The bookcase case: censorship or necessary responsibility?

The bookcase case: censorship or necessary responsibility?

Es gibt keinen spezifischen Ort oder Adresse im text für einen Vorfall. - The book blogger scene is currently experiencing a significant change that was initiated by a controversy around the “bookcase” influencer. The Iranian -born influencer, who is known for his politically incorrect humor and his criticism of victim culture, met with resistance from prominent book bloggers.

an influencer, Josi Wismar, put him in a video by criticizing his supposedly queer hostility. Wismar, who has almost 50,000 followers, asked other publishers and users to follow the "bookcase", but without specifying what statements this criticism triggered. Jessica Sauerwald, who is also an influential voice with almost 40,000 followers, supported Wismar in her argument and called the "bookcase" by name.

reactions and consequences

subsequently the reading app ready ended the cooperation with the "bookcase", and several publishers followed this example. Accounts followed by the influencer were asked to end their followers. The "bookcase" currently has around 10,000 followers. Ulf Poschardt and Philip Hopf expressed a positive statement about the influencer and thus showed support in the middle of the intensifying conflict. This situation throws a light on the dynamics and challenges within the book blogger scene.

The topic of representation and censorship is not new. In a broader context, the discussion about queer identities in the book industry is becoming increasingly relevant. The trend towards the so -called "casual queerness" shows that queer characters become a matter of course in everyday life. Murphy Malone's current work "Haexed" illustrates this by integrating queer characters, the identity of which is not the main focus of the action. Such representations contribute to normalization and more positive self -image for queer people, as well as the discussion about queer representation according to the video of bestselling author Marah Woolf.

The discrepancy in representation

However, there are challenges in this representation. Many non -marginalized authors have concerns about presenting queer characters for fear of negative reaction. Murphy Malone is praised for dealing with these topics in "Haexed" because she successfully implemented Casual Queenness. This form of representation shows queer people as an integral part of everyday life without attributing a problematic identity. Examples from the media such as "Heartstopper" and "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" illustrate this approach and show that queerness does not have to be explicitly in focus to be significant.

The importance of such discourses is obvious and remains of great relevance in view of the current developments in the book blogger scene. Criticism of the Casual Queenness is that this could invisible the challenges of the queer community. Nevertheless, the discussion about representation remains important in order to create visibility for marginalized groups. Further information and a deeper examination of the topic can be found on the platforms of mediahop.at and rainbookworld.de .