Communion Posted May 26, 2023 Posted May 26, 2023 https://twitter.com/JasonKirell/status/1661758786946703360 The Florida mom who sought to ban Amanda Gorman’s poem says she’s sorry for promoting the Protocols of the Elders of Zion - JTA Quote The post came to light this week after the Miami Herald identified Salinas as the Miami Lakes, Florida, mother who petitioned her children’s school to ban students’ access to the Gorman poem. Gorman read the poem, called “The Hill We Climb,” at President Joe Biden’s inauguration. Salinas also petitioned the school to restrict children’s books about the Black poet Langston Hughes and about Black and Cuban history. After a committee reviewed her challenges, the Miami-Dade County school district opted to restrict all but one book about Cuba from grades K-5, while leaving them available to middle school students. Salinas challenged the Gorman poem — which she says she hasn’t read in its entirety — on the grounds that it contains “indirect hate messages.” The review committee said it “erred on the side of caution” in deciding to limit students’ access. Quote The Miami Herald did not mention Salinas’ social media activity. But after the story about her was published, a left-wing group, Miami Against Fascism, called attention to a Facebook account it identified as hers. The account, which JTA reviewed, features a flood of political posts reflecting right-wing ideologies — and the antisemitic Protocols. Salinas’ post about the Protocols included a list of steps depicting how “Jewish Zionists” would achieve world domination. The graphic included stages such as “Place our agents and helpers everywhere,” “Replace royal rule with socialist rule, then communism, then despotism,” and “Sacrifice people (including Jews sometimes) when necessary.” Quote Reached by JTA on Wednesday, Salinas confirmed that the post about the “Protocols” was hers and apologized for it, saying she hadn’t read it beyond the word “communism.” Salinas said her aversion to communism stems from her Cuban identity. She added that English is not her first language. “I see the word ‘communism,’ and I think it’s something about communism,” she said. “I didn’t read the words.” Quote Salinas’ Facebook feed reflects the kinds of right-wing memes that continue to circulate widely, although she told JTA that she did not post everything on it herself. Miami Against Fascism also shared video of Salinas with the Proud Boys, a far-right group with ties to antisemitic activists, as well as a video of her attending a school board protest last year with Moms For Liberty, a “parents’ rights” group active in pushing for book removals across the country. Such groups have been instrumental in leveraging laws signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that enable parents to challenge the presence of any book in school libraries. In some instances, those challenges have led to the removal of books about the Holocaust and Jewish culture.
loveisdead9582 Posted May 26, 2023 Posted May 26, 2023 ….. this is the kind of person that is banning literature? An illiterate Karen with no comprehension of the English language? Florida is truly proving that it is the garbage dumpster state.
Into The Void Posted May 26, 2023 Posted May 26, 2023 2 hours ago, loveisdead9582 said: ….. this is the kind of person that is banning literature? An illiterate Karen with no comprehension of the English language? Florida is truly proving that it is the garbage dumpster state. the fact Texas isn't the biggest dumpster
loveisdead9582 Posted May 26, 2023 Posted May 26, 2023 Just now, Insanity said: the fact Texas isn't the biggest dumpster At this point… they’re the same picture.
Jooj Posted May 26, 2023 Posted May 26, 2023 (edited) Why does she want to be involved in her children's education if she doesnt even have the habit of reading? I mean what are her qualifications Edited May 26, 2023 by Jooj
FameFatale Posted May 26, 2023 Posted May 26, 2023 I think this is the same woman who wanted to ban a book about seahorses because she thought they made up the father carrying the baby for ~indoctrination~
RunUpDoneUp Posted May 29, 2023 Posted May 29, 2023 Same! I was reading this really great book, "mein kampf" but apparently the author did a, um, geno- genderslide? Idk but apparently they're bad. I'm not so good at the reading thing either.
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