On November 14, a 20-year-old woman named Lanah Burkhardt appeared before the school board of the Conroe Independent School District in Texas. Burkhardt told the board that, when she was 11, she read a Scholastic book that introduced her to "a single kiss." According to Burkhardt, her exposure to this Scholastic book was directly responsible for her developing a debilitating addiction to pornography.
  • Redhotkurt
    94•1 year ago

    Yeah, a marketing ploy by a fascist organization:

    While SkyTree Book Fairs presents itself as an independent non-profit organization, it appears to be a hastily assembled offshoot of Brave Books, which publishes children’s books by right-wing pundits and pseudo-celebrities.

    Fuckin gross.

    • @agent_flounderEnglish
      24•1 year ago

      And there it is, ayup. These people are doing quite the full court press to drag us back into the 50s.

      (1950s? Or 1850s. You decide)

    • @Sweetpeaches69
      4•1 year ago

      That sadly worked:

      Burkhardt’s gambit has already had an impact. The Conroe school board, after listening to her story, voted to restrict access to Drama, the Scholastic book featuring a kiss, from all students in the 8th grade and below. One of the school board members, Melissa Dungan, suggested replacing Scholastic with SkyTree Book Fairs. “All glory to God,” Burkhardt posted in response to the news.