Current Events > AOC says story of Rosa Parks is too woke for GOP

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https://www.businessinsider.com/aoc-rosa-parks-too-woke-gop-book-ban-race-textbook-2023-3

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the story of civil rights icon Rosa Parks was "too woke" for the Republican party during an impassioned speech from the House floor on Thursday.
The New York Democrat was speaking out against the Parents Bill of Rights Act, which House Republicans are expected to pass on Friday. The education oversight bill seeks to give parents more of a say in education, and would require public schools to make materials like curriculum and library books available online, as well as the school budget.
"But before they claim that this is not about banning books and not about harming the LGBT community, let's just look at the impacts of similar Republican legislation that has already passed on the state level. Look at these books that have already been banned due to Republican measures," Ocasio-Cortez said before holding up several books.
"'The Life of Rosa Parks' this apparently is too woke by the Republican Party," she said, referencing a book by Kathleen Connors.
The book, which tells the story of Parks, a Black woman who refused to give up her seat to a white person, was among 176 titles banned in Florida's Duval County, according to the nonprofit PEN America. The Duval County Public Schools district at the time said the books on the list had not been banned but were under review.
In another incident, a textbook publisher used in Florida schools removed references to Parks's race in a draft lesson plan in an effort to comply with the state's Stop WOKE Act, legislation pushed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that limits instruction related to race and gender in schools. The Florida Department of Education later said the publisher was wrong to remove mention of Parks's race.

History is too woke for the GOP. That's why they want to erase it

When textbooks literally go from replacing the sentence:

"Rosa Parks was arrested when when she refused to move her seat when asked to do so because she was black."

to

"Rosa Parks was arrested when when she refused to move her seat when asked to do so because of the color of her skin."

to simply...

"Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to move her seat when asked to do so."

The GOP is no longer allowed to make the argument that they aren't literally trying to whitewash history.

bigblu89 posted...

"Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to move her seat when asked to do so."

Some of us would question why even that would need force-of-law.

Questionmarktarius posted...

Some of us would question why even that would need force-of-law.

And then the teacher would be put in jail of they gave the correct answer

Hidden by the "because racism" part is what happened after.
When pretty much everyone just plain boycotted the bus, Montgomery did everything just short of banning walking, to prop up the bus line.

Then, "because racism" doubled the fuck down when the bus had to integrate to survive.

Questionmarktarius posted...

Some of us would question why even that would need force-of-law.

We cant tell you

bigblu89 posted...

The GOP is no longer allowed to make the argument that they aren't literally trying to whitewash history.

Excuse me! I think according to the law it's wash history.

ChocoboMog123 posted...

Excuse me! I think according to the law it's wash history.

No you can actually mention white or European history as much as you want. Anything outside of that is illegal.