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How an 8-year-old girl got some sexist kids' books yanked from the bookstore [View all]
kpete
Oct 2013
OP
I used to have a cat I taught to sit. He had a habit of standing in front of my little B&W tv when
kestrel91316
Oct 2013
#11
nancy drew and hardy boys may have specific genders but they are not overtly sexist. drew is
seabeyond
Oct 2013
#25
i did the same. really enjoyed the drew books and really liked the hardys too.
seabeyond
Oct 2013
#33
in print, in words, side by side. there is no ambiguity in this one. a poster argued pink was
seabeyond
Oct 2013
#23
you got a cackle on that one. or all of society since the day of their birth tell them pink is what
seabeyond
Oct 2013
#40
If we were talking actual literature - as opposed to this silliness - then I'd agree with you.
nomorenomore08
Oct 2013
#16
Generally speaking, no. And most parental complaints about library books can probably be considered
nomorenomore08
Oct 2013
#62
Whose to say what "actual literature" is? I mean I read stuff like that when I was a young'un
Erose999
Oct 2013
#55
LOL, so you get to decide "actual literature"? LOL! Missing the point I think! n-t
Logical
Oct 2013
#78
An item's position in a market place predicated in part on social awareness is not...
LanternWaste
Oct 2013
#47
So by that logic, would any book that a bookstore chose not to carry would be a banned book?
whopis01
Oct 2013
#80
it is insulting to every girl and to women. i do not get why people cannot recognize how fuckin
seabeyond
Oct 2013
#22
Lover Boy recently came home with a book with strictly defined gender roles in it & I'm OK with that
Nuclear Unicorn
Oct 2013
#85
i am hoping this was play to a serious issue. but ya... i imagine in both regards.
seabeyond
Oct 2013
#86
I'm cooking a lot more now that I'm home most days but he is by far the better cook.
Nuclear Unicorn
Oct 2013
#88
Sounds yummy. Hubby the better, more creative cook though over the years I have gotten good, too. He
seabeyond
Oct 2013
#89
Well, the girls have the "Twilight" stuff to look forward to in their tween years.
Nye Bevan
Oct 2013
#45
I think stores have the right to make those decisions for themselves
ProudToBeBlueInRhody
Oct 2013
#37
I agree. Little girl (and mom): I'm offended. Therefore, nobody else should be able to see it.
NYC_SKP
Oct 2013
#42
People can order it through amazon or get it elsewhere too. No bookstore is required to carry every
uppityperson
Oct 2013
#68
ah, girls and womens greatest supporter here to show.... what? get that girl. bad bad girl.
seabeyond
Oct 2013
#52
I thought the books were a bit too comic-book like. Here's a better pair of books, IMHO:
NYC_SKP
Oct 2013
#46
Hooray for banning books! Because everybody should just be able to get rid of the books they find
Erose999
Oct 2013
#54
Encouraging a bookstore to remove a book? So what if the fundies are offended by science books? Do
Erose999
Oct 2013
#83
A private bookstore can decide what books they want to carry. Those books are readily available,
uppityperson
Oct 2013
#69
You can agree or disagree with the store's response - I guess I'm ambivalent myself.
nomorenomore08
Oct 2013
#71
As offensive as that is all around, the worst part to me is that girls apparently need to be able to
Counterpoint PA
Oct 2013
#59
Good for her. Private book stores have the right to carry what they want and if they don't want to
uppityperson
Oct 2013
#65
What sort of personality disorder makes a person tell stores what books not to carry?
cthulu2016
Oct 2013
#72
Okay, is it just me, or do the girls book seem a lot more grounded in reality?
Tommy_Carcetti
Oct 2013
#77
Where some people see sexist indoctrination, I see kids encouraged to read.
lumberjack_jeff
Oct 2013
#84