Bad Influence.

[python@lemmy.world]

obligatory https://watchdominion.org/

[solomon42069@lemmy.world]

On Elon Musk's X, that's probably the safest content.

[kurtvonnegut@mander.xyz]

Where is this book banned for children for being a bad influence?

[adolfschmitler@lemmy.world]

It's never about the kids

[nurse_robot@lemmy.world]

Most recently in Florida. It's been banned often in the United States, it's also been banned in Vietnam

[macncheezus@lemmy.today]

You know the book is old enough to be in the public domain nowadays, and you can legally download a copy of it using the same device they use for watching those videos, right?

[kallioapina@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Do the kids know that?

[metallic_substance@lemmy.world]

I get where you're coming from, but that isn't the point

[gerudo@lemm.ee]

Just look for red states/cities in the US. More than likely its been banned there.

[darkcloud@lemmy.world]

Killing small animals? So like Barron Trump is alleged to have done:

Attention Required! | Cloudflare

(www.intomore.com)

[mothra@mander.xyz]

I don't know why you're getting downvoted. I also didn't know this book was banned, and was going to ask something similar.

[guy@piefed.social]

One would assume that Kurt Vonnegut would have some awareness about books

[merde@sh.itjust.works]

how old is he now? Is it finally ok to set upon little Baron?

[macncheezus@lemmy.today]

There are several links to free, legal copies at the bottom of the book's Wikipedia page.

Also, if you type "1984" into YouTube, the first result is this full audiobook recording. It's really not difficult to find.

[palordrolap@fedia.io]

If you're killing the cow in the same way the people in those videos kill cats, then it doesn't hit much different at all.

There's definitely a line here, but I suspect that we disagree on where that line is.

[milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee]

I mean, 1984 isn't really age appropriate for children anyway. Not from the authoritarianism, but sexual and violent content and themes.

[alecsadler@sh.itjust.works]

Or replace cats with billionaires.

[enkers@sh.itjust.works]

If you think cows are killed in anything but abject horror, I'd recommend you at the very least watch Dominion, which was linked above.

[olgratin_magmatoe@slrpnk.net]

If you're dedicated you can find anything. That's not the point though.

[lugal@sopuli.xyz]

Literally 1984