NLB removes children's book for review after 'racist' alert
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Describing the book as "astoundingly racist", she noted in the post that the villain was being written about in "explicitly racialised terms, and in contrast to all the other characters who are depicted as fair-skinned".
If u r currently doing the compre AQ on libraries, do note this example and make the link about libraries being a safe and 'neutral' place....
There was a similar incident in the past where the public raised the alarm over some controversial titles in the public libraries....books with LGBT themes were found openly available in the open shelves of the children's section of the National Library...u can read more HERE and HERE
Describing the book as "astoundingly racist", she noted in the post that the villain was being written about in "explicitly racialised terms, and in contrast to all the other characters who are depicted as fair-skinned".
If u r currently doing the compre AQ on libraries, do note this example and make the link about libraries being a safe and 'neutral' place....
There was a similar incident in the past where the public raised the alarm over some controversial titles in the public libraries....books with LGBT themes were found openly available in the open shelves of the children's section of the National Library...u can read more HERE and HERE
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