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mahatmakanejeeves

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12. "Throw those books in a fire"

Sun Nov 14, 2021, 09:56 AM

Nov 2021

‘THROW THOSE BOOKS IN A FIRE’: VIRGINIA CONSERVATIVE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS CALL FOR BOOK BURNINGS

NEW CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT | NOVEMBER 12, 2021

TOPICS: 33 SNOWFISH, DAVE BRAT, KIRK TWIGG, LGBTQ FICTION, RABIH ABUISMAIL, SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD

Spotsylvania County’s school board responded to a parent complaining about “LGBTQIA fiction” being available in school libraries by unanimously voting to ban any books containing “sexually explicit” content — and two school board members called for the books in question to be burned.

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Book Burning is now a possibility in Spotsylvania County [View all] atreides1 Nov 2021 OP

I guess it was inevitable... Glorfindel Nov 2021 #1

or for a historical photo DBoon Nov 2021 #11

I never trust a book-burner. They'll burn anything and anybody. The kindest abqtommy Nov 2021 #2

Recycle... multigraincracker Nov 2021 #3

FFS!!! n/t RKP5637 Nov 2021 #4

I didn't know they read books there, LOL traitorsgalore Nov 2021 #5

One quick way to solve this shit jmowreader Nov 2021 #6

Burning all the various wrong Bibles and scriptures... keithbvadu2 Nov 2021 #8

Need to start memorizing books TrogL Nov 2021 #7

We don't need no stinking books... PXR-5 Nov 2021 #9

That's only an hour from here underpants Nov 2021 #10

"Throw those books in a fire" mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 #12