ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoNew Jersey becomes latest state to prohibit bans on booksslrpnk.netimagemessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up11.03Karrow-down18file-textcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldusa@lemmy.ml
arrow-up11.02Karrow-down1imageNew Jersey becomes latest state to prohibit bans on booksslrpnk.netByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square69fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: news@lemmy.worldusa@lemmy.ml
Source https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/new-jersey-latest-state-prohibit-bans-books-school-116604778
minus-squarePixellatedDave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·1 day agoI somehow took this to mean the exact opposite of what the title meant and was confused how this was uplifting news. I think it’s time I had a little nap.
minus-squareCileTheSane@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 day agoThe fact that this is considered uplifting news is not something I find very uplifting
minus-squareLandedGentry@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoI find a legislative commitment to literacy is far superior to assuming we will always have the right to learn freely in this country.
minus-squareJuice@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoWell considering what the last dozen or so headlines you’ve read about banned books were probably about, I can see how you would make that assumption
minus-squareAimeeloulm@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoYeah, I had the same reaction as well, through I may have an excuse as my fibromyalgia is flaring up :/
I somehow took this to mean the exact opposite of what the title meant and was confused how this was uplifting news. I think it’s time I had a little nap.
The fact that this is considered uplifting news is not something I find very uplifting
I find a legislative commitment to literacy is far superior to assuming we will always have the right to learn freely in this country.
Well considering what the last dozen or so headlines you’ve read about banned books were probably about, I can see how you would make that assumption
Yeah, I had the same reaction as well, through I may have an excuse as my fibromyalgia is flaring up :/