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When confronted with basic questions on “60 Minutes,” the group appeared ill-prepared and stumped and alleged their critics were trying to “marginalize us.”

Since its founding in 2021, the conservative organization Moms for Liberty has billed itself as a champion for “parents’ rights,” pushing campaigns across the country to ban books and the use of pronouns in schools. Their crusade, as my colleague Kiera Butler has reported, often alleges that educators, specifically in public education, are out to “groom” and “indoctrinate” kids.

But what, exactly, does that mean? It doesn’t appear as though Moms for Liberty knows either.

In an interview with 60 Minutes host Scott Pelley that aired on Sunday night, the group’s two co-founders repeatedly struggled to explain their platform beyond empty talking points that have fueled the culture war in schools. They also failed to present facts to back up various claims.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Well, they certainly can define “woke”, but they probably know they can’t fully say the quiet part out loud.

To them, the existence of gay and trans people is “woke”. Teaching about inequality or systemic racism is “woke”. Heck, I’m sure women’s rights and related healthcare is also “woke” to them.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Well, they certainly can define “woke”, but they probably know they can’t fully say the quiet part out loud.

They apparently can't say any part out loud then because they give no solid consistent definition at all.

To them, the existence of gay and trans people is “woke”.

The crazy part is, while that's likely the answer for some of them, but I don't think it is for all of them. So until they can give a definition they can actually agree on, passing "anti-woke" laws or standing on an "anti-woke" agenda is specious because they can't even say what that is.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

But that vagueness is the entire point to ruffle the feathers of their base and to get them angry at something/anything.

This is just another boogeyman for the GOP leadership to distract their base from any real issues.

Heck, do you hear anything about CRT anymore? Like a school of fish, the entire talking point shifted to “woke” and anti-trans.