Scholastic Book Fair made me a porn addict?

[BelemNole]

I did a search and didn’t see this topic. Seems surprising, but even if it’s a Pepsi it’s worth it.

Lanah Burkhardt, 20, had quite a tale to tell the Conroe Independent School District board at a public hearing this November.

My story started when I was 11, and I was introduced to a single kiss in a Scholastic book,” she said. “I didn’t understand why I liked it. This was the start of my porn addiction journey. I was then very curious and began exploring, and it only got worse. I looked for other books that gave me pleasure, and it led to internet searches I will never forget. I was addicted.”

Every night it was something I immediately regretted and eventually became depressed about. When I was 13 years old, I told my mom I wanted to die. My battle with porn addiction ended 7 years ago, and I’ve never told this story to the public. I didn’t even tell my mom until I was 18 years old. I’m only telling you this today because there are way too many stories which are much worse. I don’t want Conroe ISD students to repeat what I went through because they accidentally ran upon a Scholastic book pr another book that can lead them down this road.

The only problem with Burkhardt’s tale is that it’s almost certainly not true.

For one, she was homeschooled according to records from the Salt and Light Homeschool sports page. While it’s not impossible that she attended a Scholastic Book Fair, it’s highly unlikely that she would have been able to do so at 11 without some kind of parental chaperone.




For another, Burkhardt has a personal stake in closing down Scholastic Book Fairs. Her testimony was highlighted on X (formerly Twitter) by SkyTree Book Fairs, a conservative Christian alternative to Scholastic that appears to be operated with cooperation from Brave Books. According to screenshots obtained by Book Riot from the Wayback Machine, SkyTree started offering book fairs shortly after Brave Books no longer did and launched using extremely similar language about Scholastic.

Brave Books publishes children’s titles by right-wing pundits and celebrities like Kirk Cameron. For several years, they have been waging a war on Scholastic Book Fairs for promoting “The LGBTQIA+ Agenda.” While Brave Books is a for-profit company, SkyTree is a 501c3 non-profit, allowing the book fairs to receive charitable donations and not pay taxes while still pushing the same political issues that Brave Books specializes in.

According to her now deleted LinkedIn page, Burkhardt is a public relations coordinator at Brave Books. While her profile doesn’t seem to be preserved on the Wayback Machine, her job title still appears in Google searches.

Woman Who Claims Scholastic Book Fairs Gave Her Porn Addiction Works for Right Wing Children’s Publisher

Lanah Burkhardt, 20, had quite a tale to tell the Conroe Independent School District board at a public hearing this November. My story started when I was 11, and I was introduced to a single kiss in a Scholastic book,” she said. “I didn’t understand why I liked it. This...

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[fsu1jreed]

Shocked, shocked I tell you

 

[CJ Beat Hard]

Nothing beats bustin a nut to Clifford the Big Red Dog

 

[tarheelbybirth]

One has to wonder if she actually believes her story or if she's just that evil.

 

[tarheelbybirth]

Answered my question.

 

[runkpanole]

Oh no, my son went to a Scholastic book fair yesterday. He’s probably going to look at porn when he grows up because of those evil people.

 

[BelemNole]

One has to wonder if she actually believes her story or if she's just that evil.

Look, you can only blame the gays or the jews for your failings so many times. Now it's time to blame the Hardy Boys!

 

[torbee]

So she is basically advocating for never READING anything, ever.

Seems like a rational and totally not crazy idea. 🤣 🤣 🤣

 

[BelemNole]

So she is basically advocating for never READING anything, ever.

Seems like a rational and totally not crazy idea. 🤣 🤣 🤣

Reading is for coastal elites!

 

[thewop]

Nothing beats bustin a nut to Clifford the Big Red Dog

I LOL'd

 

[auntie_fah]

So her homeschooling parents sheltered her so much that she became a preteen deviant from reading about a single kiss in a book?

Sounds about right wing

 

[Hoosierhawkeye]

Imagine if she had seen a kiss in a movie once.

If reading about it made her a porn addict, seeing one would probably make her do porn.

As a social conservative and believer in family values I would just like to say very loudly

 

[Jimmy McGill]

Jeebus. Next she is going to assassinate someone and blame it on Curious George rather than Catcher in the Rye

 

[IAFB2021Champs]

So her homeschooling parents sheltered her so much that she became a preteen deviant from reading about a single kiss in a book?

Sounds about right wing

I hope she doesn’t see your avitar.

Who knows what downward spiral she would fall in.

 

[Moral]

Nothing beats bustin a nut to Clifford the Big Red Dog

More like Clifford the Big Red Hog, amirite?

 

[ping72]

I remember grabbing the lion, the witch and the wardrobe.

Wasn’t until years later I realized the witch was OP’s mom, the lion was their black neighbor and the wardrobe was OP’s dad cucked in the corner of the room.

 

[millah_22]

More like Clifford the Big Red Hog, amirite?

 

[InsaneHawkJJP]

It was National Geographic that did it for me. I still have memories of the librarian asking “who’s making that knocking sound” as I stroked it under the table.

 

[95Hawk]

Porn addiction from a book fair?

I thought this was gonna be something realistic…like a Scholastic book turning her trans or making her bi-curious.

Jeez.

 

[CaboKP]

It was National Geographic that did it for me. I still have memories of the librarian asking “who’s making that knocking sound” as I stroked it under the table.

Those pictures of tribal women...

 

[AlisonNorth80y]

It's worth noting that Burkhardt was homeschooled, according to records from the Salt and Light Homeschool sports page. While it's possible she attended a Scholastic Book Fair, it's unlikely she would have done so without parental supervision at the age of 11.
Additionally, it seems that Burkhardt has a personal stake in discrediting Scholastic Book Fairs. Her testimony was highlighted by SkyTree Book Fairs, which is linked to Brave Books, a for-profit company promoting right-wing political issues.
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[Flie]

So she is basically advocating for never READING anything, ever.

Seems like a rational and totally not crazy idea. 🤣 🤣 🤣

Reading is where all of the bad stuff comes from. As soon as we do away with books and universities we will all be better off.

 

[tumorboy]

Reading is where all of the bad stuff comes from. As soon as we do away with books and universities we will all be better off.

The Old Testament has some sexually graphic sections.