Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on children killed during a nutrition aid distribution in the Gaza Strip (UNICEF, 2025-07-10)
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on children killed during a nutrition aid distribution in the Gaza Strip (UNICEF, 2025-07-10)unicef.org/press-releases/stat…
———>> “We are appalled by the reported killing of 15 Palestinians, including nine children and four women, who were waiting in line for nutritional supplies for children in Deir al Balah, the Gaza Strip, this morning. An additional 30 people were reportedly injured, including 19 children.
>> “This assistance was being provided by Project Hope, a #UNICEF partner organization, to families in desperate need. The killing of families trying to access life-saving aid is unconscionable.
>> “These were mothers seeking a lifeline for their children after months of hunger and desperation…
>> “We call on Israel to urgently review its rules of engagement to ensure full compliance with international humanitarian law, notably the protection of civilians, …
teppa
in reply to NotMyOldRedditName • • •I mean are you guys thinking we want pornographic material in schools?
Clearly its messed up, its not something to put in schools.
NotMyOldRedditName
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floofloof
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teppa
in reply to floofloof • • •alberta.ca/system/files/ec-exa…
Well heres the reference they cited in the law.
splendoruranium
in reply to teppa • • •Everybody has their own unique internal world, so obviously you do you. All I can tell you that from my point of view it looks very confusing when you talk about "pornographic material at schools" in one comment and then provide references that, by anyone looking for pornographic material could at best be described as "incredibly disappointing".
I mean, seriously: If you were a bookshop owner and someone asked you for some good porn, would you hush them, look around fertively and then genuinely recommend any of this?
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NotMyOldRedditName
in reply to splendoruranium • • •Looking for Alaska, a book about loss and grief, frequently taught in Canada (and Alberta), one of the most banned books in the USA, and almost certainly about to be banned in Alberta now.
I'd give the book shop owner mad props for recommending this to me if i asked for some good porn!
Warning: May offend easily offended people. (edit: just changing to an image of the whole page)
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floofloof
in reply to teppa • • •I can see where the censors are coming from, and how they might see these as pornographic, but I think they've responded to the surface appearance rather than what's actually going on in the book.
These excerpts are fairly explicit and describe sex acts and being turned on. In that, they resemble porn. But they also tend to be describing teenage sexual discovery in a realistic way, showing how the development of sexual feelings can be tender and complex. If you remove teenagers' access to these books, what are they left with to help them understand what they're experiencing? Internet porn and the manosphere? It can be helpful for kids to have access to more nuanced and sensitive materials, even if they are somewhat explicit.
So I can see how the censors see this, but I still wouldn't ban these books just because they contain sexually explicit scenes, and I still think it's a mistake to classify these as porn.
GreyEyedGhost
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alaphic
in reply to Randomgal • • •How did it go again... "I know pornography when I see it.", wasn't it?
Which, honestly, is actually rather impressive as far as non-answers to things in general go in that it not only made the speaker simultaneously sound both like a condescending prick AND some sort-of super creepy dude who is waaaay too into porn, all while assuring us that these qualities gave them the necessary authority to... Identify porn, I guess? Ya know, like that wood book fellow
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Randomgal
in reply to silasmariner • • •And you borrowed these books from your school's library?
Lo clarify: You borrowed fucking Lolita from your school's library?
silasmariner
in reply to Randomgal • • •Randomgal
in reply to silasmariner • • •Ah. We clearly had different experiences of high school. Lmao.
So is it or is not explicit btw? Does it contain 'detailed and clear depictions of sexual acts, including'? Because you seem to lean into whatever is the opposite of what I say lol. But we're taking about OP.
silasmariner
in reply to Randomgal • • •Carl
in reply to Randomgal • • •Bible Gateway passage: 2 Samuel 13:11-14 - New International Version
Bible GatewayShowroom7561
in reply to NotMyOldRedditName • • •Have the Satanic Temple republish those books so they remain accessible.
NotMyOldRedditName
in reply to Showroom7561 • • •I'm actually surprised they haven't done something like that.
We're republishing Looking For Alaska, as it's now a holy text that teaches our disciples about loss and grief.
datavoid
in reply to NotMyOldRedditName • • •Ezekiel 23:20-21
She lusted after lovers with genitals as large as a donkey’s and emissions like those of a horse. And so, Oholibah, you relived your former days as a young girl in Egypt, when you first allowed your breasts to be fondled.
Good thing they have clear standards!
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