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Josh Sippie's avatar

I've had Banned Book Club on my TBR for a literal eternity. It's high time I read it. You've convinced me!

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Devin Whitlock's avatar

Oh, awesome!! Glad I can finally return the favor after you’ve introduced me to so many excellent manga. 😆 Hoping to share a Q&A with one of the writers eventually.

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David Perlmutter's avatar

"...portraying certain behavior is not an endorsement of said behavior..." So much media censorship has been undertaken without any understanding of this fact- you can certainly not "endorse" events in animation, but "portrayal" of it was and is enough for some.

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Devin Whitlock's avatar

Context is key, but it’s also the enemy of people who want to flatten all art and label it as something prurient.

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Omar Morales's avatar

Important work here, Devin!

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Devin Whitlock's avatar

Thanks for reading! Ryan and Hyun Sook are doing a great deal of work to raise awareness of threats to free speech both in the United States and South Korea.

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