Courtney Gore, the co-host of a right-wing online talk show, won a seat on a Texas school board on the basis that she would undo leftist indoctrination and get rid of educational materials with inappropriate messages about sexuality and race. Then she took office and actually read the curriculum, finding that the subject matter simply taught children “how to be a good friend, a good human.” The Texas Tribune talked to her about why she ran for office, what she thinks is behind the push to take over school boards, and the backlash she's faced since speaking out against the ultra-right element of the Republican party.
@CultureDesk@bookstodon I take donation calls for Free Speech TV and get such a plethora of cranks, one telling me that , "did I know that the books being banned teach little kids how to give blow jobs?!??"
I was completely unprofessional and absolutely LOLed in his stupid ear. Moron.