I am overjoyed that there is a glimmer of intelligence in Texas. Let us hope it grows.
unsainted02 on
Oh my god! I’m actually reading “Caste” by Isabel Wilkerson right now and it’s honestly so interesting and really engaging as well
Darklord_Bravo on
It’s a library, you don’t have to read every book.
If parents don’t want their kids reading them, they can tell them. But don’t deny MY kids right to read what they want to.
Fuck these Republican assholes, and their fake culture wars, just because they don’t like LGBTQ people and people with different colored skin, and history that might upset the little snowflakes.
Sorry, that last bit was me getting pissed off. Rightfully so.
pinniped1 on
Took me a couple reads of that headline to figure out what happened.
(Law = bad. Judge = good.)
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Taminella_Grinderfal on
What makes me most angry is my 100% certainty that the people calling for the bans have not read the books.
WHYAREWEALLCAPS on
Now they’ll just cut funding to the libraries.
hypnos_surf on
These culture wars are so stupid. A judge has to be involved for people to return the removed books makes me think if this is really the year 2023.
p-d-ball on
I hope they charge the governor late fees.
boredtxan on
Good grief don’t tell them about Anne Rice or Laurell K Hamilton….
mdw1776 on
At first, reading the (poorly worded) headline, my thought was “what a religious nut job, he’s violating the 1st Amendment here!”
Then I read the article, which states that the books, which were ALREADY REMOVED by religious nut jobs, errrr, I mean “religiously motivated persons” must be RETURNED within 24 hours because their removal was illegal and violated the 1st Amendment.
Good job, judge!
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RonanTheAccused on
Next Up: Texas defunds public libraries.
randomevenings on
Disgusting the idea that any literature should be banned
kurokoverse on
Finally a good judge
dallasdude on
Don’t worry, Texas Republicans are hard at work making sure kids still can’t read by the time they reach military enlistment & prison age.
st_malachy on
Medical Schools in Texas should be nervous. Alright students. So here’s a fully clothed person. Now imagine, under this full length garment is a body with organs and no-no parts. We’re going to take care of boo boos without mentioning no no’s and it’s all gonna work out fine.
slugs4eyes on
>Books ordered to return to shelves include …, “They Called Themselves the K.K.K.: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group” by Susan Campbell Bartoletti, …
Hey, I did a book report on this back in high school! Glad I did because it inoculated me against the 3-percenter bullshit that crept through some of my circles only a few years later. No wonder they want it banned.
Xaielao on
> “The government cannot tell citizens what they can or can’t read. Our nation was founded on the free exchange of ideas, and banning books you disagree with is a direct attack on our most basic liberties.”
The lawyer in the case couldn’t be any more correct.
Petal_Chatoyance on
**Nobody who bans books is** ***ever*** **the ‘good guy’.**
Jenny_Saint_Quan on
*inserts Judge Judy tapping her watch and slapping her hand on the podium*
incoherent1 on
What a shame books don’t directly kill people or conservatives would love them.
Falcrist on
Wait till someone tells these people about what’s in the bible.
Father_of_Invention on
Look at that someone with common sense realizing banning books makes you the enemy of a free nation
718Brooklyn on
The people who are mad don’t have kids who go to the library.
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That headline is really badly worded.
I am overjoyed that there is a glimmer of intelligence in Texas. Let us hope it grows.
Oh my god! I’m actually reading “Caste” by Isabel Wilkerson right now and it’s honestly so interesting and really engaging as well
It’s a library, you don’t have to read every book.
If parents don’t want their kids reading them, they can tell them. But don’t deny MY kids right to read what they want to.
Fuck these Republican assholes, and their fake culture wars, just because they don’t like LGBTQ people and people with different colored skin, and history that might upset the little snowflakes.
Sorry, that last bit was me getting pissed off. Rightfully so.
Took me a couple reads of that headline to figure out what happened.
(Law = bad. Judge = good.)
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What makes me most angry is my 100% certainty that the people calling for the bans have not read the books.
Now they’ll just cut funding to the libraries.
These culture wars are so stupid. A judge has to be involved for people to return the removed books makes me think if this is really the year 2023.
I hope they charge the governor late fees.
Good grief don’t tell them about Anne Rice or Laurell K Hamilton….
At first, reading the (poorly worded) headline, my thought was “what a religious nut job, he’s violating the 1st Amendment here!”
Then I read the article, which states that the books, which were ALREADY REMOVED by religious nut jobs, errrr, I mean “religiously motivated persons” must be RETURNED within 24 hours because their removal was illegal and violated the 1st Amendment.
Good job, judge!
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Next Up: Texas defunds public libraries.
Disgusting the idea that any literature should be banned
Finally a good judge
Don’t worry, Texas Republicans are hard at work making sure kids still can’t read by the time they reach military enlistment & prison age.
Medical Schools in Texas should be nervous. Alright students. So here’s a fully clothed person. Now imagine, under this full length garment is a body with organs and no-no parts. We’re going to take care of boo boos without mentioning no no’s and it’s all gonna work out fine.
>Books ordered to return to shelves include …, “They Called Themselves the K.K.K.: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group” by Susan Campbell Bartoletti, …
Hey, I did a book report on this back in high school! Glad I did because it inoculated me against the 3-percenter bullshit that crept through some of my circles only a few years later. No wonder they want it banned.
> “The government cannot tell citizens what they can or can’t read. Our nation was founded on the free exchange of ideas, and banning books you disagree with is a direct attack on our most basic liberties.”
The lawyer in the case couldn’t be any more correct.
**Nobody who bans books is** ***ever*** **the ‘good guy’.**
*inserts Judge Judy tapping her watch and slapping her hand on the podium*
What a shame books don’t directly kill people or conservatives would love them.
Wait till someone tells these people about what’s in the bible.
Look at that someone with common sense realizing banning books makes you the enemy of a free nation
The people who are mad don’t have kids who go to the library.
or else there shall be LATE FEES