Academic Freedom Observatory denounces the ‘normalization of obscenity’ in Cuban schools

From our Bureau of Obscene Pedagogy in Socialist Latrine American Totalitarian Hellholes with some assistance from our Buró de Malas Palabras, Vulgaridad y Chusmería

Ay, mami! @*&6%@$#! Castro, Inc.’s Ministry of Indoctrination and Brainwashing has just been trashed for inserting foul language and lewd behavior into its curriculum. As if it weren’t vile enough to instill atheist communist tripe in young children, and stripping them of the freedom to think for themselves,

Cuban schools are now turning out students who are expert at vulgarity and crudeness. No surprise here. It’s the ultimate triumph of the Chusma culture and code of ethics that has guided Castro, Inc.’s leaders since 1959.

Abridged and loosely translated from Marti Noticias

The Academic Freedom Observatory (OLA) has raised concerns about the “normalization of obscenity as a form of intra-school socialization” in Cuba, labeling this as a distortion of “the social mission of public education.”

“We appeal to the sense of responsibility of faculty and administrators to address the phenomenon by implementing educational policies based on a multidisciplinary and scientific approach, avoiding triumphalism and unverifiable statistics,” OLA stated in a note posted on social media this Saturday.

This statement from OLA follows the viral spread of images from a cultural school activity in which a student performed a reggaeton song with explicitly obscene lyrics.

“Educational authorities have avoided commenting on the incident, leaving the implications, as well as the evident irresponsibility of the supervising faculty, up for debate. They should have reviewed all the cultural proposals to be presented,” said the Miami-based project.

The debate, which has been ongoing since the early 2000s, was reignited with the release of a video on social media showing a teenage girl performing a song with openly vulgar lyrics during a morning event at the Grito de Yara Pre-University Institute in Granma.

“What happened in this school reflects a broader deterioration in education, incorporating elements of vulgarity that do not align with the educational process and its normal development,” said Leonardo Fernández Otaño, a Master of Historical Sciences and OLA researcher.

“We are not talking about just any song; this is a song with pornographic content, highlighting the decline of the Cuban education system and the lack of preparation in the training process of pre-university faculty,” he added.

“This is not a new issue. We’ve previously seen similar situations where elementary students also listen to sexualized songs and assume inappropriate postures for children or an educational institution,” Fernández Otaño said.

“In schools, it has become normalized for students to listen to songs with obscene lyrics—reggaeton, hip hop, reparto. They even dance to them during school recreational activities. Most of us don’t agree with our children listening to these songs, but it’s inevitable since they’re played in bicitaxis with speakers, on mobile phones, in the streets, and even in homes where many families treat them as normal,” said activist Yaíma Sardiñas, a resident of Caimito in Artemisa province.

Vulgarity and crudeness stand out in music aimed at young people, particularly in the urban genre known as “reparto.” Children and teens dance and sing along to these songs, incorporating the phrases into everyday speech, which also influences their clothing and gestures.

“It affects the normal development of children because they are exposed to inappropriate content too early. Most of these songs are vulgar, and that’s why I think our society has degraded so much,” said Sardiñas, mother of three children.

“We are in a process that involves the loss of moral values and educational standards. The latest video circulating—featuring a performance by teens and adolescents—is vulgar and sexual in nature, but it reflects the current reality of Cuban society,” she added.