AI did not do it. People did it, and used "AI" as a convenient excuse.
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It's kinda like "AI" is a new religion people will use to justify their shitty behavior and avoid thinking.
Well, ~~jesus~~ AI has already forgiven them, so....
As always.
They probably asked AI about books that would ruin their future plans and the AI shat out 1984 and a whole bunch of dystopian novels
Literally 1984
That's the joke though
nobody's laughing.
I am, look: ha ha ha. Now in Spanish: Ja ja ja.
"Upsetting themes" are you teaching children or conservative adults? Because life is full of upsetting REALITY so a fucking book about slavery or war or misogynists is nothing.
Aren't they all about freeze peach even if it offends?!
AIs big brother was the headmaster btw... Do we blame the gasoline when they burn the books?
If people didn't want their books to burn so badly, they wouldn't have printed on such flammable material!
y'all know they got rid of twilight to get people to support this
but also. Twilight sucks, but it should be available to read. i think some context should be made available to go with it since the author includes some potentially problematic racist and sexist views. however, it's mainly being attacked for being an exploration of teenage girl sexuality that resonates/resonated with teenage girls.
also maybe the warwuf imprinting on an infant that was fucking weird i hear. but like, very very mormon
yup yup yup. i was thinking about that as i wrote my comment but didn't know how to categorize the kind of problematic that is 🤣
i did a little bit of comedy in utah and got in trouble with my manager for wanting to throw that history in their face (it had been a rough week)
Sadly, the courts decided a long time ago that K-12 libraries are required to act in loco parentis. Not a lot we can do about censorship at that level. We have to focus on fighting the efforts to shut down public libraries.
This was in the UK.
I'm no expert, but isn't it easier there, from a legal standpoint, to "officially" ban various forms of expression? The Christian States Of Trumpistan has no political framework to ban things, but that actually makes it easier for local authorities to do it quietly.
The goal of fear is fear. The goal of power is power.
And also the goal of fear is power.
Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate.
Hate leads to the dark side
Every day, for two minutes.
Found yoda's alt account.
AI Impregnated my sister and abandoned my family. It said it was going to the store for cigarettes!
Poor taste comment on my part but... i I hope at least it was an electrifying shag.
Banning books is not the answer
The assholes who did this will now claim they never had the book. Then they will claim it never existed.
I bet the Eurasians are the ones spreading the lies. There's a reason we have always been at war with them.
"War is Peace," "Freedom is Slavery," and "Ignorance is Strength".
