Scholastic MESSED UP
Recently, Scholastic decided to remove "diverse" books from their regular book fair selection. They offered a supplemental selection for teachers and librarians to opt in to. A couple of people who did reported that these books didn't arrive until the last day of the fair, meaning most kids had no chance to see them.
Nearly all books with people of color or even BY authors who were not white, were separate into the special collection.
And frightened white women! Don't let this demographic off the hook. There are a lot of Karens out there who think they'll get hegemony points for supporting an ideology that harms them, too.
(So long as someone *else* is harmed more, it's all okay!)
@MLClark @tyghebright Of course. I guess I should have said white people.
@MLClark @awnaves
In fact, it's more women than men who are harassing school boards and school librarians about "inappropriate" books right now. Though it is often men making the decisions.