What Part of "Age-Appropriate" Don't You Understand?

Who the HELL ever thought this drag queen library reading shit was ever appropriate for little kids?

This is nothing but fucking predatory, and one doesn't have to be a right-winger to object to this bullshit, either:

“I guess the backlash is growing because it is getting more popular,” said Jonathan Hamilt, who co-founded Drag Queen Story Hour, a New York-based nonprofit that has helped organize many of the events. He also did the first New York event in 2016 as his drag alter ego, Ona Louise. “But the love and support for Drag Queen Story Hour has trumped the hate, even though both have grown.”

Do you know one damned thing about child development and what is appropriate, Jonathan, or do you just care about shoving your ideas down other people's throats?

Somebody should ask him about the little 11-year-old boy who is performing in drag in front of adults whether it is appropriate or simply pedophilic.

These drag queens can go to the libraries in their own street clothes, stop the propagandizing, and just read to kids. Problem is solved.

It's even going on in Sparks, Nevada, near where I used to live, and finally people are getting pissed off.

Miscellaneous

It is that time of year again, and in a few weeks the annual Girl Scout cookie drive will be in full swing.

I usually buy a few boxes each year. They are pretty good without being too sweet.
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Libraries in Washoe County brace for cuts and possible library closures.

Well, they'll probably do what Jackson County, Oregon, did and privatize it.
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Local Cutbacks

Public libraries in Washoe County, as in a lot of communities throughout the country, could lose a lot of funding thanks to the worsening economy.

The heavily used library on South Virginia Street may have to close.
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As the World Turns.

What do those who want the libraries in Jackson County, Oregon, to reopen do next?
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Dipshit wants compromise on education, and I hope state Democrats tell him to shove it on "empowerment schools."

They are a farce, another scam perpetrated by privatizers.
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Manatee deaths are rising, yet the assholes in our government want to take protection away from them.

It makes sense to me.
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B.C. cartoonist Johnny Hart, 76, has died. He suffered a stroke yesterday while at his storyboard.
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Thanks to the Federal Government

not doing jack shit, libraries in Jackson County, Oregon, where I grew up, have closed.

This is the largest library closure in American history. I hope the national media will report this and create shame on Congress, the Oregon legislature, and Jackson County officials.

It is an outrage.

The County Where I Spent

the first twenty-nine years of my life, Jackson County, Oregon, is about to earn a dubious distinction: If funding doesn't come soon from the federal government, it will close down its entire library system.

This is no mean feat, for this is largest such closure in the United States.

Congress needs to get off its collective ass and push through the funding.

Despite the convenience of the internet, it is no substitute whatsoever for libraries and other traditional avenues of obtaining information:

Kniffel, the American Libraries magazine editor, said most people feel the same way, and despite the advent of electronic information, library visits nationwide increased 61 percent between 1994 and 2004.

"Say you search something online and get 550,000 hits. How do you know which one is the right one?" he said. "You need a knowledgeable navigator to help you."

Incidentally, Talent doesn't have a population of 20,000; it's only about 5,000 or 6,000, if that. Nearby Ashland is about that large.