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Se-ed demands "adult content" warnings on books
Published: 6/12/2012 at 04:16 PM Online news: Local News
Major Thai bookstore chain Se-ed has sent a letter to publishers advising it will not sell books with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LBGT) or sexually explicit content unless they carry clear warnings of "adult content" on the cover.
According to Isra News Agency the letter asks publishing houses to reconsider or screen books with "suggestive" content, as follows:
1.) LBGT literature
2.) Student prostitution
3.) Deviant sexual behaviour
4.) Sex in public locations
5.) Sexual abuse of non-spouses, children, youth and women, and incest
6.) Arousing graphic details of sexual intercourse
The company threatens to return books that do not comply with these warning guidelines, at the distributors' expense.
The letter was dated Nov 8 and signed by Nattaya Sriyuyong, the head of the buying department.
According to the Isra report, the letter has met with strong criticism from social groups who claim to be writers and LBGT activists. They say that Se-ed's requirements are too broad, particularly the first rule which clearly discriminates against homosexuality.
The groups are now organising a petition on social media against the bookstore. More than 130,000 people have already clicked "like" on their cause.
A number of Facebook accounts have changed their profile photos to a crossed out Se-ed logo with a message "We are against the banning of LGBT literature by Se-ed bookstores".
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Dus een stempel "boven 18" er op ? En dat in het land dat bekend staat om zijn medische expertise voor het, vergeef me het woord, "ombouwen" en de heilig verklaarde tolerantie voor transgenders en andere groepen genoemd ?
Straks ook de Se-Ed woordenboeken "opkuisen" ? Want Se-Ed is niet alleen verkoper maar ook uitgever van boeken in dit land.
Kop in het zand, dat is het. De smerigheid komt je in delen van Bangkok en helemaal in Pattaya tegemoet maar een woord in een boekje mag niet meer.....
Gelukkig is het Se-Ed maar in dit geval en niet de overheid. Of.... ???
