The New Republic editor Michael Tomasky wants you to know that the progressive magazine is doing the heroic work of distributing 'banned' books for free:
.@newrepublic's Bookmobile event today at MLK Library in Wash DC. We are giving away banned books with great partners! Repeat after me: I read banned books! pic.twitter.com/hN2c4YLmHu
— Michael Tomasky (@mtomasky) October 4, 2023
Repeat after us: if a book is available to be given away, or even to be purchased, it is not, in fact, a banned book.
But it's a day that ends with a 'y', so of course Tomasky and his organization want to push the falsehood that certain books are being prohibited from public consumption.
Folks on X were curious as to whether or not Tomasky is familiar with the definition of the word banned:
You do not understand the definition of banned, do you?
— Ryan B. Leslie (@RyanBLeslie) October 4, 2023
It’s almost like… they aren’t banned
— MAGA Barbie 🇺🇸👱🏼♀️ (@MAGABarbie317) October 5, 2023
I guess "banned" doesn't mean the same thing on your planet
— Pitboxer Creations (@pitboxer_crafts) October 4, 2023
So banned you can give them away in public.
— Robert T. Ives (@Justalurke) October 5, 2023
If they're banned, how do you have them?
— From the Land of Sky Blue Waters 🇺🇸 (@HammsLager) October 5, 2023
That's an excellent question...if the books are banned, how DOES The New Republic have them?
So, you're reading and giving out 'banned books' out of a back of a truck in broad daylight, and nobody is stopping you? Not sure you understand the meaning of the word. pic.twitter.com/ugCpyzbGFs
— Did Marcell Ozuna Strikeout? (@LastWordWilliam) October 5, 2023
Nailed it.
If The New Republic is so confident in their cause, perhaps they'll respond to this challenge:
I dare you to read “Gender Queer” out loud at one of your sham events.
— Zanshi 惨死 (D - Jar Kitteh) (@zanshi1) October 5, 2023
We're not holding our breath.
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