@ChrisCorrigan has movedMar 9

Looking for some good books that will expand your young person’s mind?

Have a look at the ones the idiots in the Alberta government find threatening.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-school-book-ban-order-graphic-novels-9.7118495

#censorship #abpoli #books

By the book: Alberta schools pull at least 160 titles from shelves to meet provincial order | CBC News

Alberta school divisions complying with a provincial order have removed dozens of graphic novels from their shelves, from illustrated versions of literary classics to coming-of-age memoirs and dramatic retellings of mythology, access to information request results show.

CBC
Show threadanyGouldMar 9
@chriscorrigan What blew my mind is the "oh, we had to remove vol. 3, but the other 8 volumes are OK" (or the even funnier "vol 1-11 aren't safe, but 12,15,16, and 17 are OK"). Oh, and make sure to ban Alison Bechdel - can't be having women talk to each other in media unless it's about boys! 🙄
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@anyGould I’ll bet the discussions about graphic novels amongst Alberta Cabinet members rival high school Reddit flame wars for nuance and opinion!
Mar 10 at 12:41amWeb
Show threadanyGouldMar 10
@chriscorrigan If only - I suspect most of them haven't read any of them at all.