Another day and another Pride Month attack from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA).
When she’s not bashing Dr. Anthony Fauci and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, or engaging in a double-act with fellow Rep. Matt Gaetz at pro-Trump rallies, Greene has had plenty to say about LGBTQ people.
Following earlier attacks on embassies flying Pride flags, she yesterday took to Twitter to lambast what may or may not be on the school curriculum.
Greene shared a video of a 14-year-old girl recently testifying before a school board meeting in a suburb of Indianapolis. The girl has not been named.
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In the clip, the youngster, who has certainly had a difficult upbringing in her formative years, talks of being a “trauma child” and of being adopted from a foster home when she was four.
She complains about being taught about sexuality at school, which she believes should be a private matter. She also says she cannot see how she has white privilege, given her own background.
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The clip was first shared on Twitter last week and went viral. Greene re-shared it yesterday and used it to attack schools talking about Critical Race Theory, gender identity of sexuality.
“Listen to this child. 💔,” said Greene. “Every single person needs to hear her. BAN Critical Race Theory & STOP sexualizing children NOW with tax payer funded education. Teaching racism and promoting sex, homosexuality, & normalizing transgender to children is mental/emotional child abuse.”
Listen to this child. 💔
Every single person needs to hear her.
BAN Critical Race Theory & STOP sexualizing children NOW with tax payer funded education.
Teaching racism and promoting sex, homosexuality, & normalizing transgender to children is mental/emotional child abuse. https://t.co/eOUMa2ASIm
— Marjorie Taylor Greene 🇺🇸 (@mtgreenee) June 27, 2021
Hundreds of people responded on Twitter. Although some supported Greene’s views, many rubbished them, pointing out that if Critical Race Theory is being discussed anywhere, it’s in colleges, not schools. Others criticized Greene for using the girl’s speech to push her own political agenda.
Oh, hun.
This young girl, sadly, seems to have some emotional trauma, and I wonder if being exploited on social media is in her best interest?
Also, nobody is teaching CRT. 99% had never even heard the term 3 months ago, but somehow it was added to schools’ curriculum mid-year?
— Blowin’ Off Steam (@ItsGoodToVent) June 27, 2021
This girls story is tragic. But your exploitation of it is vile.
— Allen Altcoin (@AllenAltcoin) June 27, 2021
As a public school teacher I can assure you that her story is NOT in any way the norm. We strive to provide support to & uplift ALL of our students regardless of race, gender, sexuality, background, & to ensure that school is a safe space for students to learn & to be themselves.
— Rachel Wilder (@RachelTheWilder) June 27, 2021
Name one K-12 public school that teaches CRT. Just one.
— Sure, Qaren (@SureQaren) June 27, 2021
Literally every school has sex-ed , that’s where you learn about puberty, genitals, pregnancy, STDs and much more. Hell they even teach you about the dangers of sleeping with multiple people and not cheating on your husband.
Maybe you should’ve listened about not cheating
— MJames (@mikeljames21) June 27, 2021
Critical race theory (CRT) has been talked about for the last 40 years in academic circles but has only more recently entered mainstream debate. It explores the idea that racism and patterns of discrimination in the US have shaped its society, legal systems and institutions.
In recent months, CRT has become an increasing lightning rod for some on the right of the GOP to attack anti-racism campaigners or those on the left.
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Many educators and advocates believe talking about sexuality in school, and teaching kids that it’s OK to be gay, will reduce anti-LGBTQ bullying and would support many LGBTQ youngsters struggling with mental health issues. LGBTQ youth are at a far greater risk of attempting suicide than their straight peers. They contemplate suicide roughly three times as often as straight youth.
As explained by The Trevor Project, “All young people deserve access to safe and supportive public education, free from harassment and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
“However, policies known as ‘No Promo Homo’ and ‘Don’t Say Gay’ laws ban educators from talking about LGBTQ people, issues and history entirely, or they only allow negative discussion. These laws keep supportive teachers from speaking out in the classroom, eliminating vital safe spaces for LGBTQ students.”
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Cam
Republicans want to erase the fact that we exist. That’s why the right wing troll account son here immediately post something negative whenever a celeb comes out.
Kangol2
MTG is a very unhinged woman. She barely does her job representing her Congressional district, and instead has become a bullhorn of right-wing claptrap and nonsense, a good deal of it homophobic and transphobic. She clearly has no clue about systemic racism or CRT, and vomits up the buzzwords she’s seen on the net or Fox News. It says everything about the contemporary GOP that instead of addressing the glaring problem that she represents, they give her free rein to spread her garbage online and in front of the cameras. It’s because she is who they have become. And that isn’t a modern American political party, it’s a conspiracy-laden, hate-filled, authoritarian-fascist cult.
jcool
she wants a reality show so badly, yet refuses live in reality. it’s all “look at me, look at me”
Vince
That girl she’s using obviously has got some serious mental issues going on and it has nothing to do with teachers talking about sex. I really hate them using her like that.
Almost as much as I hate that screechy voiced nazi c*nt Greene.
Roy Moss
MTG is a disgusting human being motivated by nothing more than hate and greed. But then again, that describes all conservatives.
Prax07
MTG is clearly, as she’s shown ample evidence daily, mentally ill and mentally stunted. How she’s not locked up in a padded cell…
Fahd
MT Greene is highly motivated to find the buzzwords and wedge issues that will frighten an electorate that is anxious about change into coming out and voting for her and her kind – the truth, who they hurt, the hatred they teach, etc. they consider all of that is justified as long as they acquire political power. It’s a classic case of the end justifying the means. Her (Their) end, however, is quite dangerous, because it means erosion of civil rights (repression) and eradication of the opposition with a thugish, uneducated elite in charge. I say, don’t forget to register to vote!
lykeitiz
Why has the media elevated that thing MTG up to star status? Why did they give Trump unprecedented coverage in 2016, basically handing him the presidency? There are many things that if you simply ignore, they will go away. MTG has already been stripped of her committee assignments because she lacks the mental ability to fairly serve. She literally just has an office and a bullhorn.
GayEGO
Marjorie Taylor Greene is deranged, she does not know what she is talking about, like Trump!
Heywood Jablowme
Children should never have to hear about MTG… except at Halloween!
Donald Dork
Who cares?
rickywintour
You do obviously troll.
JromeGervais09
Allowing her to keep her tongue intact is an abuse to not only children but to our society at large. She is a criminal.
stafcoyote
Ms. Greene is a traitress. As such, she has no protection under the Speech and Debate Clause of Article I of the Constitution, which, by its own terms, excludes “Treason, Felony, or Breach of the Peace.” Let her be indicted for Treason, Sedition, and any other crimes that describe her conduct, tried for those crimes and expelled from the House of Representatives posthaste.