{"product_id":"fuck-book-bans-giving-candle","title":"Fuck Book Bans Giving Candle","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"249\"\u003e“Knowledge is power,” but more importantly, knowledge is empowering. And it’s pretty clear there are people right now who don’t want an informed, educated public.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"484\"\u003eAccording to the American Library Association, the majority of voters oppose removing books from both public and school libraries. And yet, bans keep happening, disproportionately targeting books by and about BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ folx.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"486\" data-end=\"617\"\u003eReading expands perspective. It builds empathy, understanding, and connection. Taking that away is intentional, and it’s dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"737\"\u003eWe don’t support censorship. We don’t support silencing marginalized voices. And we’re not going to be quiet about it. Half of the profits from this candle go to the \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eAmerican Library Association\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. For more information about the ALA, please visit: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ala.org\/\" title=\"American Library Association\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.ala.org\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"756\" data-end=\"818\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eScent: apricot, jasmine, tonka bean, Tahitian vanilla, berries\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Big Gay Collective","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52294529974559,"sku":"3110000001","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0699\/9087\/5423\/files\/Book8-1.jpg?v=1776222517","url":"https:\/\/thebiggaycollective.com\/products\/fuck-book-bans-giving-candle","provider":"The Big Gay Collective","version":"1.0","type":"link"}