Oregon group of moms wanting to ban books

[oregonjen]

In this article, two of the women in this group are seeking to ban books in the West Linn-Wilsonville School District. They don’t have children that attend schools in the district. Yet, they want to impose their beliefs and ban books.

https://www.kgw.com/article/news/education/west-linn-wilsonville-moms-book-ban/283-0bbfecf7-e834-4648-9b9a-51ff2e8c1716

“They've since built up a small army to take on the West Linn-Wilsonville School Board, showing up to meetings and reading explicit passages from the books.
That army is part of the Oregon Moms Union. The group was founded during the pandemic by Mackensey Pulliam, wife of Sandy mayor and Oregon Republican gubernatorial candidate Stan Pulliam. KGW spoke to Mackensey Pulliam about the Oregon Moms Union and its goals last year.
"I think parents and families have a wide range of religious and personal values, and I think that sometimes they don't always appreciate that. Sometimes it feels like some of the curriculum that's taught is something that they would not prefer for their kids to learn at school," said Pulliam, "or they may prefer to teach it in a way that more so aligns with their values or their religious beliefs."
Since its founding, the Oregon Moms Union has taken on school boards across the state — rallying against COVID-19 restrictions, vaccine mandates, new guidance on supporting transgender students, and now books.”

[RKP5637]

1. They need to keep it in the box for themselves IMO. So tired of these creeps thinking they are the

moral judge for everyone. F them.

[NewHendoLib]

2. arrogant overreaching assholes

[RKP5637]

3. K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And next they will want book burning like good Nazis. n/t

[NewHendoLib]

5. I tend to be economical with my words when I am really pissed off!

[RKP5637]

6. ...

[gratuitous]

4. They may have tipped their hand

Other school districts have been surprised by the sudden appearance of an organized, well-financed (by whom, I wonders, yes I wonders) cadre that overwhelms an unprepared board. Now that the Oregon Moms Union has manifested, it's up to the good people in West Linn and Wilsonville to oppose these two women, neither of whom actually has a child in a district school.

[Takket]

7. you know what cracks me up about this book stuff?

This:

https://thocc.org/about/news-press/news-detail?articleId=29384&publicid=469

Recent studies indicate 90 percent of teens have viewed porn online, and 10 percent admit to daily use. This is partly due to increased smartphone usage among children and adolescents, with elementary-age smartphone ownership rising to over 50 percent in recent years.

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How many of these "moms" have kids with smartphones??????? You think kids these days are going to the library in hopes of finding some sex content???????? Are you fucking serious? Kids all over have access to porn right on their phones. All the time. For free. And I guarantee there isn't anything in any book that is as explicit as THAT.

[CrispyQ]

8. The same phones they give them so the kids can call if school goes into lockdown cuz of a shooter.

These people are reactionaries. They don't think things through. They are easy to dupe. Trans kids? Drag queens? Immigrants? These are not the people making life harder for average Americans.