#FREADom

[tinyowlthoughts]

What the fuck Utah

I have a nephew who lives in Utah (not Mormon, nor conservative). He goes to a charter school. They aren't allowed anything that may be 'disruptive', and the conservative Christian staff use that to their advantage. My nephew wanted one - ONE - rainbow stick to put on his water bottle when I came out as gay. I gave him several, and he said he would have to put it on the bottom of the water bottle so none of the teachers saw the rainbow dinosaur (that was in no way exclusively LGBTQIA+ themed) and took it away.

So am I surprised by this development? No.

Am I mad?

People.

I am God. Damned.

FURIOUS.

This bullshit has got to stop. There is NO REASON to censor books a school, beyond reading level. By which I mean, don't have Lord of the Flies in an elementary school library. (The reading/comprehension level is likely too high for a majority of students to fully grasp.)

Books should cover a wide variety of topics for all student interests.

Books should encourage learning and exploring and challenge preconceived notions and ideas.

Books should be available to be used to illustrate complex topics that kids might have a hard time understanding, like death or illness or other upsetting topics.

Books should take kids away to worlds they can only imagine, and encourage them to question everything, from how ants carry so much weight to whether God exists.

Banning books in this manner is not only political over-reach that encourages censorship and is (likely, hopefully) unconstitutional, it is LAZY PARENTING.

You don't want your kid to read 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' because the character is rude? Fine. But you can't force another parent not to let their kid read it.

You don't think teens should have access to books about revolution, magic, exploring budding romance/sexuality, and standing against authority figures? Fine. But you can't force another parent to keep it out of their kids hands.

You think it's your way or the highway?

Try again bitch.

Sarah Maas is one of the most popular YA authors in the world.

Judy Blume is a national treasure who has given so many young people the words to express themselves through puberty and beyond.

Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake takes a crack at a pig-infested future and warns readers against blindly trusting big tech.

What Girls Are Made Of by Elana Arnold is a poignant look at what love means when you're only 16.

Ellen Hopkins approaches addiction and drug use from her own personal experiences with her daughter, offering readers a look into and a warning against drug use.

Rupi Kaur is a poet who's words are twists of silk that illustrate thriving against violence and abuse.

Craig Thompson's Blankets is a beautiful graphic novel that illustrates the way love and religion can clash, and how as one grows, they have to come to their own conclusions about both.

None of these books are dangerous.

None of these books are pornographic or obscene.

None of these books deserve to taken from the hands of readers.

And the only thing you've done, Utah, is piss off a world full of readers and prove that not only do your leaders no understand the dangers of censorship on this scale, but

you haven't even read the books.

[bigheartedbibliophile]

In honor of the U.S. Elections tomorrow, I'm forgoing #mememonday and urging people to vote. Please go out and vote, even if you think your vote doesn't matter. It does! Vote down the whole ballot, not just for the President.

(I found the picture on Pinterest but couldn't find the original artist)

[donnatroyprincessofthemyscira]

Art Credit to Al Abbaz

[hecatesdelights]

[theo-the-ghost]

So, what these images are saying is that books are scary?

Spooky season is upon us! To celebrate I put together a few designs promoting books and libraries. If you like them, feel free to use them! These are four of my poster designs! Again, these posters are absolutely free for you to print and use!

Schools and public libraries are under attack and need your support. They are facing quiet defunding, book bans, and acts of hate. Please consider contacting your local representative to ask that these institutions remain funded and protected, and show your support by stopping by your local library.

For additional Halloween freebies celebrating libraries and reading, click the link here!

If you would like to see more of my library/activism designs or would like to get these designs on a T-shirt, book bag, or sticker, you can visit my shop here.

[wednesdayshadow]

Ban book bans

[pridepages]

Book banning disproportionately impacts books by and about marginalized people. Oct 1-7, 2023 was Banned Books week, but supporting the fight for #freadom happens all year round!

[cybilsawards]

The morning RSS - Wednesday Edition

Not a lot to scroll, but some pretty important stuff for those who champion libraries and access to diverse titles for young audiences.

Mark your calendar: Survey opens 9.6.

