I read the entire thing, but by all means, flag me if it make you feel better.
It's a sensationalist news piece designed to conflate the actions of the whacko religious right that has been doing this kind of stuff for decades with the recent decision concerning not using the book "Maus" in ELA curricula.
I don't think that Spiegelman's work is so critical that the a school board deciding to keep it in or out of the official curriculum is even noteworthy, let alone something to get worked up about.
As for setting fire to Harry Potter books, if it were transwomen burning them to protest Rowling's TERFery, would that be talked about differently?
> As for setting fire to Harry Potter books, if it were transwomen burning them to protest Rowling's TERFery, would that be talked about differently?
Yes, as it should be. There's quite a large difference between taking an action in protest of discrimination, and taking that same action in support of silly religious fairy tales.
Even if you are a religious person and a believer, burning books that disagree with your doctrine is just reactionary nonsense. Have a little more faith in your, er, faith. I would hope it could stand strong even in the presence of a book you disagree with. If not, maybe you should reconsider your beliefs.
The religious person burning books they disagree with is reactionary nonsense but the trans (supporter) burning books they disagree with is a protest of discrimination...
It's rare to see someone so overtly hold two to different groups to such different standards on the same action.
I was with you up until that point. Burning books in this fashion is never good. Especially not as a publicity stunt. If liberals were getting press for holding a book burning of conservative authors, I'd be against that too. It's more the symbology behind the act, than the actual burning itself.
It's a sensationalist news piece designed to conflate the actions of the whacko religious right that has been doing this kind of stuff for decades with the recent decision concerning not using the book "Maus" in ELA curricula.