The association, founded in 1876, condemned legislation that would threaten librarians and other educators with criminal prosecution for possessing “obscene” material.
The association, founded in 1876, condemned legislation that would threaten librarians and other educators with criminal prosecution for possessing “obscene” material.
What happened to freedom of speech? Personal accountability? Basic fucking parenting?
Let’s not pretend censorship is new. People who are old enough remember Tipper Gore and Frank Zappa arguing over music censorship.
This is even dumber, since we have the internet now. Whatever these folks think kids are being exposed to by books, well uh, there’s some more stuff on the internet they might be worried about.
Censorship is ridiculous on all forms of communication. Kids will find it if they want to.
Of course, I’m pointing out the additional level of absurdity performed by the censors in this case
It goes way back before that.
1873 in fact.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comstock_laws
Ope
For the uninitiated.
the oligarchs who run the country don’t want those things…
They don’t give a shit. No one with any money cares if a 15 year old is jerking it. This is Christianity plain and simple.
Authoritarians want to watch us poop and have intercourse. They also want to count how many times we masturbate. That is the authoritarian sickness.
Authoritarians want to watch us poop and have intercourse. They also want to count how many times we masturbate. That is the authoritarian sickness.