Why Are So Many Books Being Banned? - Beyond the Scenes
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
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How Dare You Tell Us About Yourself?
Abani: I knew it was getting banned from the moment i wrote it. When you are black and queer and you write this particular story, it's like, oh, how dare you tell us about ourselves? And so that when i started to speak out against it, wai geen, that's on thursday or friday. The criminal complaint is filed against me in florida and the criminal compliacty has been filed against me as well. It just became very serious very quickly, she did not mean any harm at all.
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