For a guy who doesn’t seem like he reads much, Sen. Ted Cruz sure does incorporate books into his political dealings a lot. Remember when the Republican senator from Texas used Dr. Seuss’ Green Eggs and Ham as a fundraising ploy? Well, now he’s slandering another children’s book – this time a tome called Antiracist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi.
It all went down during the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson last week. Because Jackson is on the board of directors at Georgetown Day School in Washington, D.C., Cruz felt it was appropriate to interrogate her about a slew of books in the curriculum, including the aforementioned children’s book as well as Kendi’s guide How To Be an Antiracist and Alex S. Vitale’s The End of Policing.
Cruz alleged that the books promoted “critical race theory,” a conservative dog whistle term meaning media that calls out racism.
This Twitter user captured the vibe perfectly:
holy fucking shit, Ted Cruz is a racist baby
— Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) March 24, 2022
The irony is that in trying to hold up these books as examples of what not to read, Cruz actually bolstered the sales of all of them. Following his name-dropping at the hearing, both of Kendi’s books skyrocketed to bestseller status on Amazon, with Antiracist Baby ranking third among all books on the site. Vitale’s book received a similar boost, hitting No. 1 in the Government Social Policy and Law Enforcement categories.
Ted, if you had bothered to read any books in your lifetime, you’d know that this is what we call “poetic justice.”
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