As wall-to-wall coverage of Vladimir Putin’s violent rape of Ukraine continues unabated, I made an executive decision to take a break and go in search of other examples of the insanity that surrounds us.

It was a short search.

As I reported on Thursday, the left continues to vehemently protest against Florida legislation banning classroom discussion (indoctrination by teachers) about homosexuality or transgenderism with kids as young as five years old. “Shockingly,” among those opposed to the legislation is White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, who ridiculously referred to the bill as “discriminatory,” “bullying,” and “horrific.”

Now, let’s compare and contrast.

An assistant principal at a Mississippi school has been fired for reading a children’s book titled “I Need a New Butt!” to second-graders. As reported by NBC News, Toby Price said he was asked to set up a Zoom class for the kids at Gary Road Elementary School in Byram. When the principal failed to show up as planned, he was told to read the kids a book. Yes, Mr. Price chose a funny book about a butt.

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Here’s how “I Need a New Butt!” is described by Amazon:

“A silly story that will cause boys and girls to giggle from beginning to end!” — Norman Public Schools

A young boy suddenly notices a big problem — his butt has a huge crack! So he sets off to find a new one. Will he choose an armor-plated butt? A rocket butt? A robot butt? Find out in this quirky tale of a tail, which features hilarious rhymes and delightful illustrations. Children and parents will love this book — no ifs, ands, or butts about it!

“I can assure you right now that your kids will love this book. They will giggle, they will laugh, and they will want this book to be read over and over again because it is just plain silly and funny … the perfect kid-combo.” — Storywraps

Anyway, Price told NBC News he wasn’t planning on reading a book, but the principal told him to do so. He also explained why he chose “I Need a New Butt!”

I text my boss, [and] she said, ‘Well, go ahead and read.’ I wasn’t planning on reading, but I went ahead and grabbed one of my books that I had nearby. One of my favorites. I read it: ‘I Need a New Butt!’ It’s hilarious.

Price also told NBC he had read the “fun, silly book” at his previous school, and “never had an issue with it.” Unfortunately — on multiple levels — his soon-to-be-former school took issue with the book, telling Price it was inappropriate because it used words like “butt” and “fart,” and included cartoon images of a child’s butt.

Oh, the humanity! Perhaps Mr. Price should have taught a critical race theory class, just to be on the safe side.

According to NBC affiliate WLBT, the superintendent of the Hinds County School District wrote in Price’s termination letter that he showed “a lack of professionalism and impaired judgment” when he picked the book. For those reasons, he was fired.

Not to launch into a diatribe about #whataboutism, but give me a break. As we saw at the top, left-wing loons lose their left-wing crap when schools are banned from indoctrinating small kids about all things sexual orientation or so-called gender selection, yet let a school official read a “fun, silly book” to the kiddies, and all hell breaks loose.

Price told NBC News the school’s reaction was unwarranted, adding “there are other books that have much more suggestive material that is much more widely accepted.”

So, would Price do it again, knowing what he knows now? You bet — and he told NBC News why. 

If I had to do it all over again, I’d still share the silly, funny books with the kids, because they need them. The world’s a serious, harsh, dark place, and everybody needs a little bit of silly and a little bit of laughs every now and then. They just need that reminder that it’s not all bad all the time.

Amen, Mr. Price. Moreover, the world of the left is hypocritical as hell. Who knew?