Same. I would never have known. I am grateful she brought this to the attention of the school board! |
LololololllolloloolololilollloololoL I just spit out my coffee. |
What does the LGBTQ+ community think about these books? Do many find these books supportive? |
Uh…people just wanted the vaccine to go through the appropriate efficacy and safety process? You know, the people who actually got vaccinated and tried to slow the spread and reduce deaths. |
Thank you. It’s been eye-opening to see just how proprietary some posters are about FCPS’s “right” to do whatever it wants, regardless of the views of parents, accompanied by the suggestion that any concerns about clearly obscene material should be meekly conveyed to some bureaucratic “committee” that can then find a way to conveniently ignore them. |
Exactly. There are plenty of ways to ways to address sincere concerns about FCPS books/materials that don’t involve political stunts. Or don’t involve astroturfers like Asra pushing hysterics. |
So you are pro-tantrum and anti-rational decision making? |
Slightly off-topic but is "astro-turfers" a more modern day "carpet-bagger"?
Is this a real term or just used here on DCUM? |
DP. This astroturfed stunt before the school board for starters. I hate the lead up to elections in this area. It’s all hock ad putrage all the time. As if COVID, the pending shutdown and the possibility of bowing through the debt ceiling weren’t enough, we’ve got o deal with this, or transgendered bathrooms, or some other social wedge issue outrage Every. Single. Fall. BTW, transgendered bathrooms happened in VA. Where are all the boys who were going o invade girls bathrooms? So much unnecessary outrage. |
I’d prefer they not when it comes to public education. From either side of the aisle. So sick of people playing politics with kids. |
It’s what Trumphumpers and Faux News live for. Why solve. Problem like an adult when you can peddle outrage on OANN? |
It’s a real thing. Carpetbaggers on steroids. With Carpetbaggers, you knew who the person was. Atroturfing means the people supporting thi revert one. And no one These book issues didn’t happen organically. This is a coordinated GOP strategy being pushed down to the local level. If you get on Twitter and sites like DCUM and FB with a coordinately attack ad messaging, you can make it seem like there is overwhelming community sentiment, when many posters and tweeters and FB accounts are GOP hacks ad only a few people create most of the content. See also CRT. Or transgender students. The outrage didn’t happen organically across the country. They were coordinated attacks formulated and supported outside FCPS. Because kids= politics. |
Um, this whole farce? No one is objecting to “Forever” being in school libraries even though it has very explicit sex scenes, because it’s heterosexual sex. |
I assume that you are equally opposed to political stunts by those whose viewpoints you support? Or it is a one-way street.? Agree or disagree, school board meetings are a public forum. There is broad First Amendment protection. People can and should bring up any issue that it is important to them. |
General history of GOP astroturfing as a political strategy (it didn't start with education): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astroturfing https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2009/08/the-politics-of-astroturf/348484/ https://www.salon.com/2020/04/20/astroturf-gun-rights-activists-and-prominent-gop-donors-push-protests-of-coronavirus-restrictions/ More specifically about FCPS schools: There is at least one group (Parents Defending Education, based in Arlington) with many former Trump and Koch organizers. This group consists of professional organizers under the guise of "grassroots" organization. They infiltrate school organizations and try to push faux issues or amplify others for ulterior motives. Anytime you see someone like Asra Nomani pushing an "issue", take consideration. |