School board member who once championed book bans now faces death threats for changing her mind - LGBTQ Nation
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When Courtney Gore found no evidence LGBTQ+ indoctrination in local schools, Republicans turned against her.
  • Ibaudia@lemmy.worldEnglish
    41·
    2 years ago

    I agree that book bans are symbolically a big issue, but I also think it’s hilarious that the conservative idea of shielding children from “dangerous” information is to take the books out of school libraries, as if anyone uses them to get LGBTQ-related information. When I was in school, the library was just a place where you would study, with most of the books being related to the curriculum. Basically no one went there to read about complex, modern, fast-moving topics like queerness. Kids these days all know how to look shit up online, and most school libraries have a computer lab with fairly permissive internet access. Most kids will use that to research any “forbidden” information that conservatives would find offensive.

    Based on that, it really seems like book bans aren’t mean to solve and practical issues for conservatives at all, and are moreso meant as vehicles to broadcast and systemically solidify the exclusion of ideas and people they don’t personally like. Like a child shouting “you can’t play here anymore!” on a playground to someone they don’t like, only for the excluded party to go right back to what they were doing uninterrupted.

    • Pronell@lemmy.world
      734·
      2 years ago

      No, this is big. Someone committed to the cause looked at the evidence and reconsidered her opinion.

      This can be useful to get through to some that they have been manipulated, that they have been made terrified of education for unfounded reasons.

      Anyone converted away is a win, even if not statisically significant.

      • snooggums@midwest.socialEnglish
        814·
        2 years ago

        She reaped what she sowed.

        Other conservatives won’t learn until they personally receive death threats.

        This is funny, but not some kind of turning point.

        • Mastengwe@lemm.ee
          122·
          2 years ago

          Considering that this entire story is about a conservative that learned without the need for receiving death threats pretty much disproves your entire point.

          Though I know how edgy one is for suggesting that some deserve to have their life threatened for doing things they disagree with.

          Do better.

        • Wiz@midwest.socialEnglish
          6·
          2 years ago

          Conservatives generally don’t do empathy, unless something affects them personally. Otherwise they don’t care.