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Plenty of books got banned in the deep south for things that are hardly obscene. Just add a teenage LGBT character, have some paragraphs that are written from h
by nicolas_t 2y ago
Plenty of books got banned in the deep south for things that are hardly obscene. Just add a teenage LGBT character, have some paragraphs that are written from his point of view, mention harassment by bigots and you have a very bannable book.
You can always count on the small mindedness of a small percentage (unfortunately growing) of the population.
- throwaway346434 2y agoI have always relied on the unkindness of strangers...
- graemep 2y ago> Plenty of books got banned in the deep south for things that are hardly obscene. Just add a teenage LGBT character, have some paragraphs that are written from his point of view, mention harassment by bigots and you have a very bannable book. Banned meaning "not stocked in school libraries" and that only in a particular part of the US. That is a long way short of arresting booksellers. It sill not get you the level of attention "obscenity" would get you, now will it it promote your book. I have read several articles about US school book bans and I cannot recall the title of a single one or the name of a single author - because the media attention is on the issue rather than on a single book.
- klyrs 2y agoDo you include Idaho, Montana, Illinois, the Dakotas, Alberta and Saskatchewan in "the deep south"?