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« Reply #15 on: September 22, 2022, 10:40:31 am »


A Conservative Publisher Wants to Be the Answer to Liberal Children’s Books. There’s Just One Problem.


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In this arms race for young minds, Brave Books stands out for its naked politics. Where many liberal books promote the soft politics of inclusiveness, and many conservative books promote generalized patriotism, Brave Books are thinly veiled political diatribes, cast with brightly-colored animal menageries and marketed to parents as an antidote to “wokeness.” “PREPARE YOUR KIDS TO FIGHT AGAINST LIES,” reads the company’s website.

The pitch might well appeal to far-right culture warriors with kids and grandkids and nieces and nephews. But whether the books will appeal to actual children seems, if not an afterthought, then at least a secondary question. The main goal isn’t to create great literature — relatable, lyrical, moving, emotionally resonant — but scoring political points. And that raises a big question about Brave Books and anyone else with designs on training young minds: Can you win the culture wars without actually caring about culture?

A lot of so-called woke kids books like "Anti-Racist Baby" suffer this same affliction, which is why I avoid them. But the idea that these constitute indoctrination or whatever is absurd and betrays a total ignorance of how kids think.
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Re: Visual Map of the Culture Wars
« Reply #16 on: September 22, 2022, 11:56:59 am »
Nobody tell this dude about The Lorax or the Sneetches.

Anyway, if you don't like them, just don't buy them.

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Re: Visual Map of the Culture Wars
« Reply #17 on: September 22, 2022, 12:04:22 pm »

A lot of so-called woke kids books like "Anti-Racist Baby" suffer this same affliction, which is why I avoid them. But the idea that these constitute indoctrination or whatever is absurd and betrays a total ignorance of how kids think.

Those books are stupid.  Best cure for racism in our neighbourhood is ... go to school and play with your black friends.
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Re: Visual Map of the Culture Wars
« Reply #18 on: September 22, 2022, 12:08:08 pm »
A lot of so-called woke kids books like "Anti-Racist Baby" suffer this same affliction, which is why I avoid them. But the idea that these constitute indoctrination or whatever is absurd and betrays a total ignorance of how kids think.

I think you underestimate how crazy a lot of these people are.

These idiots betray what kids actually care about, which is dinosaurs and princesses etc

The actual educational/historical ones are fine.

Also, this isn't a partisan issue.  Defending something because it's "your side" is nuts.  Sorry to tell you this, but there's a lot of stupid woke progressives who are pushing political BS on everyone, including kids.  Trumpsters aren't the only dum-dums.  I'm not anti-progressive, i'm anti-dumb.  Trumpsters are dumb, wokesters are dumb.
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Re: Visual Map of the Culture Wars
« Reply #19 on: September 22, 2022, 12:11:17 pm »


I looked some of these books up and they are real.  This is scary.  Politically-charged books for kids is weird.

Like WTF is this sh*t..."for pre-schoolers"?:

https://www.amazon.ca/Dr-Fauci-Little-Golden-Biography/dp/0593484061/ref=pd_bxgy_img_sccl_1/142-5785643-0893704?pd_rd_w=ODjOG&content-id=amzn1.sym.17b2b149-58e2-4824-ba79-851c5f351fdc&pf_rd_p=17b2b149-58e2-4824-ba79-851c5f351fdc&pf_rd_r=F58EF6JD7W63W5TPQY9X&pd_rd_wg=Zeao4&pd_rd_r=b91fb0e7-f0ec-4218-ad11-97fbad3ba573&pd_rd_i=0593484061&psc=1
These are the books drag queens insist on reading to children.  You have to wonder why grown adults are so interested in reading this stuff to kids.
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« Reply #20 on: September 22, 2022, 12:33:32 pm »
These are the books drag queens insist on reading to children.  You have to wonder why grown adults are so interested in reading this stuff to kids.

I'm guessing so they don't grow up to become bigots like you.
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Re: Visual Map of the Culture Wars
« Reply #21 on: September 22, 2022, 12:34:28 pm »


Yeah I don't buy any of that crap and I also don't want it banned, what's your point here Mr. Blackface?

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« Reply #22 on: September 22, 2022, 12:38:05 pm »
I think you underestimate how crazy a lot of these people are.

These idiots betray what kids actually care about, which is dinosaurs and princesses etc

The actual educational/historical ones are fine.

Also, this isn't a partisan issue.  Defending something because it's "your side" is nuts.  Sorry to tell you this, but there's a lot of stupid woke progressives who are pushing political BS on everyone, including kids.  Trumpsters aren't the only dum-dums.  I'm not anti-progressive, i'm anti-dumb.  Trumpsters are dumb, wokesters are dumb.

Get back to me when wokesters start calling in bomb threats, sending goons to disrupt library events or stalk and harrass librarians and schoolboard officials. Until then, miss me with this "both sides are equally bad" garbage.


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Re: Visual Map of the Culture Wars
« Reply #23 on: September 22, 2022, 12:53:24 pm »
Get back to me when wokesters start calling in bomb threats, sending goons to disrupt library events or stalk and harrass librarians and schoolboard officials. Until then, miss me with this "both sides are equally bad" garbage.
They do all of that.  Particularly if a conservative is speaking at a high school or college.  They love to shut those events down on a regular basis.  Regardless, confronting school board officials on inappropriate material is good parenting.  That can definitely be a threat to groomers though, so I get why you’re concerned.

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Re: Visual Map of the Culture Wars
« Reply #24 on: September 22, 2022, 12:55:09 pm »
I'm guessing so they don't grow up to become bigots like you.
Groomer material isn’t required for that. 

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Re: Visual Map of the Culture Wars
« Reply #25 on: September 22, 2022, 12:56:06 pm »
Yeah I don't buy any of that crap and I also don't want it banned, what's your point here Mr. Blackface?

Political cop dogs indoctrinate our children.
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Re: Visual Map of the Culture Wars
« Reply #26 on: September 22, 2022, 12:57:00 pm »
Get back to me when wokesters start calling in bomb threats, sending goons to disrupt library events or stalk and harrass librarians and schoolboard officials. Until then, miss me with this "both sides are equally bad" garbage.

CULTURE WAR!
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Re: Visual Map of the Culture Wars
« Reply #27 on: September 22, 2022, 12:57:16 pm »
Political cop dogs indoctrinate our children.
And fire fighters!  😂

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Re: Visual Map of the Culture Wars
« Reply #28 on: September 22, 2022, 01:00:01 pm »
Today I learned that a book about Black History or Fauchi is considered indoctrination...

Brought to you by the people who politicized everything...

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Re: Visual Map of the Culture Wars
« Reply #29 on: September 22, 2022, 01:06:36 pm »
Anyone with a brain knows that Trumpist bullsh!t is bullsh!t to the point that it goes without saying.  The scary part is the wokesters believe their own bullsh!t.  So yeah, there's idiots on both sides, and if you don't realize that you're an idiot and a part of the problem.  If the wokester nutjobs are "your side" that you have to defend, then you're doing something wrong.

BOTH SIDES
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