Floriduh bans 23 Stephen King novels.

[Crepitus]

Seriously?

I mean, I'm not a huge fan of his later work (I think he peaked around the time he wrote "the Stand") but banning them seems kinda extreme. I don't see how they qualify as "woke" either.

King himself has commented

Stephen King gives three-word response after realising Florida banned 23 of his books

Twenty-three of King’s novels have been banned from schools in the US state thanks to a 2022 legislation signed by Ron DeSantis

www.independent.co.uk

 

[White 6]

Seriously?

I mean, I'm not a huge fan of his later work (I think he peaked around the time he wrote "the Stand") but banning them seems kinda extreme. I don't see how they qualify as "woke" either.

King himself has commented

Stephen King gives three-word response after realising Florida banned 23 of his books

Twenty-three of King’s novels have been banned from schools in the US state thanks to a 2022 legislation signed by Ron DeSantis

www.independent.co.uk

I think the tropical sun of the Sunshine State has affected their brains.

 

[lg325]

Knowing American teenagers now that the books are banned they will get their hands on them and read and pass them among themselves. When I was a teen they tried book banning in orange county and put a list in the local paper and reported on the news on Sunday on Monday at school a lot of were walking around school with a copy of the banned books. We just pass each other in the school hall hold it up to each other and smile.

 

[Crepitus]

I think the tropical sun of the Sunshine State has affected their brains.

Nah, it's not the heat, it's the stupidity.

 

[lennypartiv]

Leftists do love to brainwash the young. it's best to nip it in the bud.

 

[Crepitus]

Leftists do love to brainwash the young. it's best to nip it in the bud.

You do realize that this isn't being done by "leftists", right?

 

[White 6]

Nah, it's not the heat, it's the stupidity.

I hang out, when in the state, in the coastal tourist condos on beaches, and the people I meet seem like good normal people. I don't think much of their political class.

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

This has a misleading thread title.
The books are not banned.
Democrat parents can still buy pornograhy for their children.
Normal parents just don't want porn available to children in the school libraries.

 

[AMart]

What kind of pervs would support this in school children's libraries? Pedos.

 

[AMart]

 

[lennypartiv]

Don't let liberals brainwash your children.

Banning these books is necessary to protect our youth.

 

[rampart]

This has a misleading thread title.
The books are not banned.
Democrat parents can still buy pornograhy for their children.
Normal parents just don't want porn available to children in the school libraries.

should the pornographic movies of these books be removed from children as well? i'm sure that "cujo" inspired a wave of beasiality and furriness among our brainwashed youth?

 

[frigidweirdo]

Seriously?

I mean, I'm not a huge fan of his later work (I think he peaked around the time he wrote "the Stand") but banning them seems kinda extreme. I don't see how they qualify as "woke" either.

King himself has commented

Stephen King gives three-word response after realising Florida banned 23 of his books

Twenty-three of King’s novels have been banned from schools in the US state thanks to a 2022 legislation signed by Ron DeSantis

www.independent.co.uk

I don't see why a school library needs Stephen King books.

Really, in education, books need to be APPROPRIATE and I can't see how Stephen King books are, ESPECIALLY if they have sexual content.

Kids can get these books outside of school, fine.

Same with the Bible, doesn't need to be in a school, but if kids want to read it at home, fine.

 

[lg325]

I agree he does have a sick mind for story telling even though things like you pointed out do happen. But leave it up to the individual to decide what to and not to read ,watch or listen to. As for me I have never been a fan of his work. Carrie was a good story , The Trilogy had some good parts but over all I didn't care for it. Christine would have been a good story but it and the movie had some serious flaws.

 

[frigidweirdo]

I agree he does have a sick mind for story telling even though things like you pointed out do happen. But leave it up to the individual to decide what to and not to read ,watch or listen to. As for me I have never been a fan of his work. Carrie was a good story , The Trilogy had some good parts but over all I didn't care for it. Christine would have been a good story but it and the movie had some serious flaws.

Leaving it up to the individual is allowing it outside of school, but not having it in schools.

 

[jackflash]

Seriously?

I mean, I'm not a huge fan of his later work (I think he peaked around the time he wrote "the Stand") but banning them seems kinda extreme. I don't see how they qualify as "woke" either.

King himself has commented

Stephen King gives three-word response after realising Florida banned 23 of his books

Twenty-three of King’s novels have been banned from schools in the US state thanks to a 2022 legislation signed by Ron DeSantis

www.independent.co.uk

The problem with banning books is it can lead to the following;

Book Burning - Photograph

On May 10, 1933, Nazi students at universities across Germany pillaged and burned books they claimed were “un-German.” The targeted books were those they deemed contrary to Nazi goals and beliefs. The book burnings are an example of the regime's eff...

encyclopedia.ushmm.org

Ten years later they were burning other 'banned objects' in the pits just a few yards N/W of krema 5 in Birkenau.

https://blog.historicenvironment.scot/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/NCAP-000-000-029-090_1.jpg

One must be careful when dealing with bans on objects as 'many' bans are politically motivated & if it's politically motivated it's then also psychologically addictive! Like one ban today could lead to a hundred or more bans tomorrow! Just amazing how human history just keeps repeating itself isn't it?!

 

[frigidweirdo]

The problem with banning books is it can lead to the following;

Book Burning - Photograph

On May 10, 1933, Nazi students at universities across Germany pillaged and burned books they claimed were “un-German.” The targeted books were those they deemed contrary to Nazi goals and beliefs. The book burnings are an example of the regime's eff...

encyclopedia.ushmm.org

Ten years later they were burning other 'banned objects' in the pits just a few yards N/W of krema 5 in Birkenau.

https://blog.historicenvironment.scot/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/NCAP-000-000-029-090_1.jpg

One must be careful when dealing with bans on objects as 'many' bans are politically motivated & if it's politically motivated it's then also psychologically addictive! Like one ban today could lead to a hundred or more bans tomorrow! Just amazing how human history just keeps repeating itself isn't it?!

Are they banning books? Not really. They're just deciding what can and cannot be in school libraries... that's very different. If you can't get a book in your school library, go get it somewhere else.

Really, this is advocating for ALL BOOKS to be in every school library

 

[surada]

What kind of pervs would support this in school children's libraries? Pedos.

So you think Desantis is a liberal? You're senile.

 

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

don't see how they qualify as "woke" either.

They're not. I was a diehard Stephen King fan for well over a decade until I discovered Dean Koontz. And although Koontz still rates ahead of King for me I still appreciate and enjoy especially, the Stephen King works that have been made into movies/TV series. "The Stand" is still a favorite for a lot of his fans and I particularly love the TV series "Haven".

Haven (TV series) - Wikipedia

 

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

There is no scene in the book regarding Bev inviting the boys to an orgy in "It".