{"id":1976696,"date":"2023-07-18T20:06:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T00:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-heaps-praise-on-librarians-who-push-porn-on-kids-in-criticism-of-parental-book-bans\/"},"modified":"2023-07-18T20:08:56","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T00:08:56","slug":"obama-heaps-praise-on-librarians-who-push-porn-on-kids-in-criticism-of-parental-book-bans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-heaps-praise-on-librarians-who-push-porn-on-kids-in-criticism-of-parental-book-bans\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama commends librarians supporting children&#8217;s access to diverse literature, addressing concerns over parental restrictions."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fobama-heaps-praise-on-librarians-who-push-porn-on-kids-in-criticism-of-parental-book-bans%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1976696&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Obama\u200c Praises Librarians for \u2063Pushing LGBT-Themed\u200d Books \u200don Children<\/h2>\n<p>Former President Barack Obama \u200bpraised \u2064librarians \u200con Monday \u200bfor \u2063their efforts in\u2062 promoting LGBT-themed\u2063 books to\u2062 children. \u200bHowever, he failed to acknowledge \u2062the sexually explicit\u2063 content contained in \u2064some of these books.<\/p>\n<blockquote\u2062 class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Today, some of\u200b the\u2062 books that shaped \u2064my life\u2014and the\u200d lives of so\u200c many others\u2014are being challenged by\u200c people who disagree with certain \u2063ideas \u2063or perspectives. \u200cAnd librarians are on the front lines, fighting every day to make the\u200c widest possible range\u2062 of \u2063viewpoints, opinions, and\u2026 <a\u2062 href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/txhCTfH3Gh\" \u200btarget=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/txhCTfH3Gh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Barack Obama\u200d (@BarackObama) <a\u2063 href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BarackObama\/status\/1680927869021696005?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July \u200c17, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In a letter sent out \u200don \u2062Monday, Obama criticized\u2063 the &#8220;book bans&#8221; that have \u200cbeen\u200d implemented in \u2064school libraries \u200cacross the \u200bU.S. \u2062due \u200cto parental\u200d concerns\u200b about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parents-outraged-after-47000-per-year-prep-school-hosts-porn-workshop-for-teen-students\/\" title=\"Parents Outraged After ,000-Per-Year Prep School Hosts \u2018Porn\u2019 Workshop For Teen Students\">explicit content<\/a>. He\u2064 argued that \u200bthese bans specifically target LGBT\u200c individuals, indigenous\u2062 people, \u200dand \u200dracial minorities.<\/p>\n<p>Obama\u200b stated,\u200b &#8220;Today, \u2064some of the books that shaped my \u2062life \u2063\u2014 and the lives\u200d of so many others \u200d\u2014 are being challenged by people who disagree with certain ideas or\u2064 perspectives.&#8221; He further added, &#8220;It\u2019s \u200bno coincidence that these \u200c&#8217;banned \u2064books&#8217; are \u200boften \u200bwritten \u2062by or\u2064 feature people of color, indigenous\u200d people, \u200dand\u2062 members\u200d of\u200d the LGBTQ+ community\u2063 \u2014\u200b though \u2063there\u2062 have \u2063been unfortunate instances\u200c in\u200b which\u200d books by conservative\u200c authors or books \u200bcontaining &#8216;triggering&#8217; \u2062words\u2063 or\u2062 scenes\u200d have \u2062been \u2064targets\u2062 of removal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According \u2062to\u200d PEN America, \u2063over 1,600 books were \u2063banned from \u200cschool libraries during the \u200c2021-2022\u2062 school year.\u2062 Additionally, The Washington\u200b Post \u2063reported \u2063that \u206319\u2064 states\u2062 have \u2064introduced legislation that\u2062 could lead to the imprisonment of\u2062 librarians\u200b for providing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/law-firm-claims-wisconsin-school-district-violated-state-law-by-providing-students-with-sexually-explicit-books\/\" title=\"Law Firm Claims Wisconsin School District Violated State Law By Providing Students With \u2018Sexually Explicit\u2019 Books\">sexually explicit books<\/a> to\u200d minors.<\/p>\n<p>Obama expressed his gratitude \u2062towards librarians for their dedication\u200d in providing children access to\u2063 these books. He acknowledged their \u200crole in ensuring\u2064 a \u2063wide range\u200c of viewpoints, opinions, and ideas\u200c are available to everyone. \u2064He also highlighted the\u200c irony \u2063of \u200dChristians calling for \u2062bans on sexually explicit books.<\/p>\n<p>Despite \u2062their important role, librarians often face \u200battacks from those who fail to \u200cunderstand their \u2063vital contribution to \u200dsociety. Obama \u2064acknowledged the\u200c challenging\u2064 political climate in \u2062which librarians \u200doperate\u2063 and commended their professionalism and expertise.<\/p>\n<p>Instances of\u2064 sexually\u2064 explicit\u2063 books being banned \u200dfrom school libraries \u200dhave been\u200d reported\u200b in\u2064 Florida\u2062 and Virginia. \u200bIn Florida,\u2064 Governor Ron DeSantis \u2064even read inappropriate excerpts from\u2064 one\u200d such book during a press conference. These books,\u2063 such as &#8220;Gender Queer&#8221; and &#8220;Flamed,&#8221; contain\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/obama-heaps-praise-on-librarians-who-push-porn-on-kids-in-criticism-of-parental-book-bans\/\" title=\"Obama commends librarians supporting children's access to diverse literature, addressing concerns over parental restrictions.\">explicit \u200bcontent\u200b involving\u200b sexual \u2063activities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" \u2062lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Parents in\u2063 Dearborn, Michigan, \u200dare revolting against pornographic \u200cbooks \u200cin\u2063 school libraries.<\/p>\n<p>A mom\u200b reads \u200ba passage from\u2063 the book\u200b \u201cFlamed\u201d: \u201cWe\u2019re each bustin\u2019 a load in this\u2062 bottle. If you don\u2019t cum, you have \u200dto \u200ddrink\u200d it.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2KJGPTjpHZ\" target=\"_blank\"\u2064 rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/2KJGPTjpHZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2062 Christopher F. Rufo\u200c  (@realchrisrufo) <a\u2064 href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realchrisrufo\/status\/1592352306598928384?\" target=\"_blank\"\u2062 rel=\"noopener\">November 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In Dearborn, \u2062Michigan, \u2062Muslim \u200dparents\u2062 fought against a public \u2062school \u2062for providing \u200daccess to LGBT-themed books. \u200bThese incidents highlight the ongoing\u2062 debate\u200b surrounding the presence of\u200c explicit content\u200c in school libraries.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, Obama&#8217;s praise for \u200clibrarians emphasizes their crucial role in promoting diverse \u200bperspectives and\u200b ideas, but\u2064 it\u2062 also raises questions\u2062 about\u2064 the \u2064appropriateness\u2063 of sexually\u2063 explicit \u2062content \u2064in books targeted at children.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\"\u200d href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/obama-heaps-praise-librarians-push-porn-kids-criticism-parental-book-bans\/\">Obama\u200c Heaps Praise\u200c on\u2062 Librarians Who Push\u200b Porn on Kids \u2063in Criticism \u200cof \u2062Parental &#8216;Book \u200cBans&#8217;<\/a> \u200bappeared first on <a \u2064rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The\u2062 Western\u2063 Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Barack Obama commended librarians for promoting LGBT-themed books to children. However, he failed to acknowledge the presence of sexually explicit content in these books. 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