Arkansas Act 858.
one word. creepy.
of course it's only typical of the ultra conservative gov. huckabee and of the bible belt region that my home state is in.
what's this law do?
from my research, this law will require all books that could be of a questionable nature have the lower 2/3 of this covers, covered. while i hate smut as much as anyone, the law is way too broad and will hurt literary works and comics. can you image? someone will say disney comics are harmful because some characters wear no pants. if spider-man wraps a badie in webs, then that's bondage and reflective of s & m. and what about the the scenes in literature? sex, murder? it's all in there. will books like Of Mice & Men be moved to an "Adults Only" section?
to see such things in innocent stuff? it's those who would censor everything who have the filthy minds!
all AR residents! contact your libraries and express concern! contact your state senators and representatives!
i know i am!
for more info, check out these links:
CBLDF Files Suit Against New Arkansas Law
An open leter to the Arkansas House of Representatives by Little Rock comic shop owner, Michael Tierney
the arkansas library association-arkansas censorship law challenged by broad coalition
ACLU of Arkansas and Broad Coalition Challenge State’s ‘Harmful to Minors’ Law