silence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 months agoUtah outlaws books by Judy Blume and Sarah J Maas in first statewide ban | State has ordered 13 books by seven authors, six of them women, to be removed from every public school classroom and librarywww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square97fedilinkarrow-up1465arrow-down14file-textcross-posted to: exmormon@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.worldbannedbooks@literature.cafeusnews@beehaw.orgpolitics@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1461arrow-down1external-linkUtah outlaws books by Judy Blume and Sarah J Maas in first statewide ban | State has ordered 13 books by seven authors, six of them women, to be removed from every public school classroom and librarywww.theguardian.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 months agomessage-square97fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: exmormon@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.worldbannedbooks@literature.cafeusnews@beehaw.orgpolitics@sh.itjust.works
minus-squarek_rol@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·4 months agoWhile I hate this, I’m left wondering why we even mention the authors gender. Is it to indicate that lawmakers go against women’s freedoms?
minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up40arrow-down1·4 months agoYes. A lot of book bans have been focused on books written by women and minorities.
minus-squarek_rol@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 months agoI didn’t know that, my god it’s so stupid.
While I hate this, I’m left wondering why we even mention the authors gender.
Is it to indicate that lawmakers go against women’s freedoms?
Yes. A lot of book bans have been focused on books written by women and minorities.
I didn’t know that, my god it’s so stupid.