In more mind-numbing Cameron family news, a reactionary event from unemployed actor Kirk Cameron has gotten small-town library workers in Tennessee serious bomb threats.
Let’s walk through the saga. It all started when Kirk set up a “Christian story hour” event that even Fox News Digital acknowledges as “a direct response to ‘drag queen story hours,'” instead of a genuine outreach attempt. At the event, Kirk read his own children’s book As You Grow.
He also hosted former Duck Dynasty D-lister Missy Robertson to read her own children’s book and swimmer Riley Gaines (you know, the one whose only notoriety is hating trans people like Lia Thomas) just because she was in the area.
Meanwhile, the local Tennessee library they booked for the event didn’t even want their booking. The library workers tried to politely decline by saying they wouldn’t be able to accommodate all the locals that the event might bring in. Instead of giving workers the freedom to make their own decisions, the aforementioned locals and the library’s board of directors strong-armed staff into taking on the overflow crowd.
How about we take this to the next level?
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Things were disagreeable, but still going fine. The major trouble didn’t come until Robertson took to her father-in-law’s podcast to decry how “disrespectful” the library workers had been, riling up the ire of many a conservative listener.
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The library apparently weren’t rude during the event, but were slightly disruptive to Cameron and Robertson as they recorded extra material before the event. As if these employees on the clock have any obligation to be “quiet on set” so some airbags can record an Instagram Reel.
She also railed against the staff for not letting the long line of overflow crowd attendees wind through the library’s aisles so that they could get out of the rain. Yes, the same library that had already been shouted down for voicing concerns about having capacity for the size of the crowd.
For these heinous crimes, the staff of this Tennessee library have had to field calls from people threatening to kill them. A very normal, measured response.
In an email obtained by local news, the Hendersonville library director requested increased police presence to the library and a cease-and-desist order, writing, “If this continues, someone might get hurt.”
The backlash has since led to the library director’s firing, effective immediately.
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Cameron has piled onto the condemning of the workers, telling Fox News Digital, “Many public institutions have been infiltrated with individuals who intentionally silence wholesome movements like ours while families are crying out for a return to the faith-based virtue and American values that lead to our blessing and protection.”
Girl, people who don’t like you were forced to host you and weren’t the picture of hospitality about it. Let’s calm down about “infiltrating individuals.”
inbama
If you open a public institution to one group, you must open it to all. Isn’t that what repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was about? What Marriage Equality was about?
cc423
Way to miss the point… as is usual with you bigots.
Manray
What a pathetic analogy.
Find a brain dead conservative to marry.
ZzBomb
Demented right wing logic:
“Obviously concerns over attendance size in a limited spaced venue is all about oppression against christian nationalism and was the obvious goal of repealing DACA and instituting marriage equality! derp derp derp!”
Hey, pro-life dipsh*t, what about the death threats made against the library staff?
DBMC
This is pretty much what we expect from Inbama.
dbmcvey
They said that, like anyone else, he could rent the space but he wanted it free because he’s entitled.
JJinAus
Oh well, as long as they give equal time to all religions and creeds, I’m all for it.
cc423
Oh well they hate you for being gay and want you to die.
PubisHairus
Well, I hate them for being stupid and I want them to die. Now we’re even. Can everyone use the public library without issue?
Mister P
I am not surprised that the “pro-life” christians are making bomb threats.
bachy
Asinine, overweening extremists turning something as beautiful as teaching children into an ugly, embarrassing and violent battleground.
Self-important people are typically above exhibiting discretion or taking criticism. Too bad it’s our children that are being trampled in the stampede to demonstrate who is being “oppressed.”
DBMC
Christian love. Jesus totally would have done bomb threats.
abfab
”As You Grow”……….are you for real? That’s the book title? Perv.
PubisHairus
Can we just get rid of all the children so we won’t fight anymore?
Fname Optional Lname
LOL
Gnarfield
I was groomed to be a Catholic hetero breeder and there’s nothing I love more than sucking dick.
Kangol2
Isn’t “Christian Story Hour” also known as “Bible Study” or “Christian Reading Group” and aren’t those usually hosted at churches all over the USA?
Why can’t people like Cameron keep their hateful religiosity to themselves? Host as many such events as you want at your church, KKKirk, and invite any and all who want to attend. Has anyone suggested that to this right-wing anti-LGBTQ creep?
Tombear
Why do Christians always have to threaten people? Is this the Christian love they talk about so reverently?
Fname Optional Lname
Funny how he can go into a library and tell children being gay is a sin yet when a gay person at the very same library tells children it’s ok if you’re gay – that person is a “groomer”.
His hatred of gays is so deep there absolutely must be more to that story. Wonder who the guy was who broke his heart?
Fname Optional Lname
His hatred of gays is so deep there absolutely must be more to that story. Poor Kirk loved a man who broke his heart! Since then he’s been slamming his erect penis in a drawer every time he lusts after a man.
lls6799
This is total bullshit and not what happened and btw that’s correct it’s a public library and the PUBLIC wanted to see these people . Those EMPLOYEES were exactly that EMPLOYEES. … they weren’t doing anyone a favor by doing their job and just like the trans community has the ability to read to kids for whatever reason so does everyone else … you all sound very bitter and if you don’t want to have issues stop creating bull shit narratives which is what this article is 100% and all you talking shit are showing your ignorance by not taking the time to see how accurate this article is . Seek help . Good grief every one of you minus one common sense comment sound totally ridiculous and make no one want to respect your first amendment right .. how easily you jump on the hate wagon I would think all of you would know how fkd up that is more than anyone … give me a friggin break