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Competitive_Depth_96 t1_ja1pngq wrote

Reply to comment by Humble_Draw9974 in Karens complaining by OtomiNative

Imagine a gay kid who doesn't have support at home going to the library to stand in a segregated aisle like that. Or, books are not segregated and the kid can check out the one that interests him or her without the chance family members will notice what type of book it is. This is important because not everyone can safely come out of the closet.

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Nice-Definition-8360 t1_ja1vi4w wrote

Yep. That’s exactly it. It has a chilling effect. People who need the books and can’t or don’t want to read them publicly will just not be able to check them out.

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fliponymousredux t1_ja1y94c wrote

First you segregate them, then you remove them. It's a pretty transparent tactic.

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