<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Hey #MomsForLiberty, I mean Moms for #fascism, I taught #Beloved today -- you know, one of your favorite books to ban, the one that won a #Nobel -- and the discussion was wonderful, thoughtful, powerful.]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Hey <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/MomsForLiberty" rel="tag">#<span>MomsForLiberty</span></a>, I mean Moms for <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/fascism" rel="tag">#<span>fascism</span></a>, I taught <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Beloved" rel="tag">#<span>Beloved</span></a> today -- you know, one of your favorite books to ban, the one that won a <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Nobel" rel="tag">#<span>Nobel</span></a> -- and the discussion was wonderful, thoughtful, powerful. The students were blown away by <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Morrison" rel="tag">#<span>Morrison</span></a>'s voice, writing, story. We talked about a lot about <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/grief" rel="tag">#<span>grief</span></a>, generational <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/trauma" rel="tag">#<span>trauma</span></a>, and the power of stories. And F you for trying to take them away.</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Humanities" rel="tag">#<span>Humanities</span></a> <br /><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Books" rel="tag">#<span>Books</span></a><br /><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/BannedBooks" rel="tag">#<span>BannedBooks</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/124dfea4-f381-421a-a564-c75b0d33f757/hey-momsforliberty-i-mean-moms-for-fascism-i-taught-beloved-today-you-know-one-of-your-favorite-books-to-ban-the-one-that-won-a-nobel-and-the-discussion-was-wonderful-thoughtful-powerful.</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 23:34:01 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/124dfea4-f381-421a-a564-c75b0d33f757.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:22:58 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Hey #MomsForLiberty, I mean Moms for #fascism, I taught #Beloved today -- you know, one of your favorite books to ban, the one that won a #Nobel -- and the discussion was wonderful, thoughtful, powerful. on Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:26:34 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/cindyweinstein%40zirk.us">@<span>CindyWeinstein</span></a></span> </p><p>It might very well be. I have a giant reading list unfortunately.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/dlakelan/statuses/116457314331501457</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/dlakelan/statuses/116457314331501457</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[dlakelan@mastodon.sdf.org]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:26:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Hey #MomsForLiberty, I mean Moms for #fascism, I taught #Beloved today -- you know, one of your favorite books to ban, the one that won a #Nobel -- and the discussion was wonderful, thoughtful, powerful. on Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:25:32 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/dlakelan%40mastodon.sdf.org">@<span>dlakelan</span></a></span> </p><p>The early 90s is a long time ago! There are many books I read then that I don't remember very well. Maybe it's time to reread! <img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f913.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--nerd_face" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="🤓" alt="🤓" /></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zirk.us/users/CindyWeinstein/statuses/116457310304297683</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zirk.us/users/CindyWeinstein/statuses/116457310304297683</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[cindyweinstein@zirk.us]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:25:32 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Hey #MomsForLiberty, I mean Moms for #fascism, I taught #Beloved today -- you know, one of your favorite books to ban, the one that won a #Nobel -- and the discussion was wonderful, thoughtful, powerful. on Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:24:27 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/cindyweinstein%40zirk.us">@<span>CindyWeinstein</span></a></span> </p><p>I read that book in the early 90's in high school and I am afraid to say that I remember NOTHING. Really terrible.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/dlakelan/statuses/116457306003209775</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/dlakelan/statuses/116457306003209775</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[dlakelan@mastodon.sdf.org]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 02:24:27 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>