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Originally Posted by meeera
The most cursory look at recent banned and challenged books lists shows that it's predominantly conservatives and religious bigots objecting to books with LGBTQ+ content, antiracism content, *whispers* sex, and, erm, magic. With the strongest focus being on anything queer.
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Dr. Seuss has been hit from both sides:
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“Green Eggs and Ham” was banned briefly in California in the early 90s when it was considered to involve a homosexual seduction plot. A California school district also pulled “The Lorax” by Dr. Seuss because of content that it believed made the forest industry appear criminal.
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Same with J.K. Rowling.
I'm against book/eBook (and newspaper) suppression and self-censorship regardless of whether it is corporate or governmental, left or right. I guess we could discuss political motives over at the political forum, but in terms of a web board promoting Mobile Reading, I don't think motive is the big issue. The issue is, for me, freedom to read.