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Handmaid's Tale Book Bans Spark Outrage

Original: The banning of Handmaid's Tale is deplorable, but predictable. Of course the fascists are going to try to ban it, becaus

Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale is being banned in some school districts, drawing sharp criticism from readers who see the move as an attempt to suppress a story about resisting authoritarianism. Critics call the bans deplorable but predictable, arguing that censors fear the book's anti-fascist themes. Questions are also being raised about other targeted authors, including comics writer Ryan North, with readers questioning the breadth of current censorship efforts.

Why now: Ongoing book bans and censorship debates in the US are prompting strong reactions from readers and authors.

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• The banning of Handmaid's Tale is deplorable, but predictable. Of course the fascists are going to try to ban it, because it is a tale of resisting and fighting fascism. They're afraid of people opposing them. But why is Ryan North getting banned? How thin-skinned do you have… · Dunstable@mstdn.games · 12

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