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JustAnotherGen

(33,633 posts)
Thu Feb 3, 2022, 09:58 AM Feb 2022

A Texas parent demanded a Michelle Obama biography be pulled from schools

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/texas-parent-demanded-michelle-obama-175537735.html

A Texas parent demanded a Michelle Obama biography be pulled from schools because they said it would make white girls feel 'ashamed'


The Katy, Texas, parent took issue with a book titled "Michelle Obama: Political Icon" by Heather E. Schwartz, saying it "unfairly" depicted Trump "as a bully," according to NBC News, which on Wednesday published a list of 50 books that parents in Texas have asked schools to remove.

The request came as books depicting race, sexuality, and gender have faced heightened scrutiny from conservatives in the US, with many demanding certain titles be pulled from school libraries.

The parent in Katy, who was not named in NBC's report, said the book about Obama gave the impression that "if you sound like a white girl you should be ashamed of yourself," NBC News reported.

In a statement to Insider, Schwartz said she was "shocked" that someone wanted to ban her book because it "is a nonfiction book that doesn't strike me as at all controversial."



And the 'right' talks about the dangers of 'woke mobs' and 'cancel culture'.

Hmmm . . .
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A Texas parent demanded a Michelle Obama biography be pulled from schools (Original Post) JustAnotherGen Feb 2022 OP
It's the fragility for me. spicysista Feb 2022 #1
There are crazy folks in Texas - I live around several. walkingman Feb 2022 #2
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