Dua Lipa opens library for banned and censored books in Portugal

Post by throwitaway222 » Tue, Jul 07, 2026, 9:12 PM UTC

grahamburger wrote: post #212

AlexandrB wrote: post #208

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The implication here is that schools are making these decisions on a neutral, apolitical basis - but this is not really possible, is it? As many on the left would say: "everything is political". So what we're discussing is (yet another) front in the "culture war", this time about what ideas and values children should be exposed to. Let's just be honest about that at least.

> schools are making these decisions on a neutral, apolitical basis - but this is not really possible, is it? Well, sure, but it's not possible for the religious parent groups to be apolitical either (nor do they make any attempt at even ostensible neutrality). Teachers and administrators are well trained, often have or have had children, and are generally a part of the community where they work and teach. It's not l…

Post by dudul » Tue, Jul 07, 2026, 9:49 PM UTC

ActivePattern wrote: post #127

A lot of people in this thread think they're being clever by pointing out that a bookstore can't sell "banned" books. But it's common for bookstores and libraries to feature titles that have been banned in some jurisdictions. It's a small way to push back against censorship and promote freedom of information and critical thinking.

Post by dudul » Tue, Jul 07, 2026, 9:51 PM UTC

nancyminusone wrote: post #43

For 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.

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jul 07, 2026, 10:01 PM UTC

suburban_strike wrote: post #234

amanaplanacanal wrote: post #187

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A lot of books are getting banned from schools because they mention gay characters or other "woke" content. Not at all the same thing.

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Post by suburban_strike » Tue, Jul 07, 2026, 10:10 PM UTC

tough wrote: post #221

pfannkuchen wrote: post #116

Whenever the topic of “banned books” comes up, a bunch of people argue about whether they should be called “banned”. What I haven’t seen mentioned in these discussions is where the mental association of “banned books” comes from. In America, at least, the school curriculum spends a lot of time talking about dictators. It mentions, numerous times over many years of a child’s life, that something dictators often do is…

One can only wonder how American Schools will talk about the current US Gov and presidents in a few decades...