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RobotToaster@mander.xyz to Not The OnionEnglish · 1 month ago

Oscar Wilde's British Library card reissued 130 years after being revoked over gay conviction

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Oscar Wilde's British Library card reissued 130 years after being revoked over gay conviction

www.bbc.co.uk

RobotToaster@mander.xyz to Not The OnionEnglish · 1 month ago
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The celebrated Irish writer had his pass revoked in 1895 after being imprisoned for a gay relationship.
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    Next week: Estate of Oscar Wilde fined 34,000,000£ for overdue library books

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    Do something to materially support LGBTQ+ people in the present. Oscar’s long dead and the past can’t be changed.

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      They did?

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    That’s so nice, he’s been waiting a long time to check out books

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      He could’ve just downloaded them, you know 🙄

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        YOU WOULDN’T DOWNLOAD A BOOK

        • That Weird Vegan she/her@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          fuck off i wouldn’t. I do every week. My kobo literally has 150 downloaded books.

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          WE WOULD THOUGH!

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    Damn, that’s Wilde

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    Better today than never.

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    I don’t think he’s going to be using it.

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    That’s definitely a relief for him. 🙄

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    Is this progressive?

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    Now revoke it again for kiddie diddling.

    EDIT: To educate downvoters. Oscar Wilde was sexually abused as a child, leaving him deeply messed up. He, like many victims who doesn’t get the appropriate help, unfortunately continued the cycle of abuse.

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      I think he deserves some sympathy. So do the other kids. It’s complicated and everyone involved deserves some empathy. I appreciate both the joke and the phrasing of your edit.

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