Samuels defended “All Boys aren’t Blue,” saying the excerpt was “about sexual abuse” and “not erotic,” even though there is an entire genre of “abusive sex” porn.
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“I know what it’s about,” Kennedy snapped back.
“You heard the books we’re talking about. We’re not talking about Catcher in the Rye,” the Senator said, going on to note that no one wants to answer his question.
“Tell me who gets to decide, and all I’ve heard is the librarians and parents have nothing to do with it,” Kennedy complained. “And if that’s your response, what planet did you just parachute in from?”
[Kennedy is applying sunlight to the “book ban” claims, and the activists detest the light — in pretty much every context. — Ed]
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