Book · 2018 · Whites
Not My Idea
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Here's news like for example there's a book called not my idea which is being given to children in public schools where it depicts white people a white person as a devil offering you a whiteness contract.
What they say about it
- Taught in schools“being given to children in public schools”5
- Features whiteness contract“whiteness contract with a devil tail”3
The best things said about it
Oscar Nomani brings this book to us and it shows a whiteness contract with a devil tail and a hand reaching out and it says sign the contract.
This is part of a book called Not My Idea in which grade school children are shown the whiteness contract with a white hand reaching out and a devil tail and goat's feet.
This is one of those books that's actually sold and taught to elementary school kids called Not My Idea.
Why people recommend it
Not My Idea by Anastasia Higginbotham is a children's picture book that addresses race and systemic racism, featuring illustrations and narrative framing that sparked significant public debate. The book was heavily discussed and critiqued across multiple episodes of Timcast IRL hosted by Tim Pool. Pool and various guests, including Asra Nomani, repeatedly brought up the book to criticize how issues of race and whiteness are presented to elementary school students. Specifically, Pool and his guests focused on illustrations within the text depicting a whiteness contract alongside devil imagery, using these pages to argue against the integration of critical race theory and related ideological frameworks in public school curricula. Throughout several segments, the speakers pointed to Not My Idea as a prime example of controversial educational material being distributed to young children in classrooms, expressing strong disapproval of its contents and using it to fuel broader discussions about parental rights, school board policies, and political indoctrination within the American public education system.
Every mention
Tim Pool here's news like for example there's a book called not my idea which is being given to children in public s… 6
“here's news like for example there's a book called not my idea which is being given to children in public schools where it depicts white people a white person as a devil offering you a whiteness contract”
“so this book is in the Great Schools all over the place that might be called not my idea not my idea right”
“this is part of a book called not my idea in which grade school children are shown the whiteness contract with a white hand reaching out and a devil tail and goat's feet”
“we talked about this book that's being taught in school it's called not my idea”
“this is one of those books that's actually sold and taught to elementary school kids called not my idea”
“not my idea”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker1
“what was that book it was called your mother you want to look that one up yeah again Oscar nomani brings this book to us and it shows a whiteness contract with a devil tail and a hand reaching out and it says sign the contract”
