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38. You seem to be the only one around here with a problem understanding n/t

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Mon Oct 10, 2022, 03:51 AM

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The Wizard of Oz is trending on Twitter. Why? Because the book has been banned. [View all] CatWoman Oct 2022 OP

I think Dr. Oz is the one that needs to be banned Blue Owl Oct 2022 #1

My thought as well......BAN HIM. a kennedy Oct 2022 #24

Wtaf??? SheltieLover Oct 2022 #2

Too blurry I can't make it out Fullduplexxx Oct 2022 #3

.... CatWoman Oct 2022 #7

Good grief maybe worse than banning the girls coding club I saw on Velshi yesterday. gordianot Oct 2022 #4

Who did Rebl2 Oct 2022 #11

Velshi tracks banned books you might check his website for details. gordianot Oct 2022 #39

Why would they display it if they banned it? egduj Oct 2022 #5

They are displaying books that have been banned at one time or another often regionally. Quixote1818 Oct 2022 #17

So some jackass in Podunk Montana banned it and Barnes is using it as an advertising stunt. egduj Oct 2022 #20

C'mon. They are booksellers. The good guys in this debate. I'd give them a little..... RussellCattle Oct 2022 #26

Disagree 10000% Tommymac Oct 2022 #28

Getting kids to read banned books is a great idea no matter what the business reasons paleotn Oct 2022 #29

But why not use it to their advantage ? JI7 Oct 2022 #33

Bookstore- not school or whatever banned it. we can do it Oct 2022 #18

The characterization on the placard is from a 1928 ban TheProle Oct 2022 #6

Banned where? iemanja Oct 2022 #8

Here you go Quixote1818 Oct 2022 #16

Your link doesn't work iemanja Oct 2022 #35

Strange. It works every time I click on it. nt Quixote1818 Oct 2022 #41

Not for me iemanja Oct 2022 #44

Here is what is says Quixote1818 Oct 2022 #49

How ridiculous iemanja Oct 2022 #50

Chittenango NY of course whistler162 Oct 2022 #21

The book isn't exactly like the movie. twodogsbarking Oct 2022 #9

Most aren't but is this more so than others ? JI7 Oct 2022 #34

Hey, banning a book can be a great selling point PatSeg Oct 2022 #10

Likely Rebl2 Oct 2022 #12

Lion, witch, and the wardrobe is a Christian allegory JT45242 Oct 2022 #13

That was my thought too. They ought to read the Bible. nolabear Oct 2022 #54

"banned"??? 😲 nt Raine Oct 2022 #14

Highly misleading title Polybius Oct 2022 #15

Barnes & Noble is not banning ANY books. Please clarify your post. hlthe2b Oct 2022 #22

It is not a misleading title. I have seen Barnes and Noble do these displays before PA_jen Oct 2022 #32

Honestly, most who have any acquaintance with bookstores, and some niyad Oct 2022 #37

You seem to be the only one around here with a problem understanding n/t kcr Oct 2022 #38

Read the replies before mine Polybius Oct 2022 #40

someone once said tht " every banned book is a light unto the world" . AllaN01Bear Oct 2022 #19

I applaud the fact the B&N is encouraging kids to read and to think for themselves 70sEraVet Oct 2022 #23

My wife and I ONLY put banned books in our little library, and our Halfpriced Books has a section CCExile Oct 2022 #25

Because Dorothy revealed that The Wizard was a fraud? no_hypocrisy Oct 2022 #27

L. Frank Baum's mother in law was a famous suffragette. LisaM Oct 2022 #30

Still an active sentiment in republican circles... 'Women should not hold leadership roles.' keithbvadu2 Oct 2022 #31

Twitter replies: Rhiannon12866 Oct 2022 #36

Are they referring to Dorothy, the Good Witch Glenda, or the Wicked Witch of the West? milestogo Oct 2022 #42

The Fundamentalist Christians have a valid point about good witches. Towlie Oct 2022 #43

Danged monks -- bad translation of "poisoner" to "witch". Thousands of women murdered. Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2022 #46

Too bad God is so impotent that he couldn't correct that mistranslation of his word. Towlie Oct 2022 #47

"God works in misogynistic ways" -- Can we ban that 'women-are-property' book? Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2022 #48

Thank you. I made it up on the spot and Google says it's original! Towlie Oct 2022 #51

It wonderfuly encapsulates what has been taught for centuries. I hope it goes viral! Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2022 #52

Dr. Oz- Wizard of Lies LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2022 #45

Can y'all read those reasons? 😳 nolabear Oct 2022 #53