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I get an assortment of E-letters from an outfit called Book Riot. This is an article from one that I thought was both interesting and pertinent (as well as appalling). Sorry the link is long.
On October 25, Texas Republican State Representative Matt Krause sent a letter to the Texas Education Agency asking if any of the schools in the state have the books listed on a 16 page spreadsheet, as well as how much in funds schools had spent on these books.
These books are theoretically related to House Bill 3979, a so-called anti-CRT bill that bans teaching any materials that could mean an individual should feel discomfort, guilt, anguish, or any other form of psychological distress on account of the individuals race or sex. Of course, the bill which is an overreach that has confused school districts about how to follow it doesnt actually mention books in school libraries. Its about curriculum. Nonetheless, with the increase of book bans and challenges recently, Krause appears to want to preemptively remove any books that could be challenged for causing discomfort.
Ever since I saw this list, Ive been itching to dig into it. Its a bizarre assortment of titles, formatted in a way that suggests its copy-and-pasted from library listings. (The format of Title : subtitle is common in library records, but not in most other places.) Where did these books in particular come from, and whats really on it? I went through all 850 books to find out, and I found some interesting and unsettling things.
Some disclaimers first: these are rough numbers. As you might expect, looking into 850 books took a while, so these are based on a glance at the cover and description. Also, I used trans as an umbrella term for any books dealing with gender-nonconforming people for the sake of clear statistics.
https://bookriot.com/texas-book-ban-list/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=RR%20Nov%205%2C%202021&utm_term=BookRiot_TheRiotRundown_DormantSuppress
grumpyduck
(6,231 posts)why don't you just hold a book burning like they did back in the Third Reich?
You, dude, are a fucking moron piece of shit asshole.
Qutzupalotl
(14,300 posts)Hekate
(90,624 posts)Walleye
(30,998 posts)DBoon
(22,353 posts)but to protect the parents from their children.