Burn the gay books! Alabama uber alles!

[Pierson]

Alabama Bill Targets Gay Authors

A college production tells the story of Matthew Sheppard, a student beaten to death because he was gay.

And soon, it could be banned in Alabama.

Republican Alabama lawmaker Gerald Allen says homosexuality is an unacceptable lifestyle. As CBS News Correspondent Mark Strassmann reports, under his bill, public school libraries could no longer buy new copies of plays or books by gay authors, or about gay characters.

“I don’t look at it as censorship,” says State Representative Gerald Allen. “I look at it as protecting the hearts and souls and minds of our children.”

Books by any gay author would have to go: Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote and Gore Vidal. Alice Walker’s novel “The Color Purple” has lesbian characters.

Allen originally wanted to ban even some Shakespeare. After criticism, he narrowed his bill to exempt the classics, although he still can’t define what a classic is. Also exempted now Alabama’s public and college libraries.

Librarian Donna Schremser fears the “thought police,” would be patrolling her shelves.

"And so the idea that we would have a pristine collection that represents one political view, one religioius view, that’s not a library,’’ says Schremser.

“I think it’s an absolutely absurd bill,” says Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center.

First Amendment advocates say the ban clearly does amount to censorship.

“It’s a Nazi book burning,” says Potok. “You know, it’s a remarkable piece of work.”

But in book after book, Allen reads what he calls the “homosexual agenda,”
and he’s alarmed.

“It’s not healthy for America, it doesn’t fit what we stand for,” says Allen. “And they will do whatever it takes to reach their goal.”

He says he sees this as a line in the sand.

In Alabama’s legislature, the reviews of Allen’s bill are still out on whether to lower this curtain for good.

http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1101896768316400.xml

A bill by Rep. Gerald Allen, R-Cottondale, would prohibit the use of public funds for “the purchase of textbooks or library materials that recognize or promote homosexuality as an acceptable lifestyle.” Allen said he filed the bill to protect children from the “homosexual agenda.”

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Allen said that if his bill passes, novels with gay protagonists and college textbooks that suggest homosexuality is natural would have to be removed from library shelves and destroyed.

“I guess we dig a big hole and dump them in and bury them,” he said.

[BlueMageOne]

Sounds fine to me

[RedComet]

Wow, I didn’t know Tennessee Williams was gay. I always thought “how can a man be gay with a name like ‘Tennessee’?!”

[Amerycinsycho]

That gay agenda was taken from my daily planner.

[Arac]

Alabama’s exceedingly high divorce rate is still there to protect the sancity of marriage, though. No worries.

[Dragon_Tear]

Haw, soon there’s be book black markets. If it’s forbidden it’s always one more reason for people to get it. I can already see it coming: somewhere, in a dark alley in alabama…
“Cocaine, crack, bootlegged shit…?”
“Screw that crap! Where’s that one book with those two gay guys kissing each other? @_@”
“You’re hooked man, calm down. We don’t deal that shit anymore, It’s too dangerous.”
“AAAH! BOOKS! I WANT BOOKS!~!~1``11”

[BlueMageOne]

This would be kind of nice, since it seems whenever I go to a book store, I always wonder into the gay studies section

[Dalton_Of_Zeal]

I don’t see how destroying books written by homosexuals or denying the presence of homosexuals in written literature is going to “protect the minds and souls of our young children.” They’re going to learn about alternative lifestyles sometime in their lives, anyways.

Of course, maybe that’s part of their plan. Let them learn about homosexuals through the teachings of sitcoms and other modern day TV shows, and teach them to see gays the way the network executives do; blatantly oversexed, “quirky” characters who act obnoxiously flamboyant, as if to say “Look at me! I’m gay, and I want the entire world to know it!” That’d make it that much easier for these future children to develop hatred for the homosexual community, and in turn, cause even more gay oppression.

[Sinistral_Amon]

This bill is almost barbaric; like we are in the 20’s, and a ban on alcohal is in effect. Same principle.

[Charlemagne]

This bill is almost barbaric; like we are in the 20’s, and a ban on alcohal is in effect. Same principle.

is that you megamanx2k?

[Infonick]

This bill is almost barbaric; like we are in the 20’s, and a ban on alcohal is in effect. Same principle.

Uh oh!

[Sinistral_Amon]

What ‘Uh oh’? No 'uh oh’s about it. Barbaric.

[Infonick]

What ‘Uh oh’? No 'uh oh’s about it. Barbaric.

I’m not talking about your post.

[Sinistral_Amon]

You quoted it.

Oh, btw, not this Megaman person, Charlemagne.

[Infonick]

You quoted it.

Oh, btw, not this Megaman person, Charlemagne.

I’m referring to your name.

[Sinistral_Amon]

Oh.

Something wrong with Amon, or the fact that there is a seemingly well-known admin named Sinistral?

[Pierson]

OH NO! A MAN WITH A SIMILAR NAME TO SIN’S!

If only there were some way to tell them apart! IF ONLY!

[Sinistral]

I don’t care :P. Although I was startled at first.

[Infonick]

OH NO! A MAN WITH A SIMILAR NAME TO SIN’S!

If only there were some way to tell them apart! IF ONLY!

I’m thinking more of the wrath of Sin.

EDIT: And I’m proven wrong.

[Seraphim_Ephyon]

EDIT: I need to learn how to tipe faster.