So, as a writer --- doing this blog makes me one --- it is once again time to remind people that there are others who so vehemently disapprove of the written word, considering them pornographic
that not only do they vote to ban books, some vote to burn them.
What an interesting turn of events to have happen as both the U.S. and France prepared for Veteran's Day to honor those who fought against that very thing.
Here are the books that are immediately on the list: Toni Morrison’s novel “The Bluest Eye”; “Gender Queer,” a graphic memoir by Maia Kobabe; “Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out” by Susan Kuklin; “Lawn Boy” by Jonathan Evison; and “A Lesson Before Dying” by Ernest J. Gaines; “Good Trouble: Lessons From the Civil Rights Playbook” by Christopher Noxon.
"Call Me By Your Name" by Andre Aciman and Toni Morrison's "Beloved" are also being decried as unsuitable and dangerous.
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Support the freedoms our men and women fight to protect. Get one of those books. Or all of them.
Even if you don't want, or intend, to read it.
13 comments:
Terrific post!
If they write books to say they "vehemently disapprove of the written word, considering them pornographic", look for the error.
It is the snake that bites its own tail.
If they were given satisfaction, they would no longer be able to enjoy Trump's false news and false promises.
Hugs and bisous, my darlings Jean and Pat.
Have a great weekend.
How bizarre, but not unexpected (I guess), that we're coming to this.
That 1st photo, tho! 😏
We have a voice too. Happy reading this weekend. Hugs and Bisous.
Its better have it on pdf and other formats. Also the fisic book
I'm sure that first photo is a collection of stills from a short film, can't remember what the story line is, but all the pupils are naked while the teacher is clothed. Near the end of the film we see the teacher writing on the chalk-board, naked, but when she turns round to face the class they are all wearing clothes. It's not an English film. Does anyone here know the title of the film ?
Yay! Reading. I read The Bluest Eye before I even knew it was controversial. It is disturbing... which is exactly why it should be read. Thanks for the reading list!Kizzes.
The film Anonymous mentions is "Point de Fuite" or "Vanishing Point" from 1987. It is a 10 minute short film from Belgium. It is out there on the internet somewhere.
-Tom
well done!!!
Many thanks, Tom (Nekkid Days). This is the URL for a 1¼ minutes trailer with English subtitles: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=point+de+fuite+(1987)+court+m%C3%A9trage
I haven't found the full film on Youtube yet, but a caption at the end of the trailer says the full film is on Vimeo.
I think i might have put the wrong URL in a reply i sent just now about "Point de Fuite" - the correct URL should be as follows, if you could check and make sure, please, in my previous post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr94k2OhNUw
"Call me by Your Name" was wonderful, totally engrossing. And I really enjoyed the film adaptation as well. Tyranny and closed thinking is everywhere. Resist it. It will fail.
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