Charlie StrossMay 24, 2023

Book challenges are fueled by parents' objections to LGBTQ themes - The Washington Post

Objection to sexual, LGBTQ content propels spike in book challenges
An analysis of book challenges from across the nation shows the majority were filed by just 11 people.

ELEVEN BIGOTS, FOLKS. JUST ELEVEN BIGOTS are trying to destroy public education across the USA. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/05/23/lgbtq-book-ban-challengers/

Objection to sexual, LGBTQ content propels spike in book challenges

A analysis of objections from across the nation shows the majority were filed by just 11 people

The Washington Post
Show threadgjm

@cstross The "11 people" figure might be a little misleading -- the article mentions that one person filed dozens of challenges on behalf of a group she belongs to, the idea allegedly being to "protect other members from public exposure, professional retaliation and harassment". It's not clear whether any of the other "serial filers" were doing something similar.

(Still a tiny number of people in a very large country, though.)

May 24, 2023 at 3:00pmWeb
Show threadSteveMBMay 25, 2023

@gjm @cstross

"the idea allegedly being to 'protect other members from public exposure, professional retaliation and harassment'"

Ant Man lost my violin in the Quantum Realm. Eh, it was too big for this song anyway....