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TreasonousBastard

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15. Book banning has always been a favorite sport in the US. Here's one of several lists of...

Reply to 47of74 (Original post)

Sat Apr 25, 2020, 10:55 AM

Apr 2020

banned books:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_commonly_challenged_books_in_the_United_States

On this list, Judy Blume is the most banned. JUDY FUCKING BLUME? And J. K. Rowling is in there.

Of course, Fahrenheit 451 is on the list-- how can we not ban a book about book banning?

Gawd, I hate censorship. Even if I hate that which is being censored, I hate banning it more.

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Alaska school board bans books [View all] 47of74 Apr 2020 OP

The Jerry Prevo Cult strikes again! Drahthaardogs Apr 2020 #1

Had to Google! Prevo retired and none other than Franklin Graham was there... CurtEastPoint Apr 2020 #6

They must be very bored up there. This gives them something to do. secondwind Apr 2020 #2

Or they could read lame54 Apr 2020 #10

We were once a great country that invested heavily in education. spanone Apr 2020 #3

No! No! No! No! NO! dmr Apr 2020 #4

Ban school boards, not books! abqtommy Apr 2020 #5

Before you are too surprised........ MyOwnPeace Apr 2020 #7

Yeah that's why I said more dumb fuckery 47of74 Apr 2020 #8

And She Quit! ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #9

Mat-Su school board pulls five books from English courses, including 'Invisible Man' and 'Catch-22' mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2020 #11

and here I thought onethatcares Apr 2020 #12

My wife was a school librarian. Thunderbeast Apr 2020 #13

Funny how the "freedom" thing only works when it is what THEY want. Ferrets are Cool Apr 2020 #14

Book banning has always been a favorite sport in the US. Here's one of several lists of... TreasonousBastard Apr 2020 #15