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autisticexpression:

I want to take ao3 antis on a field trip to a public library to see how long it takes for them to advocate book-burning.

Just in my local library alone we have a ton of problematic shit: there’s the Fu Manchu books which are obviously very racist and xenophobic. Then we have books like Stephen King’s It which has some troubling sexual content involving underage characters. There’s Twilight and its derivative 50 Shades of Grey which romanticize abusive relationships. Harry Potter which is written by a known terf and has many questionable themes. There’s the Iliad and the Odyssey which are both full of violent misogyny. The Bible which contains incest and genocide among other things. And last but not least, there’s Gilgamesh, the oldest known work of literature where the hero is a reformed rapist.

All of these are available and easily accessible to everyone including children and unlike with ao3, there is no tagging or warning system. In fact there is even a confidentiality policy for kids 13 and up where the librarians won’t tell their parents or guardians what books they’re checking out! You heard that right, minors are not only allowed but actively encouraged to read stuff their parents wouldn’t approve of!

What do you pearl-clutchers think of that?