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The US ultra-right should leave the UK alone!!!

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StandFirm · 14/04/2025 10:59

I was going to use a rude expletive in the thread title to truly reflect my thoughts on this. I've known about this insidious creeping influence for a little while but reading the article in the link below has made me livid. We are not going to be censored by foreign actors who understand nothing about our culture. I have often observed a false sense of familiarity among Brits regarding American culture but it goes both ways, and this attempt at dragging us along into the dark pit of ignorance should stay the fuck away from here:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/14/librarians-in-uk-increasingly-asked-to-remove-books-as-influence-of-us-pressure-groups-spreads

Librarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreads

Anecdotal evidence suggests a rise in requests to take books off shelves, particularly LGBTQ+ titles

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/14/librarians-in-uk-increasingly-asked-to-remove-books-as-influence-of-us-pressure-groups-spreads

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Cricke · 14/04/2025 20:14

Wow thanks for sharing this article. I had no idea this was going on here too. A lot of my friends are authors in the US and the UK too and I know many of the ones published in the U.S. have been affected by the book bans. Some have even seen a decrease in how often they are being invited to schools to talk. It’s funny how the self named “free speech” champions change their mind when it comes to speech against their views. I don’t agree with everything in all books but I disagree with the book bans. If they want to supervise what their kids read they should do that but not impose on others.

Summerhillsquare · 14/04/2025 20:09

I read that and was appalled. These extreme US groups are driving anti choice for women campaigning particularly. Modern day missionaries with nasty tactics.