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From: Auric Hellman <adhellman1@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Florida banned 23 of his books in schools
Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2024 16:30:17 -0400
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On 9/3/2024 7:35 AM, JAB wrote:
> Stephen King gives blunt three-word response after discovering Florida
> banned 23 of his books in schools
> 
> Twenty-three of King's novels have been banned from schools in the US
> state thanks to a 2022 legislation signed by Ron DeSantis
> 
> Stephen King has given a blunt three word response to discovering that
> 23 of his books have been banned from school libraries in Florida, a
> law which is now being challenged by six major book publishers.
> 
> In 2022, Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed a landmark legislation
> that targeted books which included any sexually explicit material,
> following complaints from conservative group Moms for Liberty.
> 
> The law was brought into effect in July 2023 and has seen noteworthy
> classics such as Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and The Adventures
> of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain all removed from elementary, middle and
> high school libraries. Even non-fiction books like The Diary of a
> Young Girl by Anne Frank has also been banned.
> ...
> ...
>      Florida has banned 23 pf my books.
>      What the fuck?
>      ---- Stephen King (@StephenKing) August 31, 2024
> 
> https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/stephen-king-florida-book-bans-2024-b2605978.html
> 


Don't these fools know that this is the age of the internet? Children 
don't need to go to a library to see and learn all the things their 
parents don't want them to know? They need only look at their phone or 
tablet, which even the poorest of kids have access to. Banning or 
burning books is "so yesterday".



-- 
Dr. Auric D. Hellman
adhellman1@gmail.com