(PM.) Chelsea Clinton took to Twitter to complain that conservatives are asking schools and libraries not to shelve books containing pornography and pornographic themes in children’s sections.
In Clinton’s view, these books with pornographic content are simply part of the emerging canon of books with “with LGBTQ+ characters & themes.”
Bans of books like Gender Queer, by trans-identified female author Maia Kobabe, Clinton said, are dangerous for kids who won’t be able to see themselves reflected in their pages.
Over 50% of the attempted book bans last year involved books with LGBTQ+ characters & themes. Books are a vital way that children, adolescents and adults learn about themselves and our world. Bans such as these are nothing but harmful: https://t.co/eblRSU7tZk
— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) April 27, 2023
In response to Clinton’s tweet, Babylon Bee CEO Seth Dillon posted photos of pages from Gender Queer, which is the graphically illustrated story of a young girl coming of age, realizing she’d rather be male and experience sex from a male perspective, and then engaging in oral sex with strap-on penises and other kinks.
Dillon also quote tweeted Clinton, saying “Chelsea Clinton has come out in favor of porn for kids.”
In response, Media Matters’ LGBTQ Program Director Ari Drennen, accused Dillon of masturbating to gay porn for kids. Dillon then shared some of the content of the Kobabe’s book with Drennen, who said “you just sent me an unsolicited drawing of a blowjob.”
Drennen admitted to Dillon, and to Twitter, that the very book she and Clinton were advocating be made available to children contained drawings of a “blowjob,” which Drennen herself appeared to find offensive.
“Porn is for DMs and children,” wrote Seth Dillon, summing up Drennen’s view.
“Porn is for DMs and children.” — Ari Drennan
— Seth Dillon (@SethDillon) May 1, 2023
Greg Price pointed out the obvious self-own, as did Libs of TikTok. Clinton had claimed that a book with graphic depictions of women engaging in oral sex with strap-on dildos was “vital” for children and adolescents.
Drennen had backed Clinton up, but when confronted with the images in the very book she advocated be made available to children, did not want to have to look upon it.
“Conservatives are banning books from school libraries!”
“No we’re not. We just want don’t want graphic porn in there. Like this one.”
“How dare you send me this unsolicited pic of a blow job readily available to a 14-year-old in their school.” pic.twitter.com/knpxkIzN6L
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) May 1, 2023
Libs of TikTok pointed out that Drennen accidentally admitted “that schools are giving kids porn.”
Ari Drennen, LGBTQ activist and program director for Media Matters, accidentally admits that schools are giving kids porn https://t.co/GlC9vnKeIg
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) May 1, 2023
Meanwhile, one of those books containing LGBTQ content that is most banned is Irreversible Damage by Abigail Schrier about the complications and problems that often arise from medical gender transition.
These complications arise from the use of puberty blockers, the surgical removal of a young girl’s healthy breasts, and the prescription of cross-sex hormones to teens who believe they are actually the opposite sex.
IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE is the book with the most requests that it be banned in Canada in the last 15 years, and libraries in the US refuse to carry it even when offered as a donation. Yet, it’s rarely included on “banned books” lists in the US media. Why is that? https://t.co/reTvS4M6dS
— Abigail Shrier (@AbigailShrier) May 1, 2023
