Let America Read: Hollywood Gives Librarians Shiny New PR Sheen to S3xualize School Kids

#LetAmericaRead is Here

What happens when Hollywood joins forces with librarians and left-wing focused education advocacy groups?  The push to get grossly s3xualized books into kids' hands takes on a shiny new PR sheen. 

Texas Library Association (TLA) is pushing librarians to take part in the #LetAmericaRead campaign, which uses the cover of fighting censorship and book banners to further distort the important and necessary work of getting p0rnographic materials out of schools. Through the power of celebrity and trending social media content, the organizations behind this hope to get s3xualized material into kids' hands.  

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So, who all is involved?  Let's start with the official sponsors of this PR campaign:

Creative Artists Agency (CAA)  

The CAA is an American talent and sports agency based in Los Angeles, California.  While CAA does its best to stay out of the news, it has been linked to claims of aiding and abetting Harvey Weinstein in preying on female actors, per an exposé by Variety.  This exposé, and others, claims numerous agents were not only aware of Weinstein's actions but deliberately placed female actors in positions that increased their chances of being victimized.

In the world of politics, OpenSecrets.org notes that CAA donates almost exclusively to American politicians and organizations associated with the left wing of the American political landscape.

Campaign for Our Shared Future

The Campaign for Our Shared Future (COSF) lists itself as a "non-partisan, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization."  Its founders, Heather Harding, Ed.D., and Eliza Byard, Ph.D., cite a desire to focus on intersectional issues relating to education, racial equity, and LGBTQ+ issues.  Byard was the Executive Director of GLSEN (formerly the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network) from 2008 to 2021. 

COSF has a noticeable slant to the content published on its website, as exemplified by casting Florida's House Bill 1557 “Parental Rights in Education” as “Don't Say Gay,” a name created and used by US media to reframe and distort the focus and purpose of the bill.

#LetAmericaRead

Examining the organizations listed on the #LetAmericaRead website is very revealing.  The American Library Association is deeply embedded in this organization, as is FReadom Fighters, an advocacy organization created by the Texas Library Association.  While it maintains a publicly separate identity from TLA, it is heavily promoted and discussed on the TLA listservs and maintains a very noticeable presence at the TLA Annual Conference. 

What Should Parents Do About #LetAmericaRead?

Let everyone know who is behind this campaign—a Hollywood talent agency linked to Harvey Weinstein's crimes, a leftwing education advocacy group, and librarian organizations actively working to keep p0rnographic content in schools. 

Use Twitter's “Community Notes” feature to provide important context on #LetAmericaRead posts and fill the comments on other social media websites with that information.

Talk to other parents about who is driving this PR campaign and call your representatives to let them know not to be taken in by literal Hollywood spin.

#LetAmericaRead is attempting to take historical cases of censorship and apply them to the current grassroots campaign in America to remove s3xual content from school libraries and to get schools and librarians to stop grooming kids.  It strips all context regarding the content of the books being challenged to try and make parents the enemy of children and schools. 

Protect our kids – Hollywood and librarians want p0rn in schools.

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The above was submitted to me for anonymous publication so parents, legislators, and librarians could get valuable inside information not available from other sources where such voices are silenced.  This is another in a series of anonymous publications from librarians, library board member, library school professors, and library directors calling out for reform.  Send submissions to me at SafeLibraries@pm.me.

In addition, Campaign for our Shared Future is a "partner" in ALA's "Unite Against Book Bans," a coalition of organizations, created by ALA, dedicated to ensuring children retain access to s3xually exploitive material in public schools and libraries by any means, including censorial legislation.  So no surprise COSF supports s3xualizing children.

It is also noteworthy that after I reported this story below, TLA made their @TXLA Twitter account private to allow time for it to delete damning evidence of its s3xualization of children.  It took about a month before the account was opened against to the public.  And @TXLA blocks me to this day.  Here's what I reported that caused them to go private/silent:

DRAG QUEENS ARE NOW KEYNOTE SPEAKERS AT LIBRARIAN CONFERENCES like here at #TXLA22 #TLATogetherAgain. #Librarians target 🎯 children 👧 for sexualization. @TXLA @IngrahamAngle @michellemalkin @marklevinshow @FrankieRusso1 @frankmorano #parenting #moms #dads https://t.co/tyw87opqk4

— Dan Kleinman of SafeLibraries® 🟧 (@SexHarassed) April 26, 2022

Texas Library Association At It Again

And TLA is at is again, now at #TXLA23 telling its groomers to be cautious, keep a low profile, and censor out any possibility of a challenging response to their propaganda:

Just a friendly reminder to be aware of who is following you on your various social media accounts and what you may be posting on your accounts especially as we gather for important learning opportunities and multiple social events during next week's conference.  We know our colleagues from across the US have been misrepresented on social media and we absolutely do not want any of us to go through similar experiences.

Handy tip – did you know on Twitter you can limit who responds to your tweets to only those accounts you follow?  Go to any of your posts and look for the three dots on the top right and select "change who can reply".  There you will have the option to select everyone, people you follow, or only people you mentioned as those who can respond. 

Instagram has something similar where you can either allow or restrict comments on posts.  

I am certainly looking forward to seeing everyone next week and celebrating a year of hard work!

Lucy

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Lucy Podmore

TASL Chair

Remember, to get rid of these groomers from your schools and remove the grooming material, follow these instructions:

Kleinman, Dan. “Details on Stopping Indoctrination in Schools and Libraries: Guide for Parents and Legislators on Obscenity, Drag Queen Story Hour, 1619 Project, Etc.” SafeLibraries® (blog), January 28, 2023. https://safelibraries.blogspot.com/2023/01/details-on-stopping-indoctrination.html.

And here's why you must remove any policy referencing the so-called "Library Bill of Rights":

Kleinman, Dan. “Librarians Attempt to Legislate 1960s Radical View That Age Is Not Morally Relevant.” SafeLibraries® (blog), April 10, 2023. https://safelibraries.blogspot.com/2023/04/librarians-attempt-to-legislate-1960s.html.

I thank the brave librarians and others who come forward—anonymously—to let others know what's going on.  You at TXLA23 and AASL23 can contact me for confidential assistance as well:

Kleinman, Dan. “Librarian Warns Parents and Librarians About S3xualization of Children; Texas SB13 Legislative Efforts by TXLA Criticized.” SafeLibraries® (blog), April 4, 2023. https://safelibraries.blogspot.com/2023/04/librarian-warns-parents-and-librarians.html.

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