‘Magic Tree House’ Author, ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ among hundreds of Tennessee book bans (pen.org)

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[-] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 week ago

Every time you find out the reasons why or figure out the criteria of why the ban is in place for any book .... the Christian Bible should also be banned for the same reasons.

[-] Apytele@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

[-] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago

☝️ 🔔 🥇

[-] CPMSP@midwest.social 17 points 1 week ago

Calvin and Hobbes? Wow.

[-] archonet@lemy.lol 9 points 1 week ago

and Fahrenheit 451.

Amazing, isn't it?

[-] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago

Oh the one about banning books (among other things currently happening IRL)?

(sorry I just had to state the obvious here)

[-] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago

Apparently not age appropriate. I wonder what specifically triggered the snowflakes? Or just generally to existentialist?

[-] einlander@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

This country has a lot to reconcile if responsible adults ever get back in power and start fixing things.

[-] lostoncalantha@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Every time you see a book ban, buy or download the book for posterity.

[-] PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 3 points 1 week ago

I only read through Maus yesterday. I'm not sure what left me more haunted - some of the recollections, or the reading of Wikipedia about the camps and extermination afterwards.

It's a disgrace that reminders of past human mistakes and atrocities are suppressed.