prohibit mentioning LGBTQ people in Florida schools.

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In Lake County, for example, the school district has removed three books with alleged LGBTQ themes from libraries. The school district claimed the removal of these books was required "due to content regarding sexual orientation/gender identification prohibited in HB 1557," the Parental Rights in Education Act.
These books do not involve "sexual instruction." One book that was removed, And Tango Makes Three, is the true story of two male Penguins, Roy and Silo, who lived in the Central Park Zoo. The pair build a nest together, and — after the zookeeper provides them with an egg — they raise an adopted child, Tango. There is no sexual content in the book.

 

[okfine]

Too funny...Florida pulled a book..a true story..about a same-sex couple..err..a couple of male penguins that is, who bond together and raise a baby penguin. Apparently, they believe that this true story is somehow 'sexual instruction', according to their new, 'Don't say Gay' law.

"Don't Say Gay": Florida schools purge library books with LGBTQ characters

In March 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed into law the Parental Rights in Education Act, which critics dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" bill. DeSantis angrily accused the media of promoting a "false narrative," insisting the bill does not prohibit mentioning LGBTQ people in Florida schools.

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In Lake County, for example, the school district has removed three books with alleged LGBTQ themes from libraries. The school district claimed the removal of these books was required "due to content regarding sexual orientation/gender identification prohibited in HB 1557," the Parental Rights in Education Act.
These books do not involve "sexual instruction." One book that was removed, And Tango Makes Three, is the true story of two male Penguins, Roy and Silo, who lived in the Central Park Zoo. The pair build a nest together, and — after the zookeeper provides them with an egg — they raise an adopted child, Tango. There is no sexual content in the book.

Penguins all look the same. How would a kid differentiate that?

 

[Seymour Flops]

Imagine the Democratic outrage if a public school stocked a book in which two young male dogs were great friends and wanted to have puppies together. But then they realized that they were just not designed that way, and it was pretty stupid to think they were, so they found a couple of bitches and lived happily ever after.

Imagine if a Mormon teacher read a story in which a daddy bird had several mommie birds, but loved them all and took care of all their children, who were proud of their hard-working dad and wanted to grow up just like him.

Anthopomorphizing animals is a good way to engage children in a story. The use of animal characters does not mean that nothing can ever be objected to in the story.

Children's stories teach children lessons. It's called "theme." I tell my students, if you read a story, someone should learn something. Either one of the characters learns something, more than one of the characters learns something or you learn something. If not, it was a poor story.

The American Library Association should not have the only say in what children learn from stories.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

In Lake County, for example, the school district has removed three books with alleged LGBTQ themes from libraries. The school district claimed the removal of these books was required "due to content regarding sexual orientation/gender identification prohibited in HB 1557,"

A few facts to consider:

Such is the neo-fascist authoritarian right.

That a book about two ‘gay’ Penguins was removed illustrates the stupidity of both the law and Republicans.

The right’s war on facts and the truth continues as conservatives try to drag America into new Dark Age.

And this effort by conservatives to oppose dissent and diversity and compel conformity by banning books will fail – banning never works; indeed, it only increases the desire to acquire that which is banned.

 

[Lastamender]

A few facts to consider:

Such is the neo-fascist authoritarian right.

That a book about two ‘gay’ Penguins was removed illustrates the stupidity of both the law and Republicans.

The right’s war on facts and the truth continues as conservatives try to drag America into new Dark Age.

And this effort by conservatives to oppose dissent and diversity and compel conformity by banning books will fail – banning never works; indeed, it only increases the desire to acquire that which is banned.

How many gay penguins do you know personally?

 

[okfine]

Imagine the Democratic outrage if a public school stocked a book in which two young male dogs were great friends and wanted to have puppies together. But then they realized that they were just not designed that way, and it was pretty stupid to think they were, so they found a couple of bitches and lived happily ever after.

Imagine if a Mormon teacher read a story in which a daddy bird had several mommie birds, but loved them all and took care of all their children, who were proud of their hard-working dad and wanted to grow up just like him.

Anthopomorphizing animals is a good way to engage children in a story. The use of animal characters does not mean that nothing can ever be objected to in the story.

Children's stories teach children lessons. It's called "theme." I tell my students, if you read a story, someone should learn something. Either one of the characters learns something, more than one of the characters learns something or you learn something. If not, it was a poor story.

The American Library Association should not have the only say in what children learn from stories.

I suspect you aren't an animal biology teacher or a zoologist.

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Imagine the Democratic outrage if a public school stocked a book in which two young male dogs were great friends and wanted to have puppies together. But then they realized that they were just not designed that way, and it was pretty stupid to think they were, so they found a couple of bitches and lived happily ever after.

Imagine if a Mormon teacher read a story in which a daddy bird had several mommie birds, but loved them all and took care of all their children, who were proud of their hard-working dad and wanted to grow up just like him.

Anthopomorphizing animals is a good way to engage children in a story. The use of animal characters does not mean that nothing can ever be objected to in the story.

Children's stories teach children lessons. It's called "theme." I tell my students, if you read a story, someone should learn something. Either one of the characters learns something, more than one of the characters learns something or you learn something. If not, it was a poor story.

The American Library Association should not have the only say in what children learn from stories.

Uhh...hello? Not fiction....fact. Nature. How you could in any way use the Florida law to remove this book...for being sexual instruction is beyond me>

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

How many gay penguins do you know personally?

Uhh..do explain to me where you get 'Gay' out of all this...afaik..they are not having sex at all, being birds and all. They pair-bonded and raised a chick from an egg. How do you get Gay out of that???

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

How many gay penguins do you know personally?

