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‘Magic Tree House’ Author, ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ among hundreds of Tennessee book bans (pen.org)
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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What kind of monster bans Calvin and Hobbes!?

[–] HakunaHafada@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago

Authoritarians/Fascists. It's not about the content of the books, it's about the control of the people.