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Charles Brownstein von Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF), der Bürgerrechtsbewegung der Comicbranche in den USA und Kanada, hat auf dem letzten Comicfestival in Toronto (TCAF) vor wenigen Tagen einen Vortrag über Comics und Zensur gehalten. Online steht der Vortrag gratis als Audio zur Verfügung.

Auf der CBLDF-Seite macht Jamie Coville, der den Vortrag mitgeschnitten hat, darauf aufmerksam, daß viele preisgekrönte Comics im Kreuzfeuer von Sittenwächtern und Jugendschützern stehen:

Presented by Charles Brownstein of the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Charles starts off with a small history of how comics became thought of as being only for children. He then gave some statistics of Challenged and Banned Graphic Novels in both Canada and the US. He explained the path to censorship, why people try to ban comics, a list of top challenged books in both countries, the book challenges they are dealing with right now (This One Summer, Palomar, The Graveyard Book, Bone, Fun Home & Persepolis), how libraries can cope with challengers, managing the challenges and the resources available. They did a Q & A with the audience and addressed issues with cultural differences, particularly with European views on nudity books marked for children, older books with offensive depictions of race and how to respond to that.