• Sphere [he/him, they/them]
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    10 months ago

    If I've misunderstood the message, and others have too (it isn't generally well liked, except in certain circles, usually called at least 'controversial'), then we can be sure that anyone writing such material shouldn't be a teacher, and certainly children shouldn't be exposed to it

    Um, what? This logic could be applied to critical race theory about as easily as you've applied it here to Lolita. Way to prove that you really are a puritan.

      • Sphere [he/him, they/them]
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        10 months ago

        So, writing anything that multiple people misunderstand and find offensive, especially if it can be called 'controversial,' is an automatic disqualification from teaching, got it. Makes perfect sense, and I'm not at all deeply disappointed to see multiple hexbears upvote this horrifically bad take.

        • Carguacountii [none/use name]
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          10 months ago

          Not anything, but certainly something about child abuse, when, and I can't emphasise this enough, you're responsible for teaching children is certainly an auto disqualification.

          • Rom [he/him]
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            10 months ago

            So if someone says "child abuse is bad" they should be banned from teaching, because they said something about child abuse, do I have this right?

              • Rom [he/him]
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                10 months ago

                Once again, Lolita is not a fantasy about child abuse. Please read the book.

                  • Rom [he/him]
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                    10 months ago

                    'Fantasy' implies it was written as an erotic novel, rather than a critique of child abuse. The narrative makes it very clear that the protagonist is a monster and that everything he did was horrible. For the last time please read the book and educate yourself about it before passing judgement, because banning a book you haven't read but you think is pornographic despite everyone telling you otherwise makes you indistinguishable from the GOP freaks who are banning every book from school libraries that so much as acknowledges the existence of LGBTQ+ people.