Shocking news from a publishing industry newsletter:
Sen. Ted Cruz Slams Blank Book Sales for ‘Potentially Offensive Content’
Sen. Ted Cruz (R.-Tex.) took his crusade against books he deems objectionable to a new level this week when he warned against the dangers of selling diaries, journals and other blank books to minors.
Just days after ranting about the threat posed by anti-racist literature at Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Senate confirmation hearing, Cruz turned his attention to the potential hazards inherent in blank books sold by retailers nationwide, from bookshops and stationery stores to big-box retailers like Walmart.
In a speech to constituents, Cruz said, “What many people don’t know is that absolutely anything could be written in those pages. We must protect our kids from their own thoughts.” To drive his point home, Cruz displayed a stack of personal diaries that his staff had discovered in their own children’s possession.
A spokesperson for the National Stationery Association commented: “Senator Cruz’s words speak for themselves. As has happened with other books and related items he’s criticized in the past, dramatically increased sales will be the result. We wholeheartedly support that outcome.” —Robert Gray
From Shelf Awareness
I loved it so much I had to repost the whole thing! Happy April Fools Day everyone!
What a stupid thing to do! So if they are victims of abuse or molestations, or simply want to express their feelings or sketching, they will be not able to have a secret diary??? This is beyond any understanding! Really, really unacceptable!!! Where did this guy lost his mind???
Funny!
Although … this censorship sentiment is much more likely to come from the LEFT.
Timely. This just happened and, no, it’s not an April Fools joke.
https://gamerant.com/wordle-new-york-times-censorship-removed-words/
Gah. I believed every word of it… it isn’t a stretch to imagine really, because Ted Cruz.
My journal as a teenager was the only thing keeping me from harming myself. I felt a bit better after writing it all down. Not having this outlet is a horrible idea.
Congratulations. I’ve seen this article either shared or quoted three times and all reported it as “fact”.
I wouldn’t put this past Ted to say, Aprils Fools joke or not..
i know it was a joke, but what’s scary is that many things on the news sound like a joke but turn out to be real. so banning notebooks is not that far fetched when they already banning free speech because of ‘misinformation’