BodhipaksaJul 10, 2023

This law is horrifying. It doesn't just affect people under 18, although that’s bad enough. All "sexually oriented" material is now banned from libraries, for all persons. This covers any book that contains "representations or descriptions" of sexual intercourse, homosexuality, lesbianism, and even buttocks or breasts. If your book describes a breast or a bum, it's banned from libraries in Mississippi.

From: @amaditalks
https://wandering.shop/@amaditalks/110689736426581802

Mx. Amadi Lovelace (@[email protected])

How many people noticed that Mississippi is attempting to make it impossible for minors to borrow *any* eBooks via library systems? https://bookriot.com/hoopla-overdrive-libby-now-banned-for-those-under-18-in-mississippi/

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Show threadAndy McGuire 🐕Jul 10, 2023
@bodhipaksa @amaditalks presumably underage teens from rival families who commit suicide - will still be just fine though, because "culture" 😉
Show threadDrLuvMeSomeNunsJul 10, 2023
@asjmcguire @amaditalks @bodhipaksa
 spoiler alert!
Show threadAndy McGuire 🐕
@maskedname @amaditalks @bodhipaksa I mean, it's still something they make you read in school, I don't think there is an adult alive in a first world country that hasn't read Romeo and Juliet or seen one of the countless adaptions like West Side Story (which is awesome)
Jul 10, 2023 at 3:15pmWeb