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LINK Texas lawmaker says 850 books ranging from race to sexuality could cause 'discomfort'

A Texas Republican lawmaker has drawn up a list of 850 books on subjects ranging from racism to sexuality that could “make students feel discomfort,” and is demanding that school districts across the state report whether any are in their classrooms or libraries.

State Rep. Matt Krause, R-Fort Worth, also wants to know how many copies of each book the districts have and how much money they spent on them, according to a letter he sent Monday to Lily Laux, deputy commissioner of school programs at the Texas Education Agency, and several school district superintendents.

Krause, who chairs the state’s House Committee on General Investigating, also directed the districts to identify “any other books” that could cause students “guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress because of their race or sex or convey that a student, by virtue of their race or sex, is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, whether consciously or unconsciously.”

(Personally, I try to make a point of reading books that were banned at one time or another, or that people have tried to ban)

snytiger6 9 Oct 28
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So he thinks Texas kids are all snowflakes?

He is not thinking. He may be incapable of thinking. It is his hyperactive testicles that control his behaviour.

I know, it's just sadly ironic to hear the people screaming about the non-existent cancel culture to engage in actual culture cancellation. Not to mention ... doesn't a legislator have far more important issues to address than school textbooks?

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Hiding the truth from them means they grow up ignorance. Which is fine for most repubs.

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Texas is rapidly becoming the stinking armpit of southern racism and reactionary right wing authoritarianism

Yerp, they can leave the Union anytime they want, there won't be any "war of northern aggression" this time. And we will gladly take any Texan who wants to flee north.

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Lady Chatterley's Lover
A Clockwork Orange
1984
Brave New World
The Bible
The Quran
Mein Kampf

Krause needs to crawl back into Trumpy Dumpty's swamp.

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Sometimes truth hurts.
These fucking Amerikkkan Taliban won't be happy till only the bible is taught as history.

& English/Literature & geography, etc...

@phxbillcee Some of them wouldn't have liked my literature classes.

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