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New book my toddler recieced for Christmas, transgender subliminal messaging

Posted on 12/27/16 at 8:09 pm
Posted by gsvar2004
Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 12/27/16 at 8:09 pm
So my toddler recieced this new book for Christmas "Red" by Michael Hall. This book is about a blue crayon in a red wrapper who is constantly called red because of his wrapper color, even though he/she knows they are blue. Subliminal messaging to young kids. The reviews on Amazon are sickening too. Anyone else let their kid read this type of crap? I told my wife no way we read it to my little girl

Link to Reviews

Synopsis
"A blue crayon mistakenly labeled as "red" suffers an identity crisis in this picture book by the New York Times–bestselling creator of My Heart Is Like a Zoo and It's an Orange Aardvark! Funny, insightful, and colorful, Red: A Crayon's Story, by Michael Hall, is about being true to your inner self and following your own path despite obstacles that may come your way. Red will appeal to fans of Lois Ehlert, Eric Carle, and The Day the Crayons Quit, and makes a great gift for readers of any age!

Red has a bright red label, but he is, in fact, blue. His teacher tries to help him be red (let's draw strawberries!), his mother tries to help him be red by sending him out on a playdate with a yellow classmate (go draw a nice orange!), and the scissors try to help him be red by snipping his label so that he has room to breathe. But Red is miserable. He just can't be red, no matter how hard he tries! Finally, a brand-new friend offers a brand-new perspective, and Red discovers what readers have known all along. He's blue! This funny, heartwarming, colorful picture book about finding the courage to be true to your inner self can be read on multiple levels, and it offers something for everyone."


This post was edited on 12/27/16 at 8:17 pm
Posted by tigerbait2010
PNW
Member since May 2006
32731 posts
Posted on 12/27/16 at 8:12 pm to
did the red crayon mutilate its tip?
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 12/27/16 at 8:14 pm to
I doubt your kid will pick up on the whole transgender thing.
Posted by iAmBatman
The Batcave
Member since Mar 2011
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Posted on 12/27/16 at 8:15 pm to
Based on your post, I'm actually surprised you can actually read that book.
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
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Posted on 12/27/16 at 8:15 pm to
I prefer the sequel, Red Has Two Mommies
Posted by notiger1997
Metairie
Member since May 2009
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Posted on 12/27/16 at 8:16 pm to
LOL
Posted by TidenUP
Coden, AL
Member since Apr 2011
14654 posts
Posted on 12/27/16 at 8:17 pm to
What sick individual gave a book like that to a small child?
Posted by PrivatePublic
Member since Nov 2012
17848 posts
Posted on 12/27/16 at 8:18 pm to
The human equivalent here is a man with a woman's skin. I'm not sure what that is but I don't think it's transgender.
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
42696 posts
Posted on 12/27/16 at 8:18 pm to
I only read my kid Little Black Sambo.
Posted by USMCTiger03
Member since Sep 2007
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Posted on 12/27/16 at 8:19 pm to
Sick motherfrickers.
Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
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Posted on 12/27/16 at 8:22 pm to
It's not a coincidence the crayon is labeled red (Republican) and everyone tries to make him stay that way but it's really blue in its "true, natural and perfect state" (Democrat).
This post was edited on 12/27/16 at 8:26 pm
Posted by Corch Urban Myers
Columbus, OH
Member since Jul 2009
5993 posts
Posted on 12/27/16 at 8:24 pm to
I found LucasP's review

quote:

It was so close to being a really good book that could have been used in a class, but it missed the mark. When the crayon found out it was blue, the gender pronoun should have changed from he to she. That makes the difference between what this book is and could have been


Posted by Huey Lewis
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Posted on 12/27/16 at 8:24 pm to
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This post was edited on 9/26/20 at 11:38 pm
Posted by Salmon
I helped draft the email
Member since Feb 2008
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Posted on 12/27/16 at 8:25 pm to
Or...or...it could just be the simple "it's what on the inside that counts" lesson

But please, carry on with your outrage
Posted by beantown
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Posted on 12/27/16 at 8:25 pm to
Posted by gsvar2004
Member since Nov 2007
8729 posts
Posted on 12/27/16 at 8:25 pm to
Iswydt
This post was edited on 12/27/16 at 8:26 pm
Posted by Salmon
I helped draft the email
Member since Feb 2008
85354 posts
Posted on 12/27/16 at 8:26 pm to
I read it.

Posted by Jibbajabba
Louisiana
Member since May 2011
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Posted on 12/27/16 at 8:27 pm to
quote:

Or...or...it could just be the simple "it's what on the inside that counts" lesson


Exactly. That is a very valuable lesson to any child for any number of valid reasons. OP is the bigot reading too much into it.
Posted by Salmon
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Member since Feb 2008
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Posted on 12/27/16 at 8:29 pm to
OP also won't let his kid watch Frozen because Elsa is gay
Posted by RaginCajunz
Member since Mar 2009
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Posted on 12/27/16 at 8:29 pm to
You should see the popup book with the two scissors
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I prefer the sequel, Red Has Two Mommies
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