Va state lawmaker wants to ban Barnes and Noble from selling certain books

[butters]

(Bloomberg) -- A state lawmaker in Virginia says he will seek a court order to restrict Barnes & Noble from selling two books to minors that were recently challenged within the Virginia Beach Public School system.

Ray Daniels, a spokesperson for the American Booksellers Association, said the organization was “deeply concerned about the precedent this could set for bookstores everywhere.” He said he worries about the chilling effect that such challenges might have against booksellers who could preemptively self-censor in an effort of self-preservation.

“It is a bookseller’s constitutional right to carry and sell books as they see fit, without interference from the government,” Daniels said.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/c...sedgntp&cvid=a348c3ae132f4578f46ccf737e649efa

 

[LukSkyFokker]

Where's the "Libtards are authoritarians!" crowd?

 

[nowisthetime]

They are all about keeping the population ignorant and dumb, rendering their base easier to control.

The "Libtards are authoritarians" crew are simply projecting.

 

[pecksniff]

The Virginia Beach Circuit Court ruled on Wednesday that there was “probable cause” to believe the graphic memoir “Gender Queer” by Maia Kobabe, and the fantasy book “A Court of Mist and Fury” by Sarah J. Maas, should be considered obscene for minors.

Does anyone know anything about these books?

 

[butters]

Does anyone know anything about these books?

Gender Queer is a graphic novel (as in pictures) about the author's autobiography

https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=h8eY0osy&id=61E295780FFB76E54B8E0C68333487DCFD2BBEF3&thid=OIP.h8eY0osy27MuEtazQkqo4gHaKb&mediaurl=https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.87c798d28b32dbb32e12d6b3424aa8e2?rik=874r%2fdyHNDNoDA&riu=http%3a%2f%2fwww.brokenfrontier.com%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2f2019%2f05%2fgender-queer-lion-forge-kobabe-3.jpg&ehk=M3H3yC07c5E6P1yXaAwucAc6To7P6qWx9iqigEv1ZWo%3d&risl=&pid=ImgRaw&r=0&exph=1000&expw=710&q="gender+queer"+by+maia+kobabe&simid=608008472830290325&FORM=IRPRST&ck=CA47C1CF0CBDF96FC2F99D07CCACF46F&selectedIndex=14&qpvt="gender+queer"+by+maia+kobabe&ajaxhist=0&ajaxserp=0

https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=mA3mns3G&id=9A8BA30AE022629E2DD7B19FECC7922B012A8220&thid=OIP.mA3mns3G7p7PkH6SCudSjAHaKo&mediaurl=https://carbon-media.accelerator.net/0000000bQRk/kNiroPD8Hy9b12xCkZgQHg;750x1076.jpeg&exph=1076&expw=750&q="gender+queer"+by+maia+kobabe&simid=608049348034657170&form=IRPRST&ck=9E9AE3D22020B0963BFE8FB8D9DFC5FA&selectedindex=55&qpvt="gender+queer"+by+maia+kobabe&ajaxhist=0&ajaxserp=0&vt=0&cdnurl=https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.980de69ecdc6ee9ecf907e920ae7528c?rik=IIIqASuSx%2byfsQ&pid=ImgRaw&r=0&sim=11

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q="gender+queer"+by+maia+kobabe&qpvt=“Gender+Queer”+by+Maia+Kobabe&form=IGRE&first=1&tsc=ImageHoverTitle

 

[butters]

A Court of Mist and Fury:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17927395-a-court-of-mist-and-fury

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas - Goodreads​

• 4.6/5
  (67.3K)
• Format: Kindle Edition
• Pages: 626

A Court of Mist and Fury is a million steps up from A Court of Thorns and Roses for a thousand reasons and one. The most prominent one though, the one that glows with the fire of a thousand suns, is how—even as a cheasy, romantic fairytale—this book is Buckle up ladies and gents and those outside these labels: Mary will have words with you ( and she will stop referring to herself in third person ) .
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17927395https://www.bing.com/search?q=a+cou...69i64.6198j0j1&pglt=43&FORM=ANNTA1&PC=EDGEDB#

 

[RobDownSouth]

A Court of Mist and Fury:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17927395-a-court-of-mist-and-fury

interesting theory put forward by the Virginia censorship guy: "Obscene for children". Smacks of "whutabboud the children!" sophistry, which was a staple of the half-wit half-breeds here for the past 10 years or so.

 

[Wrong Element]

This guy has done a great job elevating the profile of two books I had never heard of, and no doubt boosting their sales.

 

[butters]

he wants them to be barred from selling them to anyone under the age of 18

look at the illustrations, the text, the contents

seriously, he believes no-one under 18 should be 'exposed' to such material? but Shakespeare's just fine... for now, anyway

 

[butters]

interesting theory put forward by the Virginia censorship guy: "Obscene for children". Smacks of "whutabboud the children!" sophistry, which was a staple of the half-wit half-breeds here for the past 10 years or so.

the same people out in the backwoods of trumplandia who would force a 13-year old to carry their rapist's baby to term, and haven't much of an issue with marriage at 16 (or even younger). But read stuff like these two books, or Harry Potters? oah noah!