ALL BOYS AREN’T BLUE: A MEMOIR MANIFESTO
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By: PEOPLES FIGHT |
Nov 19, 2021
All Boys Aren’t Blue by Geroge M. Johnson is supposed to be a childrens book about the life of a Black
LGBTQ+ member. It pretends to send a powerful message of bravery and courage. Unfortunately, the book is inappropriate for
elementary and young readers because it consists of explicitly matured content and sexually motivated graphics.
All Boy Aren’t Blue
is a collection of personal essays about Johnson’s memories as a child. It started when he
was still five years old and was called the "N Word" and got his teeth kicked in by bullies for being a black. As a child, Johnson knew he was different from the others, not just by the color of his skin but
also by gender. He knew he was queer, and
his family was compassionate and made him feel loved and
accepted.
Throughout the book Johnson
shares his experiences in school. He narrates his first exciting same-sex
crush and how he comes out as part of the LGBTQ+. Meanwhile, as he savored the
feeling of anticipation about his attraction to someone special, he experienced
sexual abuse by his male cousin.
Johnson was hopeful that it was
safe to come out as queer, but he felt defenseless so he joined an all-black fraternity where he found his safety and
sense of belongingness. He eventually started to come out to his brothers in
the fraternity.
Some school boards claim All Boys Aren’t Blue is
a truthful and thought-provoking book helpful for students to realize the
issues about gender, sexuality, and race. They will lie to parents and say it captivates the unheard voices
of the LGBTQ+ society and that the book is an act of bravery and a strong voice
for queer and black teens. They will say things like, "the book
teaches a valuable lesson of acceptance and love for the difference between people".
However, the truth is that the book is sexually explicit for its intended
readers- the elementary students.
All Boys Aren’t Blue is about pornography. One of
the most disturbing contents of the book is the instruction for anal sex.
Dear parents, is this the type of book
you wish to read by your children?
Can you believe
that!?!
Content with anal sex is proposed to be read by as young as elementary students. The book’s goal is to corrupt the innocence of our young children.
What is really going on?
All Boys Aren’t Blue is
detrimental to our children. It teaches pornography to our unsuspecting and
vulnerable children. If we want to teach our children love and respect, there
are better ways to introduce and teach them with children-friendly content. Suppose
we want to teach our children acceptance of the gender difference; in that case,
there is a fitting age for them to realize its complexity better.
Why do we need to instill this kind of topic in our childrens education?
What does the system want our
children to learn?
You see, there are
many things that our children should learn. Aside from sensualizing and
corrupting their young minds, why don’t we instill the value of love and
compassion?
Now, as parents, can we stay silent on this matter?