Well…apparently that isn’t true in the United States…not even if you’re referring to children who are United States citizens. Currently, I am attending a Leisure Travel Van rally by the Icicle River in Leavenworth, Washington. There is a perfectly lovely man and his wife who are always super helpful. The man took a lot of time looking up items and helping me figure out a way to hook my propane grill directly to the propane line attached to the RV. But, here’s the thing…he is a devout member of the MAGA cult. He knows we’re lesbians and they love us. The even seek us out to hang with. I knew he was conservative, but I had no idea he was that invested in Trump. At least he had enough awareness to state that he didn’t bring his MAGA cap, fearing he’d be tarred and feathered. I asked him if he still supports Trump after the Tariff fiasco, and without taking a breath, he said he’s working on it and successfully got a deal with the UK. I, of course, corrected him and said, “No, he didn’t.” After spouting a few facts, I got crickets. Then, some other friends decided we should not go down this road and stopped any conversation about politics at dinner. What I really wanted to ask is how he can possibly support a teacher being told she has to take down a sign in her classroom that says, “Everyone is welcome here.”
For those of you who haven’t been following the story. A middle school teacher had the tits to stand up to the Idaho School District after being told to take down two posters declaring everyone was welcome in her classroom and also important, accepted, respected, encouraged, valued and equal. Now what the f$%k could possibly be wrong with that? Apparently, the poster violates Policy 401.20, which states, “content-neutral and conducive to a positive learning environment.” At first, she took down the poster, but after reflecting on this, she decided she did not agree with the reason for taking it down, because, duh, how were the posters not conducive to a positive learning environment? After meeting with the district and submitting a letter explaining why she believed her posters did not violate the policy, the district maintained its stance and gave her until the end of the school year to remove the posters. She is refusing to do so and will lose her job if she does not comply. She’s willing to lose her job because the message is too important. Good for her. What is fascinating about this is that it seems a poster simply stating ‘everyone is welcome here’ without the hands representing various skin tones would have been acceptable. How is this not racist?
When will more of us stand up? A few years back, I was warned not to be too political because it might offend people and subsequently cause me to lose sales. Why couldn’t I just write nice, fluffy, contemporary romances? Those are the books that sell. Well, I promptly ignored that for a while and continued with my thriller series generously littered with political messages. Like the teacher, I backed down a smidgeon and did write two lovely contemporary romances, but not because I cared about those who will not buy my books because of my clear politics, I simply wanted to shake things up a bit and demonstrate that I was capable of writing those fluffy, cozy books that sometimes we all crave to escape from reality. Of course, I am now back to writing a book with a definite political subtext. The current working title is A Moment in Time. If you need an escape, you can’t get any warmer and fuzzier than with my latest release that goes live tomorrow…The Kitten Trap. I get it, sometimes we need to crawl into a cozy corner and read something fun and light.
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We’ve got a season spot for our camper this year at a campground deep in our red rural county. It’s owned by a 1960’s hippie throwback that lives next door to the property and spends time around the site for hours every day sporting his tie dye shirts and headbands. He and his staff have been very welcoming to us and our kids. Many of the other campers – same, especially the ones with kids. Many are fairly local – just wanted a cool place to park their campers for the summer – and many of them are also definitely MAGA. We walk a fine line there between not hiding at all who we are, but not picking political fights either. Campers for the most part are a kind and helpful group. They just want to relax and chill away from it all no matter their political opinions.
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I have a hard time not saying anything and not challenging folks on the misinformation…
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