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Children’s picture book flagged at Alabama library because author’s last name is ‘Gay’ (www.al.com)

submitted 1 year ago by DevCat to c/facepalm

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“Read Me a Story, Stella” is a children’s picture book about a pair of siblings reading books together and building a doghouse. However, because the author’s name is Marie-Louise Gay, the book was added to a list of potentially “sexually explicit” books to be moved from the children’s section of the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library (HCPL) system.

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago

Really shows how much thought is put into the book bans.

Zero. Zero thought is put into these reactionary bullshit book bans.

[–] massacre 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

They really would like it if gay people didn't exist...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Nah, if gay people didn't exist they'd have to find another group to persecute. Aside from black people, hispanic people, college educated people, women, gingers, vegans, people who once owned a Prius, that guy who rides a bike to work twice a month...

[–] Nurse_Robot 14 points 1 year ago

For fucks sake

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

I mean, last names tend to hang around a while. Maybe the author's family was really happy a long time ago. We can't have that now can we?!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Clearly they missed the Alabama history lesson on Emily Reed.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Don't tell them about the most famous bomber plane from WW2. They'd have a fit about Enola Gay dropping the Little Boy.

[–] xc2215x 4 points 1 year ago

Embarrassing.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I guess it's technically a "gay book"...