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Re:Book Publishers Won't Stop Until Libraries Are Dead by eldritch_4ier on Thursday March 23, 2023 @01:20PM (#35278063)
Those "extremists" want books showing graphic depictions of pedophilia and oral sex removed, along with other books that suggest black people and others should avoid whites at all cost - and this is only from school libraries.

Clearly you've only read one sides politically motivated perspective on the topic, but if you are interested in understanding the reality of the situation, the least you can do is actually get a first hand account from the people you're smearing.

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Re:Book Publishers Won't Stop Until Libraries Are Dead by banannaise on Thursday March 23, 2023 @01:46PM (#35278537)
These allegations are a combination of extreme hyperbole, wild misrepresentations, and outright lies, with the general goal of portraying queer people and minorities as evil people who want your children.

Astute readers may recognize it as a variation on the Blood Libel, an antisemitic conspiracy theory.

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Re:Book Publishers Won't Stop Until Libraries Are Dead by debacle on Thursday March 23, 2023 @02:10PM (#35278923)
You are very off base. Please educate yourself. Also, the concern has nothing to do with LGBT people - most LGBT parents I know also do not want these things in schools (or aren't aware, which are the majority).
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