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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,946 posts) Thu Sep 16, 2021, 10:01 PM Sep 2021

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School district bans books on Rosa Parks and Malala. Now students want answers

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School district bans books on Rosa Parks and Malala. Now students want answers (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2021 OP

Wow, book banning! What's next? Burning witches? Jim__ Sep 2021 #1

Yes, this can happen. Once the government tells you you can't have it, you'll do anything bucolic_frolic Sep 2021 #2

"Banned in Boston" used to guarantee your book would be a best seller. FuzzyRabbit Sep 2021 #3

sounds like time for a student strike... bahboo Sep 2021 #4

Jim__

(14,075 posts)

1. Wow, book banning! What's next? Burning witches?

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Sep 16, 2021, 10:09 PM

Sep 2021

bucolic_frolic

(43,146 posts)

2. Yes, this can happen. Once the government tells you you can't have it, you'll do anything

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Sep 16, 2021, 10:12 PM

Sep 2021

to get your hands on it. You can hardly think of anything else. So the efforts at censorship may backfire.

FuzzyRabbit

(1,967 posts)

3. "Banned in Boston" used to guarantee your book would be a best seller.

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #2)

Thu Sep 16, 2021, 10:26 PM

Sep 2021

bahboo

(16,337 posts)

4. sounds like time for a student strike...

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Sep 16, 2021, 11:44 PM

Sep 2021

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