A recent letter-writer denounced the “leftist hysteria” that he believes is defending “the sexualization of children in our schools” (“Books and the sexualization of our children,” Aug. 3, TribLIVE). It would be good if he had offered concrete examples of either the “leftist hysteria” or of the “sexualization” of children. The contents of school libraries are determined by school librarians who are usually trained to do that. Do you remember your school librarian? Did she/he look like the type to be foisting lascivious or pornographic literature on the kids?
But no! Something calling itself “Moms for Liberty” has declared war on school librarians. The letter-writer says a “diatribe” has been launched against that organization. Well, any organization that approvingly quotes Adolf Hitler earns my suspicion. Then you learn that they were founded by a small group of Republican women in Florida and are endorsed by that great educator, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, as well as the Proud Boys. They started fighting covid-19 restrictions and have now expanded into a whole right-wing litany of targets. They have had repeated run-ins with the law. Doesn’t sound like something my mom would have done. Doesn’t sound like liberty, either. Maybe something Hitler would have approved of.
Robert Supansic
McKeesport