Good on her using her platform for something.
Dua Lipa opens library for banned and censored books in Portugal
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Re: Dua Lipa opens library for banned and censored books in Portugal
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That's a childish argument.
My point was to highlight the ridiculousness of the comment to which I was responding; glad it worked!
It didn't work. The comment wasn't ridiculous. Your reply was. But yes, if you want to flip thing around so you feel validated, be my guest.
Re: Dua Lipa opens library for banned and censored books in Portugal
#83Earlier quoted context omitted.
They are banned somewhere and the library is open in Portugal. If they were banned in Portugal it would run afoul of the legal system, and probably be closed down, obviously. But if the criteria of being in the library - that the book be banned somewhere in the world; that's a reason to visit the library in of itself. Though I think there's going to be a lot of garbage, one need only remember that Life of Brian (the…
Life of Brian is banned from public screening in parts of Germany on Good Friday. https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-23227452
Good Friday is a "quiet holiday" in North-Rhine Westphalia (and other areas), which involves restrictions on various kinds of entertainment: https://lexmea.de/de/gesetz/feiertg-nrw/6 So it's not that Life of Brian in particular was banned, but the activist group in question picked it intentionally for their screening to protest against the holiday.
Re: Dua Lipa opens library for banned and censored books in Portugal
#84For those of you pretending to have trouble understanding 'banned' in this context, it means essentially the same thing as when someone gets 'canceled'. People who are canceled are not literally thrown in prison and executed.
Well, it does kind of matter. "Banned" has a specific meaning. If a book is "banned" and you're allowed to possess it or sell it, it's not really banned, now is it? The usage of the word, despite the reality of the situation, strongly implies "this is a book the government WON'T LET YOU READ!" Except, they do.
A more accurate term might be "politically unfavorable", but that doesn't get people riled up. And, I'm just going to take a wild guess here, but this library is probably zeroing in on books that are politically unfavorable to conservative governments. I doubt we'll find the likes of Mein Kampf in there.
Re: Dua Lipa opens library for banned and censored books in Portugal
#85Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Books that are simply bad books and in addition to being bad take an aggressive, political bent. (eg: the handmaid's tale) Handmaid's Tale is actually a pretty decently written book for a dystopia. You just need to like dystopias.
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If you read the book instead of watching "influencers" you'd notice it's explicitly about a Christian theocracy, but whatever.
Re: Dua Lipa opens library for banned and censored books in Portugal
#86Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Books that are simply bad books and in addition to being bad take an aggressive, political bent. (eg: the handmaid's tale) Handmaid's Tale is actually a pretty decently written book for a dystopia. You just need to like dystopias.
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It's not about Islam. If that's what you thought, I suggest a second read, this time paying more attention?
Re: Dua Lipa opens library for banned and censored books in Portugal
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> In this context it doesn’t literally mean banned, it means the book wasn’t allowed somewhere. and what is a good word to use when something isn't allowed somewhere? perhaps... "banned"? i dont understand why people think something needs be unavailable globally to be considered "banned". there's a million examples of the word "banned" being used when X isn't allowed in Y context . people only get touchy about it whe…
In your opinion is Hustler magazine a banned book becuase its not allowed in schools?
I'm more likely to laugh at the implication that Hustler somehow qualifies as a book.
Re: Dua Lipa opens library for banned and censored books in Portugal
#88A venture that gathers objects of subversion likely to draw the ire of authoritarian powers into a single building doesn’t strike me as something likely to peacefully exist for long.
Re: Dua Lipa opens library for banned and censored books in Portugal
#89Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not sure if your sarcasm is directed at Dua Lipa for including Atwood, or at the states that actually removed it from their public schools (Texas, Florida, Missouri, among others), but it was actually banned in Portugal during the Salazar regime. Either way, I agree with your comment that there is nothing dangerous about Atwood unless you are a fan of authoritarian religious governments.
That's strange that a book that was published in 1985 was banned by a regime which fell in 1974.
I was referencing a direct quote from the author, looks like the Booker Prize board actually looked into it and disputes the certainty of the claim. Oh well. However:
1. Regime change doesn't happen instantaneously. The Francoist line of thinking was still pervasive after Franco died, and through the 70s there was a waxing and waning of censorship.
2. The book was still restricted in multiple states, the spirit of my comment still stands.
Re: Dua Lipa opens library for banned and censored books in Portugal
#90Earlier quoted context omitted.
They are banned somewhere and the library is open in Portugal. If they were banned in Portugal it would run afoul of the legal system, and probably be closed down, obviously. But if the criteria of being in the library - that the book be banned somewhere in the world; that's a reason to visit the library in of itself. Though I think there's going to be a lot of garbage, one need only remember that Life of Brian (the…
Life of Brian is banned from public screening in parts of Germany on Good Friday. https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-23227452
In Germany you're not allowed to mow your lawn with a motorised mower or to recycle glass bottles on Sundays either.
"Banned" feels like a slightly clumsy word to use to describe restrictions such as these.