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As the National Book Awards came to a close on Wednesday, finalists for the prestigious literary prizes took the stage in New York to speak about the Israel-Hamas war. Others spoke out against book bans.

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As the National Book Awards came to a close on Wednesday, finalists for the prestigious literary prizes took the stage in New York to speak about the Israel-Hamas war, with others at the ceremony also choosing to address banned books.

      • ExFed@lemm.ee
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        10 months ago

        I think it would depend on the books.

        Isn’t that the whole argument for banning some books and not others?

        • Salamendacious@lemmy.worldOP
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          10 months ago

          All I’m saying is I don’t think we’d be better off if more people started reading books like the Turner diaries. I’m not making a censorship argument here

          • ExFed@lemm.ee
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            10 months ago

            Aye, didn’t want to accuse you of advocating for censorship. Just a friendly reminder that even the most “dangerous” texts are that way because of context, not content.

            Also I was today years old when I learned about The Turner Diaries. Yikes.