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Jeremy Parker @astutepanther.bsky.social

OBSESSED with vitiligo

The Xeet that preceded the Bad Medical Take: “Liz Wolfe @LizWolfeReason: Every time I try to take my kid to storytime in Brooklyn it's always THIS TYPE OF BOOK. Can't we just read classics like Where the Wild Things Are (a great book about monsters and the importance of obeying yr mother) or Go Dog Go (about traffic laws and treetop parties)?” and the cover of the book, “Bodies Are Cool” by Tyler Feder featuring illustrations of several swimsuited people of different races, some fat, some skinny, some hairy, and one with vitiligo
jul 17, 2025, 1:43 pm • 38 1

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MicroBlogganism @cellsareneat.bsky.social

Can't believe story time in Brooklyn is breaking into Liz' house and preventing her from reading Go Dog Go to her kid /s

jul 17, 2025, 1:56 pm • 32 0 • view
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Thomas Banacek @thomasbanacek.bsky.social

WTH!? You want her to read to her kid! Why you doing that to this poor child?!?

jul 17, 2025, 2:00 pm • 7 0 • view
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Cheeseburger Paradox @greenestblood.bsky.social

Jokes on you she can’t read

jul 17, 2025, 2:39 pm • 5 0 • view
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Jeremy Parker @astutepanther.bsky.social

She couldn't be bothered to scroll down to see what else this place was offering for upcoming Storytime sessions, that's for sure

The July 16 offerings for the aforementioned Brooklyn Storytime Series: ‘The Big Orange Splot’, by Daniel Pinkwater The Big Orange Splot is a children's picture book by Daniel Manus Pinkwater. It tells the story of Mr. Plumbean, who lives on an orderly but mundane street where all the houses look the same. One day, a seagull drops a can of bright orange paint on Mr. Plumbean's house, leaving a big orange splot on the house. Instead of immediately cleaning it off, Mr. Plumbean decides to leave it there, which leads to unexpected consequences ‘Bodies are Cool’, by Tyler Feder This cheerful picture book is an exuberant read-aloud celebration of all the different human bodies that exist in the world. With its joyful illustrations and encouraging refrain, it will instill body acceptance and confidence in young readers. The August 6 offerings for the aforementioned Brooklyn Storytime Series: ‘Where the Wild Things Are’, by Maurice Sendak Max is frustrated and angry when his mother sends him to bed, but he escapes into his imagination where he can expend his energy having a “rumpus” with the Wild Things. There, he observes reality from an outside perspective and decides to return to The August 13 offerings for the aforementioned Brooklyn Storytime Series: ‘Madeline’, Ludwig Bemelmans Madeline is a timeless children's classic by Ludwig Bemelmans. It follows the adventures of a fearless little girl in a boarding school in Paris. 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar’, by Eric Carle The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a picture book about a small caterpillar who emerges from an egg and begins eating everything in sight. After six days of eating fruits, sweets, and “junk” food, he gets a stomach ache. On the seventh day, the caterpillar eats a “nice leaf” and feels much better. The book follows the caterpillar's journey as he eats his way through the pages and the days of the week The August 27 offerings for the aforementioned Brooklyn Storytime Series: ‘The Gruffalo’, by Julia Donaldson The Gruffalo is a British children's picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. It tells the story of a mouse taking a walk in the woods and deceiving different predators, including the Gruffalo. The mouse encounters dangerous animals (a fox, an owl, and a snake) and uses cunning to evade them. The story also features an imaginary monster, the Gruffalo, who turns out to be real. ‘Blueberries for Sal’, by Robert McKloskey Blueberries for Sal is a classic children's picture book written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey in 1948. The story is set in Maine and follows the adventures of a young girl named Sal and a bear cub named Little Bear as they both go blueberry picking with their respective mothers before winter.
jul 17, 2025, 3:09 pm • 22 0 • view
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Cheeseburger Paradox @greenestblood.bsky.social

Why do that when you can complain online?

jul 17, 2025, 3:11 pm • 5 0 • view
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Usdi Crittenden @lilusdi.bsky.social

Oh, these are some fantastic classics!!! A WTWTA and Stellaluna double feature is so good!!!

jul 19, 2025, 11:21 pm • 3 0 • view
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sunnyjim.bsky.social @sunnyjim.bsky.social

I dont think she has read to the last page of Go dog Go where there are all kinds of dogs and they are all accepted and partying together, even vitiligo dogs

jul 17, 2025, 3:12 pm • 6 0 • view
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Greetings, Professor Falken 💗💜💙 @blackeyed-susie.bsky.social

I mean, they should have called it “bodies are ridiculous”, but other than that…

jul 17, 2025, 5:58 pm • 1 0 • view
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Neospector @neospector.bsky.social

I think we might be expecting a bit much from someone who apparently thinks "Go, Dog, Go!" is about traffic laws.

jul 17, 2025, 4:34 pm • 5 0 • view
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Thomas Banacek @thomasbanacek.bsky.social

There’s that communist Liz again, wanting society to read books to masses. What next? Food collectives?

jul 17, 2025, 2:04 pm • 1 0 • view
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Tim @teejaykay.bsky.social

A great book (as are the other two). Also if she thinks WTWTA is about “the importance of obeying your mother” she has hilariously misunderstood

jul 17, 2025, 2:05 pm • 14 0 • view
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aspen 🔞⚧️ @m0thdu5t.bsky.social

What's funny is that you can actually get a book and read it to your child yourself!

jul 24, 2025, 9:53 pm • 0 0 • view
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ArvuReBantra @arvurebantra.bsky.social

I was actually wondering about the context of the first image. Thank you for this because I was very confused as to where that outburst came from because I've literally never seen any woke person mention vitiligo

jul 17, 2025, 8:57 pm • 2 0 • view