Banning books is fundamentally fascist – hence the neo-fascist authoritarian right.

And just as fascism in the past has failed, so too will the American fascist right fail.

 

[Curried Goats]

Imagine the Democratic outrage if a public school stocked a book in which two young male dogs were great friends and wanted to have puppies together. But then they realized that they were just not designed that way, and it was pretty stupid to think they were, so they found a couple of bitches and lived happily ever after.

Imagine if a Mormon teacher read a story in which a daddy bird had several mommie birds, but loved them all and took care of all their children, who were proud of their hard-working dad and wanted to grow up just like him.

Anthopomorphizing animals is a good way to engage children in a story. The use of animal characters does not mean that nothing can ever be objected to in the story.

Children's stories teach children lessons. It's called "theme." I tell my students, if you read a story, someone should learn something. Either one of the characters learns something, more than one of the characters learns something or you learn something. If not, it was a poor story.

The American Library Association should not have the only say in what children learn from stories.

This what happens when you LARP too hard people.

 

[Lastamender]

Banning books is fundamentally fascist – hence the neo-fascist authoritarian right.

And just as fascism in the past has failed, so too will the American fascist right fail.

So, you do not know any gay penguins, correct?

 

[Seymour Flops]

Uhh...hello? Not fiction....fact. Nature. How you could in any way use the Florida law to remove this book...for being sexual instruction is beyond me>

Before you ask why that book about two male penguins who raise a baby from an egg would be removed, you have to ask why - of all the factual animal stories there are in the world - someone thought it was important to stock that book on a library's limited shelf space?

So . . . why?

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Before you ask why that book about two male penguins who raise a baby from an egg would be removed, you have to ask why - of all the factual animal stories there are in the world - someone thought it was important to stock that book on a library's limited shelf space?

So . . . why?

It's unusual..kinda weird..kinda cute....and yeah...it shows having two Daddies is OK----and it is.
What it is not..is sexual instruction--which is the purported intent of the law.
But we both know differently, don't we~
They call it the 'Don't say Gay' law for a reason.

 

[Fueri]

There is no don't say gay law. Maybe a 'don't sexualize/groom very young children' law, if anything.

Only sick fucks have a problem not giving instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through the third grade. WTF.

 

[B. Kidd]

There is no don't say gay law. Maybe a 'don't sexualize/groom very young children' law, if anything.

Only sick fucks have a problem not giving instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through the third grade. WTF.

Agree.
There's some real USMB certified deviants in this thread that support normalizing deviancy!!

 

[Seymour Flops]

It's unusual..kinda weird..kinda cute....and yeah...it shows having two Daddies is OK----and it is.

Why do they want to show that having two daddies is OK, if not to promote same-sex marriage, which is about sexual orientation.

What it is not..is sexual instruction--which is the purported intent of the law.

It is about sexual orientation, which the law specifically refers to:

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1557/BillText/er/PDF

For third graders, you think it is important for them to know that male couples can raise children?

Homosexuality is common in the animal world. My male dogs used to try to mount each other. Convicts often turn to homosexuality. The anciencient Greeks practiced homosexuality and pederasty with students, as many Democrat teachers would like to return to.

All those are true and factual, and teaching those facts has its place. That place is not the early elementary library.

But we both know differently, don't we~
They call it the 'Don't say Gay' law for a reason.

Its detractors call it that. Its supporters call it what it is: The Parental Rights in Education Law. If it must have a nickname, I prefer the "Don't Groom our Kids," law.

 

[BS Filter]

Banning books is fundamentally fascist – hence the neo-fascist authoritarian right.

And just as fascism in the past has failed, so too will the American fascist right fail.

Do you let your children read anything they want?

 

[ThunderKiss1965]

A few facts to consider:

Such is the neo-fascist authoritarian right.

That a book about two ‘gay’ Penguins was removed illustrates the stupidity of both the law and Republicans.

The right’s war on facts and the truth continues as conservatives try to drag America into new Dark Age.

And this effort by conservatives to oppose dissent and diversity and compel conformity by banning books will fail – banning never works; indeed, it only increases the desire to acquire that which is banned.

Kinda like how the loons in California banned To Kill a Mocking Bird and other books ?

'To Kill a Mockingbird,' Other Books Banned in Schools Over Racism Concerns

Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and Mildred D. Taylor's 'Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" among other books banned.

www.newsweek.com

 

[Calypso Jones]

Perhaps it was how the author(s) presented it.

 

[debbiedowner]

Too funny...Florida pulled a book..a true story..about a same-sex couple..err..a couple of male penguins that is, who bond together and raise a baby penguin. Apparently, they believe that this true story is somehow 'sexual instruction', according to their new, 'Don't say Gay' law.

"Don't Say Gay": Florida schools purge library books with LGBTQ characters

In March 2022, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed into law the Parental Rights in Education Act, which critics dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" bill. DeSantis angrily accused the media of promoting a "false narrative," insisting the bill does not prohibit mentioning LGBTQ people in Florida schools.

popular.info

In Lake County, for example, the school district has removed three books with alleged LGBTQ themes from libraries. The school district claimed the removal of these books was required "due to content regarding sexual orientation/gender identification prohibited in HB 1557," the Parental Rights in Education Act.
These books do not involve "sexual instruction." One book that was removed, And Tango Makes Three, is the true story of two male Penguins, Roy and Silo, who lived in the Central Park Zoo. The pair build a nest together, and — after the zookeeper provides them with an egg — they raise an adopted child, Tango. There is no sexual content in the book.

And to think there are ones down here that dress their sheep in lingerie and get away with it.