i worked in a library for a long while so ive like. ive seen some of this behavior in person and how its used to attack media used to make kids feel seen and heard. and like. it stops being about protecting children when it actively harms children, all because the idea of your kid reading "the gays" makes you uncomfortable (royal you, not actual you). it makes me really angry really quickly LOL, especially in the context of literature and art.

anyways all of this to say i hope things settle down soon. i think it will, but it is so annoying and tedious to see in the meantime. can we be adults about this, like. can we be so for real. can we put our thinking caps on for 10 seconds and realise that this logic is a slippery slope that leads to real harassment and attacking of marginalized groups and actually serves no purpose in protecting those it claims to protect? thanks