I I confess I'm a little confused and I
appreciate the argument that that we've
or discussion that we've been having but
for me it's a little too conceptual or I
don't know metaphysical or the
theological or whatever you want to call
it I want to try to understand what
you're asking us to
do let's
take two books that have been much
discussed um
the first one is
called all boys aren't
blue and I will quote from
it I put some lube on and got him on his
knees and I began to slide into him from
behind I pulled out of him and kissed
him while he
masturbated he asked me to turn over
while he slipped a condom on him
himself this was my ass and I was
struggling to imagine someone inside
me he got on top and slowly inserted
himself into me it was the worst pain I
think I have ever felt in my life
eventually I felt a mix of pleasure with
the pain close quote all boys aren't
blue the second is a another much
discussed book um I'm sure you're
familiar with it it's called gender
queer okay let me read an excerpt from
that
quote I got a new strap strap on harness
today I can't wait to put it on you it
will fit my favorite dildo perfectly
you're going to look so hot I can't wait
to have your in my
mouth I'm going to give you the
of your life then I want you inside of
me end
quote
now Mr
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secretary what are you asking us to
do are you
suggesting that only
Librarians should decide whether the two
books
that I just referenced should be
available to
kids is that what you're saying no okay
tell me what you're saying well first of
all there's this don't give me a speech
tell me what you're asking me to do with
all due respect Senator and the words
you spoke are disturbing especially
coming out of your mouth is very
disturbing but I would I would also tell
you that we're not advocating for kids
to rep rep to Senator Booker's Point
what are you advocating for we are
advocating
for parents random parents not to have
the ability under the guise of keeping
kids safe to try and challenge the world
view of every single manner on these
issues you're getting conceptual game
I'm not getting concep yes you are yes
you are because you you I want to know
what you're recommending it sounds to me
like what some of you are saying the
Librarians should decide who gets to see
that book I'm saying when you make when
individual parents are allowed to make a
decision of what where that line is and
To Kill a Mocking Bird which involves a
rape scene should that book be pulled
from our libraries I think it becomes a
slippery I think you ought to think
about it a little bit more before you
come here if you're going to propose
something you ought to be able in 30
seconds to be able to explain what
you're asking us to do Miss Kelly what
do you understand well let me skip you
for a second
Mr um m
Cameron tell me what you're you're
proposing it's pronounced mix um mix is
that how you how would you like me to
refer to you Senator your definition of
sexual is synonymous with lgbtq identity
Library I'm not asking you that I'm
asking you to tell me you read those two
excerpts gend do you think that are you
asking that only Librarians and not
parents have any say in whether miners
can read those books is that what you're
saying gender queer has never been in my
school library so it's never been banned
well suppose it was should it be up just
to the librarian or should parents have
a say there should be facilitation of
collaboration between students parents
have a say parents should be working
with students and Educators to be making
decisions because students are and who
decides ultimately the librarian or do
you take a vote or who takes the
vote book review committees in the
community in my school district you want
a committee to decide there are
committees okay well I'm asking
you how do we decide whether the two
books that I just referenced should be
available in the library what what would
you if you were if you were running
things what would you do all boys aren't
blue the scene you mentioned is about
sexual abuse I know what it's about what
would you do in terms of making the
books available would you say anybody
can see them or they have to be in a
special session students who do not read
books like all boys aren't blue cannot
learn what is understand they canot
learn understand but none of you want to
answer my question you come here and you
say censorship is bad and of course it's
bad but the obvious response is okay you
heard the books we're talking about okay
we're not talking about catcher in the
R so tell me what you want who gets to
decide and all I've heard is the
Librarians and parents have nothing to
do with it and if that's your response
what planet did you just parachute in
from parents Senator or what country
more appropriately this is not China
parents Senator all due respect parents
absolutely have a say my parents were
immigrants came to this country we never
checked out books without our parents
seeing what what books we were reading
they encourage us to read Mr secretary I
understand this is good for your
politics back home it's got nothing to
do politic of course does has everything
to do with your politics but you came
here with a problem and I'm trying to
understand the solution and you don't
have one we solve the
solution other than to tell us that we
don't agree with you you're on the wrong
we'll be on the wrong side of History we
solved the problem in Illinois we fixed
it because we uh well there are others
you could work on well why I'm thank you
chair to help other states make these
decisions