Media & ArtsKids’ TQ+ Book Review: Too Bright to See

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[–]Femaleisnthateful 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Honestly, if these people are so comfortable with their gender identity, why do they need to invest so much time convincing others? I used to roll by eyes when conservatives back in the day would talk about The Gays trying to 'convert' kids, or whatever, but back then the discussion about homosexuality was limited to the acknowledgement that homosexuality existed and that some adults were gay. No one was trying to claim that toddlers were gay.

These people are literally trying to push this belief system on young kids.

[–]julesburm1891[S] 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

What I found extremely concerning about the book is that the entire story is set up as Bug feeling awkward because doesn’t fit in with a girly girl friend, is shy, is a little lonely, isn’t interested in boys, and doesn’t yet know how to navigate the world. (You know, normal symptoms of being eleven.) At the end, Bug announces she’s a transboy, there is a literally a line about all of her anxiety going away because she’s transitioning. (I listened to it on audio, so I unfortunately can’t give a page number.) Positing normal adolescent feelings as problems that need to be fixed with a social and medical decision no eleven-year-old can fully comprehend is beyond irresponsible. It’s downright dangerous.

[–]Femaleisnthateful 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The more I read about gender ideology and how it's marketed to kids like this (and especially on Reddit) the more sure I am that I would have jumped in to this headfirst as a kid.