WOKE WATCH: VIRGINIA.... AGAIN... "THEY/THEM" PRONOUNS DR. ALLYN WALKER PLACED ON LEAVE AMID UPROAR OVER "MINOR ATTRACTED PERSONS" & DIVERSITY/EQUITY ISSUES, PARENTS NOT ALLOWED TO OPT OUT CHILDREN FROM TRANS, GENDER IDEOLOGY, BOOK DISCUSSION IN SCHOOL, PLUS ASSORTED WOKE WATCH ISSUES

Assorted articles; as always, do your own due diligence. This post is closed to all comments.  Comments and questions must be refererred to the media source(s) cited.

WASHINGTON POST: ODU professor placed on leave amid uproar over research into ‘minor-attracted persons’; Online and on campus, many objected to language they said destigmatizes child sexual abuse.The public university was facing a firestorm over Professor Allyn Walker’s use of the term “minor-attracted people” and whether that language and approach destigmatizes sex offenders. Students protested on the Norfolk campus Tuesday, outrage spread on social media and an online petition to remove Walker had garnered thousands of signatures within days.  MORE AT https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/11/17/old-dominion-professor-allyn-walker/

NY POST: Prof placed on leave after saying sexual attraction to kids not always immoral lhttps://nypost.com/2021/11/17/prof-placed-on-leave-after-saying-sexual-attraction-to-kids-not-always-immoral/

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BREITBART: Transgender: Connecticut Parents Report Kindergartners Taught Gender Ideology Without Opt-Out; Young children in kindergarten are being taught about transgender ideology without an opt-out, say concerned parents in West Hartford, Connecticut. Parents of West Hartford Public Schools (WHPS) informed Parents Defending Education (PDE) the kindergarten reading list in the school district includes Introducing Teddy, MORE AT https://www.breitbart.com/education/2021/11/18/transgender-connecticut-parents-report-kindergartners-taught-gender-ideology-without-opt-out/

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MORE WOKE WATCH:

SALVATION ARMY BACKPEDALS  https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/11/woke-salvation-army-backpedals.html

WEST SIDE STORY, WOKE VERSION, FLOPS https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/12/steven-spielbegs-woke-west-side-story.html

AND IN CASE YOU MISSED IT, MATH IS RACIST  https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/06/more-from-math-is-now-racist-chroicles.html

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MORE FROM THE GET WOKE, GO BROKE FILES, BAFTA/WAFTA, UN-WATCHABLE, VIEWERS BLAST THE CEREMONY...MORE HERE

UPDATED LINK FROM A READER:  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9660783/Nearly-half-BAFTAs-given-BAME-stars-year.html?ito=push-notification&ci=222215&si=29548594&ai=9660783

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MORE RECENT "WOKE" IN THE NEWS:

--DISNEY SCRAPS WOKE TRAINING; SEE MORE HERE

--ROGER DALTREY, THE WHO,"WOKE GENERATION" IS CREATING A "MISERABLE WORLD; READ AND SEE MORE FROM YAHOO NEWS AT https://news.yahoo.com/roger-daltrey-pop-woke-generation-141459417.html

--Courtesy of Croton's TOM FARANDA'S FOLLY--click below...this was pretty funny--kind of--indeed (Not BB) - Coming to theaters - "Woke" James Bond

--On a more serious note--from the GET WOKE, GO BROKE files, just a small sampling of the latest:

THINGS GO BETTER WITH COKE...NOT...WOKE-COCA-COLA GOES FLAT, PAUSES AGGRESSIVE DIVERSITY PLAN AFTER CHIEF LAWYER RESIGNS

WOKE 3 HOUR 2021 ACADEMY AWARDS, VIEWERSHIP PLUNGES  https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/04/woke-three-hour-long-oscar-viewership.html

CHARLIE'S ANGELS GOT WOKE AND...click here

LEGO GOES WOKE  https://sanangelolive.com/news/national/2021-05-20/lego-goes-woke-releases-lgbtqia-set

BATWOMAN, THE TERMINATOR, GOT WOKE AND...click here.

AND FROM ONE OF OUR FAVES:  'Mr. Bean' actor Rowan Atkinson compares cancel culture to 'medieval mob looking for someone to burn'...said cancel culture was eroding freedom of speech and made him fearful for the future. MORE AT https://www.insider.com/mr-bean-rowan-atkinson-compares-cancel-culture-to-medieval-mob-2021-1