Libs of TikTok: Exposing Trans Ideology & Grooming in Schools
Added: Jul 22, 2024
Libs of TikTok started her account during the COVID-19 pandemic when she was out of work and stuck at home. She began paying more attention to politics and discovered TikTok, which was relatively new at the time. Initially, she shared funny COVID-related content on Twitter, such as videos of people worshipping Doctor Fauci or toddlers getting kicked off planes. Her account exploded in popularity after getting a shoutout from Joe Rogan early on.
As she spent more time on TikTok, Libs of TikTok started noticing other types of concerning content, particularly related to gender ideology and activism in schools. She felt compelled to share these videos to raise awareness. The account evolved from a hobby into a platform for exposing what she saw as problematic trends, especially in education. Many parents connected with the content as it validated concerns they had about what was being taught in schools.
Controversial Content and Pushback
Libs of TikTok's account became highly controversial for reposting content that others had willingly shared publicly. She believes the extreme pushback is because the views she exposes do not hold up to scrutiny when amplified. Examples she cited include giving pornographic materials to children in schools, promoting gender transition procedures for minors, and having drag performers dance provocatively for kids. She argues these things were not controversial just a few years ago.
The guest claims she only posts a tiny percentage of the messages and content she receives. She views her account as a platform for average people to share their stories about concerning incidents in schools. Libs of TikTok says she gets many messages from parents about inappropriate books or lessons in their children's classrooms.
Educational Issues
Libs of TikTok considers problems in education to be one of the biggest crises facing the country. She advocates for shutting down the entire Department of Education and starting over. The guest highlights several major concerns:
Pornographic books in school libraries, sometimes as young as elementary school level. She cited examples of books with extremely graphic sexual content that parents have tried to read at school board meetings, only to be told it's too inappropriate to say out loud.
Teaching about sexual fetishes and kinks to middle schoolers as young as 12-13 years old.
Books for very young children about gender identity, questioning one's assigned gender, and transitioning.
Teachers reading stories about gender ideology to preschool and early elementary students.
Libs of TikTok believes sex education has become so corrupted that the entire system needs to be abolished and rebuilt. She no longer trusts any adults in schools to teach kids about sex. The guest argues there is always content on gender identities and medical transition procedures included now.
Media Coverage and Criticism
Mainstream journalists have targeted Libs of TikTok, particularly Taylor Lorenz who has written extensively about her. The guest believes this is partly because traditional media is dying and they are using her for clicks and attention. She never shares direct links to articles about her, only screenshots, to avoid giving them traffic.
A major criticism leveled at Libs of TikTok is that she is responsible for bomb threats made against places she posts about. She vehemently denies this and sees it as an attempt to shut her down and prevent her from exposing bad actors. The guest believes there may be an effort to paint her as a dangerous domestic terrorist to prompt an FBI investigation.
Libs of TikTok says she has been banned multiple times from various social media and tech platforms, often without clear explanations. This includes temporary bans from Twitter pre-Elon Musk, permanent bans from Facebook and Instagram that were later reversed after backlash, and even being banned from the workplace messaging app Slack. She views this as politically motivated censorship rather than legitimate policy enforcement.
Personal Impact and Motivation
While Libs of TikTok tries to maintain a sense of humor about the attacks against her, she acknowledges it does take a toll sometimes. However, she frames it as a positive sign that the people who hate her are those promoting ideas she strongly opposes. If they liked her, she would be worried she was doing something wrong.
She sees her work as important for exposing concerning trends, particularly related to children and education. She expresses frustration that many on the left seem more upset at her for highlighting these issues than at the actual problematic behavior and content she shares. Libs of TikTok believes this attitude is pushing many moderate liberals away from the left.
Broader Cultural Trends
Libs of TikTok theorizes that the push for gender ideology and activism in schools is part of a long-term plan by the left to create new generations of activists for various causes. She sees it as grooming children from a young age to fight for progressive issues later in life. The guest considers it a "death cult" mentality focused on things like abortion rather than having families.
While she acknowledges some people promoting these ideas genuinely believe they are doing the right thing, Libs of TikTok predicts there will eventually be a reckoning. She thinks people will have to answer for allowing and encouraging the sexualization of children and irreversible medical procedures on minors.
The guest draws a contrast between how these issues are handled in the US versus the UK. She notes that in Britain, it has not become as partisan of a left-right issue, allowing more liberals to speak out against extreme gender ideology. She argues that in America, the Democrats have made this their party platform, making it difficult for those on the left to dissent.
Looking Ahead
Despite the challenges and attacks she faces, Libs of TikTok says she has no plans to stop her work anytime soon. She views exposing concerning content and amplifying parents' voices as too important to give up on. She expresses hope that more people across the political spectrum will start pushing back against the trends she highlights.
Libs of TikTok believes traditional media and tech companies are failing, accelerated by Elon Musk's changes at Twitter. She sees this as positive overall, allowing for more open discourse and real-time fact-checking of mainstream narratives. The guest predicts alternative platforms and citizen journalism will continue to grow in influence.
