Libs of TikTok creator set to advise on book bans in Oklahoma's public school libraries
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Oklahoma state superintendent Ryan Walters has appointed one of social media's most extreme far-right activists to a committee that advises which books should be allowed in public school libraries.
Chaya Raichik – of Libs of TikTok infamy – will be part of the state education department's Library Media Advisory Committee, which is tasked with trawling public school libraries for books that contain "pornographic or sexualized content" and banning them, according to The Oklahoman.
Walters proudly made the announcement on X, saying that "no one has done more to expose what the radical left is all about than" Raichik.
"Her's [sic] is a powerful voice to protect Oklahoma kids from porn in schools and woke indoctrination," he added.
A former real estate agent, Raichik made her name railing against LGBTQ+ people and anything to the left of the Proud Boys, the white supremacist group that has regularly targeted drag shows or other events highlighted by the Libs of TikTok social media accounts.
Publicizing information about individuals, events, or institutions – often alongside misleading or outright false claims – has been Raichik's modus operandi since 2021, a tactic that has led to her victims receiving death threats and even being attacked.
Transgender youth in particular have suffered some of the worst consequences of her campaign, with health clinics and support groups in multiple states dealing with horrific harassment.
That Walters should choose to bring someone like Raichic into the fold of Oklahoma's education system comes as no surprise.
He has previously approved PragerU content for use in schools, despite the rightwing non-profit's lack of any academic accreditation, and once suggested Oklahoma's infamous Tulsa Race Massacre wasn't about race.
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