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From: "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com>
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Subject: Re: Censorship of books in libraries
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 16:48:30 -0000 (UTC)
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BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>On Apr 9, 2024 at 11:27:13 AM PDT, Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

>>Is the left or the right winning the race to the bottom on censorship?

>>Once again, I make the distinction between curriculum and books in
>>school libraries. The former might be subject to complaints of
>>inappropriateness by parents as it's mandatory. But reading books in
>>school libraries is optional so leave book selection to profession
>>librarians and not parents.

>>That's not the law in Missouri. Librarians can be subject to fines and
>>imprisonment for sexually explicit material on bookshelves.

>>A graphic novel adaptation of The Handmaid's Tale was withdrawn due to
>>one panel depicting a rape. The high school library decided it was in
>>violation of the law and withdrew it.

>>https://apnews.com/article/book-bans-libraries-lawsuits-fines-prison-0914fa6cbb2a99b540cbbd28a38179b4

>>Looks like the right is winning. What books are censored on the left?

>I've posted an article at least three times in the last month detailing a
>whole raft of conservative books censored by the Left. I can't be bothered to
>go look it up again for a fourth re-post.

I read them, thank you. You and I have similar opinions on censorship. I
wanted to see if anyone else cared about the issue of censorship by
punishing librarians using the criminal code.