Amanda Gorman vs. Francis Scott Key

[HomerJS]

Surprised this hasn't already been mentioned

Florida mother behind ban on Amanda Gorman poem has Proud Boys links

Social media posts picture Daily Salinas at Proud Boys events and show she posted antisemitic content online

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Of course she did. Republicans are the party of White Nationalism.

However, as some would tell us it is equally Amanda Gorman's fault.

 

[Pohemi]

Written by a black woman? BAN IT, IT'S HATE SPEECH!

She read it at Biden's inauguration? BAN IT, IT MUST BE COMMUNISM!

It's about overcoming struggles and obstacles? BAN IT, IT MUST BE INDOCTRINATION!

She didn't even read it herself. Her kids read a snippet, and she probably told them to stop. I mean, they were reading it TO her and she STILL only got a snippet?
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Salinas went on to confess that she did not read the full text of Protocols beyond the word “communism”.

“I see the word ‘communism’, and I think it’s something about communism,” she told JTA, adding, “I didn’t read the words.”

She also revealed that she only read snippets of the books that she sought to ban at the education center. The books include The ABCs of Black History, poetry by Langston Hughes and books on Cuba, all of which she has criticized for “indirect hate messages”, references to critical race theory and gender indoctrination.

“They have to read for me because I’m not an expert,” Salinas told JTA. “I’m not a reader. I’m not a book person. I’m a mom involved in my children’s education.”
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In other words, the dumbass is illiterate and frothing at the mouth over something she didn't even understand the meaning of.

I'm just astounded by the ignorance of these assholes, and the acquiescing to their fascist desires. I know it's FL, TX, etc. but JFC.

 

[HomerJS]

Republicans wrote these laws in such a way that every black hating member of their base can file a complaint and it gets removed. Don't even have to be a member of the district or even have kids.

 

[nakedfrog]

Written by a black woman? BAN IT, IT'S HATE SPEECH!

She read it at Biden's inauguration? BAN IT, IT MUST BE COMMUNISM!

It's about overcoming struggles and obstacles? BAN IT, IT MUST BE INDOCTRINATION!

She didn't even read it herself. Her kids read a snippet, and she probably told them to stop. I mean, they were reading it TO her and she STILL only got a snippet?
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Salinas went on to confess that she did not read the full text of Protocols beyond the word “communism”.

“I see the word ‘communism’, and I think it’s something about communism,” she told JTA, adding, “I didn’t read the words.”

She also revealed that she only read snippets of the books that she sought to ban at the education center. The books include The ABCs of Black History, poetry by Langston Hughes and books on Cuba, all of which she has criticized for “indirect hate messages”, references to critical race theory and gender indoctrination.

“They have to read for me because I’m not an expert,” Salinas told JTA. “I’m not a reader. I’m not a book person. I’m a mom involved in my children’s education.”
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In other words, the dumbass is illiterate and frothing at the mouth over something she didn't even understand the meaning of.

I'm just astounded by the ignorance of these assholes, and the acquiescing to their fascist desires. I know it's FL, TX, etc. but JFC.

Oh, shit, this lady's a fuckin' commie! Did you hear her, she just said the word "communism"! TWICE! BURN THE WITCH COMMIE!

 

[Zorba]

And this is what you get with all the "parents rights" bullshit. One loony parent deciding that an entire school district can't read something. This is exactly what terry mcauliffe was talking about in the debate against Yunkin. Parents should have little real say in how public schools operate.

 

[HomerJS]

Of course the meatball denies he had anything to do with this even though he created the entire process of banning books with any content of race.

DeSantis addresses Amanda Gorman poem book at Orlando convention

Governor Ron DeSantis was in Orlando Friday morning and spoke at an education convention.

www.yahoo.com

 

[alien42]

I don't think this is about race, but about politics. I remember hearing it live and the direct reference to Trump and republicans attempted coup on Jan 6th...

"We’ve seen a force that would shatter our nation rather than share it.
That would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy, and this effort
very nearly succeeded. But while democracy can periodically be delayed, but it
can never be permanently defeated."

 

[Pohemi]

I don't think this is about race, but about politics. I remember hearing it live and the direct reference to Trump and republicans attempted coup on Jan 6th...

"We’ve seen a force that would shatter our nation rather than share it.
That would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy, and this effort
very nearly succeeded. But while democracy can periodically be delayed, but it
can never be permanently defeated."

Yeah...we'll just save that quote for posterity, shall we? lol

Parents should have little real say in how public schools operate.

Not as individuals, no. It's ridiculous that ONE person can complain (and without even reading the content they're complaining about), and get results just like that. Ludicrous.

 

[HomerJS]

I don't think this is about race, but about politics. I remember hearing it live and the direct reference to Trump and republicans attempted coup on Jan 6th...

"We’ve seen a force that would shatter our nation rather than share it.
That would destroy our country if it meant delaying democracy, and this effort
very nearly succeeded. But while democracy can periodically be delayed, but it
can never be permanently defeated."

If you are creating laws to placate your racist base, then it is about both race and politics.

Are you saying all these laws that target black history have nothing to do with race??

 

[pmv]

I don't think this is about race, but about politics.

I can't make sense of that comment. Race is an intensely political topic - there's not much else to 'race' than politics, and in turn, race makes up a huge proportion of politics (perhaps especially in the US).

 

[HomerJS]

The complaining woman has attended Proud Boys rallies and she has also engaged in anti semitic propaganda on Facebook. I've yet to see her list of the actual objectional passages. She also admits she isn't a reader and did not read the entire poem.

Nothing suspicious there, right?

Florida mom who challenged Amanda Gorman poem and other books says she only read parts of the material

The Florida mom whose complaints prompted an acclaimed poem and multiple books to be restricted also apologized for an antisemitic post she shared.

www.yahoo.com

 

[[DHT]Osiris]

And how exactly do they 'ban' the poem? Do they restrict the kids from reading it somehow? Do they even remember the 1st amendment exists?

Pretty easy, you block any teacher from mentioning it, teaching it, or permitting it read in class, and fire them if they don't comply. Remove it from public libraries as well. Can't scrape it from the internet but that clears probably 99% of instances most students would be presented with it.

 

[MtnMan]

Jesus wept.

I guess we can take solice over the fact that it's only one kook and only one school.


So far.

Fuck that!!!!!!!!!! Who the fuck caved because one crazy bitch saw the word "communism" and lost her shit.

This knee-jerk reaction of folding like a cheap lawn chair in the face of complete ignorance is why the fucking crazies are so successful in destroying common sense and society.

 

[HomerJS]

Shutting down the Amanda Gorman poem was equally about stifling black speech. Not much to do with content since the complainer didn't read it fully.

Conservatives, If You Want To Ban "Woke" Materials In Schools Shouldn't You At Least Read Them First?

Daily Salinas, a mother in the Miami-area whose complaint about “The Hill We Climb” by Amanda Gorman got it successfully restricted in an elementary school, confessed she did not read the piece she objected to in its entirety. According to Salinas, the poem “is not educational and have...

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