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>>Tapley explained to Legum that to her mind, any book that includes a “sex scene” is pornography and therefore illegal to let minors read. She also told Legum that Storm and Fury, like other books she wants somebody to go to jail for, is “without significant literary value,”<<

Every single part of this just burns up my English major/PhD heart. First off, if you're going to make books that include a sex scene "illegal," then you might as well clear out everything going back to fucking CHAUCER (actually, come to think of it, Gilgamesh has some pretty steamy scenes). Second, you, "Miss" Tapley, are not anybody else's mother, father, or legal guardian. It is therefore none of your motherfucking business what OTHER PEOPLE read. If you don't like something, don't. fucking. READ. it. But trying to litigate what other folks should and should not read is just plain wrong or, to use your own words, offensive.

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Seen on bluesky:

> A Texas high school has told a student he can't play the male lead in "Oklahoma!" because he's transgender, citing a new school policy requiring all roles in student productions to be cast based on the gender assigned at birth.

> How can a Texas high school put on a production of “Oklahoma!”? School productions should be based on the state assigned at birth.

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