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|artist=E.L. James | |artist=E.L. James | ||
|subject=Explicit Sexuality | |subject=Explicit Sexuality | ||
|confronting_bodies=Director of Library Services Cathy Schweinsberg | |||
|medium=Literature | |medium=Literature | ||
|date_of_action=April-May 2012 | |date_of_action=April-May 2012 | ||
|location=Brevard County, FL | |location=Brevard County, FL | ||
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Shocked yet thrilled by Grey’s singular erotic tastes, Ana hesitates. For all the trappings of success—his multinational businesses, his vast wealth, his loving family—Grey is a man tormented by demons and consumed by the need to control. When the couple embarks on a daring, passionately physical affair, Ana discovers Christian Grey’s secrets and explores her own dark desires. | Shocked yet thrilled by Grey’s singular erotic tastes, Ana hesitates. For all the trappings of success—his multinational businesses, his vast wealth, his loving family—Grey is a man tormented by demons and consumed by the need to control. When the couple embarks on a daring, passionately physical affair, Ana discovers Christian Grey’s secrets and explores her own dark desires. | ||
|description_of_incident=After the book's publication in April, the Brevard County library selection committee purchased 19 copies of ''Fifty Shades of Grey'' for its patrons. After becoming aware of the book's success, Director of Library Services Cathy Schweinsberg read the book and decided unilaterally to remove the book from circulation, notwithstanding the waiting list consisting over two-hundred people. | |description_of_incident=After the book's publication in April, the Brevard County library selection committee purchased 19 copies of ''Fifty Shades of Grey'' for its patrons. After becoming aware of the book's success, Director of Library Services Cathy Schweinsberg read the book and decided unilaterally to remove the book from circulation, notwithstanding the waiting list consisting of over two-hundred people. | ||
Schweinsberg told Florida Today's Britt Kennerly: "Nobody asked us to take it off the shelves. But we bought some copies before we realized what it was. We looked at it, because it’s been called ‘mommy porn’ and soft porn. We don’t collect porn." [http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012305040006] | Schweinsberg told Florida Today's Britt Kennerly: "Nobody asked us to take it off the shelves. But we bought some copies before we realized what it was. We looked at it, because it’s been called ‘mommy porn’ and soft porn. We don’t collect porn." [http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012305040006] | ||
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|description_of_content=''Fifty Shades of Grey'' is a romantic novel that depicts sexually explicit content. | |description_of_content=''Fifty Shades of Grey'' is a romantic novel that depicts sexually explicit content. | ||
|description_of_incident=The Harford County library in Maryland has decided not to carry the New York Times Best-selling series due to its sexually explicit content. The decision came after director of the Harford County Library, Mary Hastler, read the first two of the series' books (''Fifty Shades of Grey'' and ''Fifty Shades Darker'') and decided "In my personal opinion, it's almost like a how-to manual in terms of describing bondage and submissive relationships. A lot of the reviews that came out very publicly and quickly identified these books as 'mommy porn.' Since our policy is that we don't buy porn, we made the decision not to purchase the series." [http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/arts/bs-ae-banned-book-20120530,0,1653381.story] | |description_of_incident=The Harford County library in Maryland has decided not to carry the New York Times Best-selling series due to its sexually explicit content. The decision came after director of the Harford County Library, Mary Hastler, read the first two of the series' books (''Fifty Shades of Grey'' and ''Fifty Shades Darker'') and decided "In my personal opinion, it's almost like a how-to manual in terms of describing bondage and submissive relationships. A lot of the reviews that came out very publicly and quickly identified these books as 'mommy porn.' Since our policy is that we don't buy porn, we made the decision not to purchase the series." [http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/arts/bs-ae-banned-book-20120530,0,1653381.story] | ||
|description_of_result=The Harford County library still has not returned any of the novels to the shelves, and Mary Hastler remains confident her decision. [http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-harford-librarian-profile-20120604,0,1593688.story] | |description_of_result=The Harford County library still has not returned any of the novels to the shelves, and Mary Hastler remains confident in her decision. [http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-harford-librarian-profile-20120604,0,1593688.story] | ||
|source=http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/arts/bs-ae-banned-book-20120530,0,1653381.story | |source=http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/arts/bs-ae-banned-book-20120530,0,1653381.story | ||
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