silence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 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-square93fedilinkarrow-up1439arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: exmormon@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.worldbannedbooks@literature.cafeusnews@beehaw.org
arrow-up1436arrow-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-24 months agomessage-square93fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: exmormon@lemmy.worldnews@lemmy.worldbannedbooks@literature.cafeusnews@beehaw.org
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-up39·4 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.