‘Libs of TikTok’ founder appointed to Oklahoma library panel

[KARAH RUCKER]

HER VIDEOS HAVE BECOME A POWDER KEG IN THE ONGOING CULTURE WAR IN AMERICA’S SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES– AS ACTIVISTS DEMAND THE REMOVAL OF SOME BOOKS, LIBRARIANS MOVE TO PREVENT SO-CALLED BOOK BANS, AND ACCUSATIONS OF PORNOGRAPHY IN SCHOOLS FIND THEMSELVES IN THE NATION’S PSYCHE.

NOW, THE FOUNDER OF LIBS OF TIKTOK, CHAYA RAICHIK, IS A MEMBER OF THE OKLAHOMA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION’S MEDIA LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

RAICHIK ANNOUNCED HER APPOINTMENT BY THE GOP STATE SUPERINTENDENT ON X DECLARING “WE WILL GET PORN OUT OF SCHOOLS.”

RAICHIK HAS BUILT AN AUDIENCE IN PART BY POINTING OUT REPORTED INSTANCES OF PORNOGRAPHY AND AN ALLEGED “WOKE” AGENDA IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AROUND THE U.S.

SUPERINTENDENT RYAN WALTERS SAID IN A STATEMENT, TUESDAY:

“CHAYA IS ON THE FRONT LINES SHOWING THE WORLD EXACTLY WHAT THE RADICAL LEFT IS ALL ABOUT– LOWERING STANDARDS, PORN IN SCHOOLS, AND PUSHING WOKE INDOCTRINATION ON OUR KIDS.”

WHILE SOME REPUBLICANS HAILED HER NEW ROLE–DEMOCRATS WERE LESS ENTHUSED

ONE STATE DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKER ADMONISHED THE MOVE– ARGUING RAICHIK DOESN’T FIT ANY CRITERIA TO BE ON THE BOARD– CITING THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT’S OWN REQUIREMENTS TO SERVE.

OKLAHOMA REPRESENTATIVE MICKEY DOLLENS, A DEMOCRAT, WROTE ON X:

“NOT ONLY IS CHAYA RAICHIK UNQUALIFIED TO SERVE ON THE LIBRARY MEDIA ADVISORY COMMITTEE, BUT SHE IS ALSO DISQUALIFIED.”

DOLLENS WENT ON TO LIST THE QUALIFICATIONS, WHICH INCLUDE– BEING A LIBRARIAN, A PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION BACKGROUND, HAVING KIDS IN OKLAHOMA SCHOOLS AND LIVING IN OKLAHOMA–

NONE OF WHICH RAICHIK FULFILLS, ACCORDING TO DOLLENS.

AFTER REPEATED SEARCHES ON THE OKLAHOMA BOARD OF EDUCATION’S WEBSITE–

THE MOST EXTENSIVE REPORTING ON THE FUNCTION OF THE COMMITTEE WAS FOUND ON FOX NEWS.

THE NEWS OUTLET REPORTS THE BOARD IS VOLUNTEER-BASED AND CHOSEN BY THE SUPERINTENDENT. WALTERS OFFICE TOLD THE NEWS OUTLET, IT IS MADE-UP OF PARENTS, LIBRARIANS, AND ENGLISH TEACHERS.

THE BOARD MEMBERS OFFER GUIDANCE TO THE STATE BOARD IN ITS SELECTION OF BOOKS AND MATERIALS FOR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. 

WALTERS SAID THE GOAL IS TO RID OR PREVENT ANY SEXUALIZED OR PORNOGRAPHIC CONTENT FROM PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 

NBC NEWS DESCRIBED THE APPOINTMENT AS “FAR RIGHT”–

RAICHIK RESPONDED ON X: “‘FAR-RIGHT’ IS WHEN YOU’RE AGAINST GIVING KIDS PORN IN SCHOOL. I GUESS I’M FAR-RIGHT THEN. RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU’RE ALSO FAR-RIGHT!”

RAICHIK’S ACCOUNT, LIBS OF TIKTOK, CURRENTLY HAS TWO-POINT-EIGHT MILLION FOLLOWERS ON X.