Banned Books Week (+ Geeky Holiday List)

It's the last day of Banned Books Week and for some reason, I always forget about it. Not intentional of course, but it always seemed to happen. Anyway, no matter the time, it's always important to protect the freedom to read. It's so disheartening that books continue to be targeted for censorship. I always wonder, what are they afraid of? What is it they don't want readers to know? They are so afraid of knowledge that they want to keep everyone from reading something they themselves most likely never read. All because of something they don't like that's in a book. And even if they read the books and didn't like them, that doesn't give them the right to try to keep others from reading them.

When books are banned, our freedom to think critically, be challenged and access information is threatened. I guess they are also so afraid of the creativity, imagination, thought, love and joy readers get from simply reading a book. The old saying is true, Knowledge is Power. So, keep reading, learning, using your imagination and growing. Don't let censorship keep you from reading and please continue to read banned books.

So what can we do to help fight censorship? Well, there are three things I can think of:

1. Read and recommend banned books.

2. Support banned books that are being censored. Speak out whether it's online or in person.

3. Advocate for the importance of literature of all kinds. These stories deserve to be read and shared and not treated as something to be removed or hidden away.

Not to be forgotten, below (under the cut) is my Banned Book Geeky List of shows and movies.

Artwork: Banned Books by Jane Mount

Art of the Day: She-Ra

Artwork: She-Ra: Princess of Power by daekazu (Daniel Kordek)

Art of the Day: Catra vs She-Ra

Artwork: Catra vs She-Ra by Protokitty

365 Days of Books of Interest: Day #233: He-Man and She-Ra: A Complete Guide to the Classic Animated Adventures

I love 80s cartoons and both He-Man and She-Ra are two of my favorite animated series. And since I'm a huge fan I would love to pick up this official guide book and find out as much as I can about these shows.

It makes me happy that publishers are creating these types of reference books because fans really love this kind of stuff.

Book: He-Man and She-Ra: A Complete Guide to the Classic Animated Adventures by James Eatock

Publication: September 13, 2016

Description:

From 1983 to 1986, He-Man and his twin sister She-Ra entranced a generation of boys and girls all around the word with their animated adventures, offering not only cartoon excitement, but also important moral guidance. Now, Dark Horse Books is proud to present the first ever official companion to the classic series, featuring over 500 pages of fascinating story synopses, animation process, and trivia for every single episode of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and She-Ra: Princess of Power!

Fashion Meets Comics: She-Ra

Who hasn't watched She-Ra the animated series without thinking her outfit was cute? The Princess of Power wore a white strapless mini dress with gold embellishments. As cute as that dress is, it doesn't really work for real life. So, I found two cute dresses that even She-Ra would love to wear.

   
Strapless Push-up Bra Top Dress   $69.50  Victoria's Secret

   Strapless Push-up Bra Top Dress (the length is a little longer)   $79.50   Victoria's Secret

Art of the Day: She-Ra

Artwork: I Am She-RAAAAAA by Kenobii ChrisFaccone

She-Ra the Princess of Power was one tough Princess.

Princess Adora fought along side the rebels to stop Hordak from ruling Etheria but when their fight needed a little more power she transformed into She-Ra. That 80's cartoon was great because Adora only turned into She-Ra when she was truly needed. Adora was pretty tough in her own right.