A Michigan state senator's forceful response to a partisan 'grooming' attack has resurfaced on the web as she launches a run for the U.S. Senate next year.
In the 2022 incident, Republican Sen. Lana Theis accused Democrat Mallory McMorrow of wanting to “groom” and “sexualize” kindergartners and teach “that 8-year-olds are responsible for slavery.”
McMorrow's response (in the NBC story linked below) went viral:
“I am a straight, white, Christian, married, suburban mom” who wants “every kid to feel seen, heard and supported — not marginalized and targeted because they are not straight, white and Christian,” she said.
McMorrow later said of her remarks and the attack that prompted them: "Hate wins when people like me stand by and let it happen. I won't"
McMorrow announced last month that she will run for the open Senate seat in Michigan next year, a race that could help decide control of the Senate.
More from McMorrow's speech:
"So who am I? I am a straight white Christian, married suburban mom who knows that the very notion that learning about slavery or redlining or systemic racism somehow means that children are being taught to feel bad or hate themselves because they are white is absolute nonsense.
"No child alive today is responsible for slavery. No one in this room is responsible for slavery, but each and every single one of us bears responsibility for writing the next chapter of history, each and every single one of us decides what happens next and how we respond to history and the world around us. We are not responsible for the past.
"We also cannot change the past. We can't pretend that it didn't happen or deny people their very right to exist.
"I am a straight white Christian married suburban mom. I want my daughter to know that she is loved, supported, and seen for whoever she becomes. I want her to be curious, and empathetic, and kind. People who are different are not the reason that our roads are in bad shape after decades of disinvestment or that health care costs are too high or that teachers are leaving the profession.
"I want every child in this state to feel seen, heard, and supported, not marginalized and targeted because they are not straight, white, and Christian. We cannot let hateful people tell you otherwise to scapegoat and deflect from the fact that they are not doing anything to fix the real issues that impact people's lives. And I know that hate will only win if people like me stand by and let it happen.
"So I want to be very clear right now. Call me whatever you want. I hope you brought in a few dollars. I hope it made you sleep good last night. I know who I am. I know what faith and service means and what it calls for in this moment.
"We will not let hate win."
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/michigan-lawmakers-forceful-speech-rebuts-grooming-attack-rcna25365
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