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Neither of these things are sensationalist, they are both awful.
by twox2 5y ago
Neither of these things are sensationalist, they are both awful.
- linksnapzz 5y agoI don't think that Spiegelman's work is so critical that the a school board deciding to keep it in or out of the official curriculum is even noteworthy, let alone something to get worked up about. As for setting fire to Harry Potter books, if it were transwomen burning them to protest Rowling's TERFery, would that be talked about differently?
- kelnos 5y ago> As for setting fire to Harry Potter books, if it were transwomen burning them to protest Rowling's TERFery, would that be talked about differently? Yes, as it should be. There's quite a large difference between taking an action in protest of discrimination, and taking that same action in support of silly religious fairy tales. Even if you are a religious person and a believer, burning books that disagree with your doctrine is just reactionary nonsense. Have a little more faith in your, er, faith. I would hope it could stand strong even in the presence of a book you disagree with. If not, maybe you should reconsider your beliefs.
- LocalH 5y agoI was with you up until that point. Burning books in this fashion is never good. Especially not as a publicity stunt. If liberals were getting press for holding a book burning of conservative authors, I'd be against that too. It's more the symbology behind the act, than the actual burning itself.
- ALittleLight 5y agoThe religious person burning books they disagree with is reactionary nonsense but the trans (supporter) burning books they disagree with is a protest of discrimination... It's rare to see someone so overtly hold two to different groups to such different standards on the same action.
- twox2 5y agoAll book burning is bad. All censorship is bad.