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ALL BOYS AREN’T BLUE: A MEMOIR MANIFESTO

Reading time: 0 minutes | 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?