Deuteronomy 22:29
the man who raped her is to give the young woman’s father fifty silver shekels, and she will become his wife because he violated her. He cannot divorce her as long as he lives.
And this is ok??? 🤬
As far as Republicans are concerned:
With the chapter and verse citation, yes because Bible.
Without the citation, no because it’s not like they’ve read the Bible.
As policy they support, yes.
Don’t give them any ideas. They’re already complaining about no-fault divorce laws.
The song of solomon is way more pornographic than the above. Talks about donkey dicks, etc.
It’s like the PMRC hearings of the 80s, where, to get music censorship laws passed, campaigners recited the most extreme lyrics they could find. There was a recording of Tipper Gore saying “bend up and waft my anal vapors”.
LMAO, how have those recordings not surfaced since then?
You said anal vapor. Heh he he heh. (I just had a Beavis and Butthead moment)
…I appreciate the argument that we’ve, our discussion that we’ve been having. But for me, it’s a little too conceptual or I don’t know, metaphysical or geological or whatever you want to call it.
Geological??
I thought he mispronounced ‘theological’ as ‘teological’ . I’m not defending him, that’s just what I heard.
Anyone know what grade level these were for? Middle school seems a bit low for this kind of material but 14-15 year olds? Yeah, they know what sex is.
It’s an excerpt from “All Boys Aren’t Blue” and appears to be rated for grades 10-12. It’s about abuse and isn’t erotic. I think the author’s note fully explains the intent, which is totally lost on the senator:
In writing this book, I wanted to be as authentic and truthful about my experience as possible. I wanted my story to be told in totality: the good, the bad, and the things I was always too afraid to talk about publicly. This meant going to places and discussing some subjects that are often kept away from teens for fear of them being “too heavy.” But the truth of the matter is, these things happened to me when I was a child, teenager, and young adult. So as heavy as these subjects may be, it is necessary that they are not only told, but also read by teens who may have to navigate many of these same experiences in their own lives. This book will touch on sexual assault (including molestation), loss of virginity, homophobia, racism, and anti- Blackness. These discussions at times may be a bit graphic, but nonetheless they are experiences that many reading this book will encounter or have already encountered. And I want those readers to be seen and heard in these pages.
So this is a nonfiction work about the author’s actual experiences as a teenager? Yeah we really need to stop pretending teenagers are innocent little flowers who never encounter stuff like this (that they often don’t understand and have no one to talk to about)
It’s from All Boys Aren’t Blue which has a young adult audience.
The question isn’t: who decides who can read a book? The question is: Who the FUCK does Senator John Kennedy think he is, to decide whether or not ANYONE can read ANY book? I don’t care if the book is Gender Queer, or The Bible, or goddamn Everyone Poops.
The argument isn’t about books, and it’s not about children. These assholes think they can stop the world from spinning if they keep people from reading about the Earth’s rotation. It’s fucking mind-boggling.