Next: Schools and school districts in Florida, Michigan, and Texas are the Book Saves Lives grantees for 2023.

[lakecountylibrary]

Stay Informed: Library Legislation

Haaaave you heard about Indiana Freadom to Read? Probably not! It's a brand new tool from the Indiana Library Federation to help Hoosiers stay in the know about Indiana legislation concerning libraries.

And before you ask, no, there's nothing (new) to be alarmed about right now (right now being April 2024). Which makes it a good time to get on their mailing list - so you'll know ASAP if something does come up.

Emails should be infrequent (we hope we hope we hope). You can also follow them on their socials if that's more your thing.

People ask us all the time what they can do to support libraries. This is an easy step to take that'll help you stay informed!

[brandwhorestarscream]

There would be such a protect the baby if TFP bots saw TF1 OP. If shenanigans they ended up in the universe that would be nuts. TFP Optimus isthe 13th. They look at him, they look at the corpse that looks exactly like him,The high guard folowing him and Optimus "Freadom is theRight of all Sentient Beings-ing TF1 Sentinel's life.

Aksjdkska omg TFP Optimus Prime beating TF1's Sentinel's ass is not smthn I knew I needed til now

He shows up with an alternate dimension Matrix (is it's influence enough to get the energon flowing again??) and tears Sentinel down from his pedestal, exposing his secrets in front of everyone. TFP Optimus sees all these painfully young little bots, a good chunk of which have big gaping holes in their chests where their t-cogs have been removed, and promptly adopts every single baby in the vicinity. Orion Pax and D-16 are not exempt from this 🤭 don't worry babies, papa Optimus is here now, he'll purge all the quintessons from the planet and make sure everyone gets a healthy dinner tonight!

Orion is looking at him with awed stars in his eyes, while Dee is speechless and also blushing because wow... Orion as a 50 foot 50 y/o dilf 😳

[hey-i-am-trying]

Remember baby Bagi feeling completly done with the cops giving up on the search for her brother

Remember young Bagi getting inside the system because she needs to be better than that cops that gave up

Remember Bagi who asked too many question and was changed of departments.

Remember Bagi that got so into the system that she was ready to make a deal for her criminal brother's freadom.

It is the tale of how a corrupted system won't ever produce anything good.

A system that care more for a murder's life when they are related to a cop than of the life of a innocent child, because it was too bothersome.

There is no good apples in a moldy basket.

[missfreadom]

Helloes sillies! (Wonderful pfp done by @flairya)

Name's Freadom

Occasionally I like drawing the stick sillies, and have plans on making art for an au I've got cooking in my mind, but for now, I'd like to inform you all that I'm open for asks of headcanons, ideas, and doodle requests!

Characters I'm open to draw:

- Red

- Blue

- Green

- Yellow

- The Second Coming

- King Orange

- Purple

- The Chosen One

- The Dark Lord

- Victim

- Agent

- Alan (As a cursor)

Obs: I may draw other characters such as Navy, Pink, Bathroom sign guy and etc if I feel like it, which means requests with these may take longer to be done.

Obs2: If a ship request is is made, I won't promise that I'll draw, I'm not much of a shipper so it will be dependent on rather I feel like it or not (Though don't fear asking for some ChoxDark) ;)

[onesweetworld18]

Happy Banned Book Week! Honored to teach my students many of the books currently being banned around the country. fREADom!

[ella-error505]

The theory that she and the dragon were bonded and the dragon die the year of her marriage to Aegon because marrying to him kill all her freadom and dream, and dragon do not leave long in chains, so her dragon die because she die in a way by marrying Aegon, and both never have a chance to be free and live their life wild as they deserve, lives in my mind all the time and it torments me horribly!!

Young Naerys bonding with the unnamed last dragon (she has a hint of pink scales because she may or may not be one of Morning's hatchlings), commissioned by naerysthinker on twt <3 - "The last dragon was born small and stunted. She died in 153 AC." "Naerys almost died in the cradle and was sickly for most of her life. Yet, in 153 AC, Naerys was married to Aegon at their father's orders."