With bans on books and “critical race theory,” Republicans are scapegoating the state’s teachers for political gain.
As he gallivants across Texas trying to outdo his Republican challengers ahead of the GOP primary for governor on March 1, incumbent Greg Abbott is touting a solution in search of a problem.
This sounds reasonable enough—who wants porn in schools?—until you realize the “pornography” Abbott refers to primarily includes books by women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ authors.
Senator Ted Cruz joined the bandwagon on Friday, lambasting “left-wing educators” for “teach[ing] explicit pornography” to Texas public school students. . “In too many instances, you have left-wing educators putting explicit pornography in front of kids. I think that is severely misguided.”scapegoated trans kids in sports
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