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   kottke.org (kottke@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 08-Aug-2024 06:15:24 JST kottke.org

   Utah is basically burning books now. “State has ordered books by 13 authors, 12 of them women, to be removed from every public school, classroom and library.” Includes books by Margaret Atwood, Judy Blume, and Rupi Kaur. https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/aug/07/utah-outlaws-books-by-judy-blume-and-sarah-j-maas-in-first-statewide-ban

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     Rod Van Meter (rdviii@famichiki.jp)'s status on Thursday, 08-Aug-2024 08:57:00 JST Rod Van Meter

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     Here's the actual list of thirteen books, six of them by Maas.

     The list includes Oryx & Crake, which is a very disturbing book but not because of the sex.

     The Guardian's headline is dreadful. It's thirteen books, not thirteen authors, and it's a ban for schools and libraries, not selling and owning. The reality is terrible enough without misleading people.

     https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2024/08/02/utah-book-ban-list-these-titles/

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     Joe Ortiz (joeo10@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Thursday, 08-Aug-2024 08:57:00 JST Joe Ortiz

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     • Rod Van Meter

     @rdviii @kottke I feel the next step for Utah is to ban book sales of those titles.

     In 2022, Virginia tried this but it failed although I won't be surprised if they and other states would try to test the waters again especially if TFG is elected. https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/30/23329075/virginia-judge-dismisses-gender-queer-obscenity-minors-case-aclu