Utah outlaws books by Judy Blume and Sarah J Maas in first statewide ban
www.theguardian.com
State has ordered 13 books by seven authors, six of them women, to be removed from every public school classroom and library

The list of banned books is here

Read em while you can

  • Buffalox@lemmy.world
    1312·
    3 months ago

    Free speech in USA is a joke, it’s both poorly protected and poorly regulated at the same time. Worst of both worlds!

    • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netEnglish
      423·
      3 months ago

      So. I have this… Stance. Humanity has at no point evolved past tribalism. We all live in tribes. The tribe with the most power waxes poetic about the importance of free speech, but the truth is, they only allow as much free speech as allows their tribe to maintain their position. All the rest of our tribes can squabble over whatever remaining scraps of power are left after the controlling tribe is full up.

      • Maggoty@lemmy.world
        321·
        3 months ago

        That’s certainly true for some people.

        But I don’t see the Democrats out there banning books.

        • Billiam@lemmy.world
          141·
          3 months ago

          Speak for yourself. I’m all for banning ghostwritten books by conservative talking heads so they can launder money and game bestseller lists.

            • Cataphract@lemmy.ml
              6·
              3 months ago

              I mean honestly that’s how it should work. If they’re writing and publishing disinformation that’s not in the “fiction” section then there should be some kind of regulatory backlash (same with news/entertainment etc). It’s like letting someone re-write history textbooks… but I suppose that’s been going on for a long time already.

  • snow_bunny@lemmy.world
    93·
    3 months ago

    Implementation guidelines say that banned materials must be “legally disposed of” and “may not be sold or distributed”.

    So, a book burning. Got it.

    • the_crotch@sh.itjust.works
      17·
      3 months ago

      Really? I assumed it would be Are You There God it’s Me Margaret. What could they possibly find offensive about Superfudge?

        • the_crotch@sh.itjust.works
          20·
          3 months ago

          It’s about a girl and her friends discussing menstruation, and wishing they could menstruate, and being jealous of other girls who already menstruate, and praying to God that they menstruate soon. I can see where that would frighten pearl clutchers.

        • calabast@lemm.ee
          8·
          3 months ago

          “An entire book about a girl asking if God is there!? What a waste of time! The answer is ‘Yes, God is there.’. We just saved you like 10 hours! (Though sometimes he may let you suffer or die without ever showing himself. But he’s a silly ole God, and it was probably for your own good anyways.)”

  • solsangraal@lemmy.zipEnglish
    55·
    3 months ago

    “so, any progress on the school shooting problem?”

    “nah, we needed to fix the superfudge problem. now we’re going to work on the pokemon problem. it doesn’t glorify god!”

    • SGGeorwell@lemmy.world
      181·
      3 months ago

      I suspect it’s just a personality type. Maybe we could use eugenics to get rid of this undesirable trait. Oh wait. Dammit

    • Valthorn@feddit.nu
      13·
      3 months ago

      Why can’t we ever get rid of fascists?

      I believe this is where the second amendment comes in.

    • Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world
      2·
      3 months ago

      Because they call themselves “conservatives” and insist they are legitimate, normal people with legitimate, normal viewpoints. This fools the normal people into a false sense of safety.

    • Kalysta@lemm.ee
      1·
      3 months ago

      It’s the paradox of tolerance.

      Leftists want to be tolerant of different beliefs and fascists use that against them.

      We need to stop tolerating the intolerable.

  • Optional@lemmy.world
    30·
    3 months ago

    Fake news!

    You’re allowed to read them, it just has to be inside a dark bag with only magical stones for illumination.

  • PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works
    28·
    3 months ago

    My Catholic junior high school library is where I discovered Judy Blume. I probably read every single book of hers that they had, and there were a lot!

    So…calm down, Utah. It’s okay.

  • NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world
    27·
    3 months ago

    It’d be funny if people who owned properties beside the schools just set up one of those take one leave one community street libraries filled with all the banned boom

    • unalivejoy@lemm.eeEnglish
      12·
      3 months ago

      In a few years, all the toxic chemicals at the bottom of the great salt lake will take care of that after it dries up.

    • Crikeste@lemm.ee
      51·
      3 months ago

      Can you swoop into SLC and pick me up before the drop? I don’t want to go down with these disgusting fascist pig Mormons.

  • AbidanYre@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    3 months ago

    That list is 13 books by 7 authors.

    Not good, but the summary is wrong.

    Edit: the article needs some proof reading

  • k_rol@lemmy.ca
    111·
    3 months ago

    While I hate this, I’m left wondering why we even mention the authors gender.

    Is it to indicate that lawmakers go against women’s freedoms?