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1 | Singapore's Libraries Don't Want Kids Reading About Tango the Penguin and Her Two Loving Fathers | Tsy Tian'ny Tranomboky Singaporeana Hovakian'ny Ankizy I Tango Sy Ny Rainy Roa Mifankatia |
2 | Many Singaporeans reacted strongly to the banning of the three children's books. | Singaporeana marobe no nanohitra mafy ny fandraràna ireo boky telo hoan'ny ankizy. |
3 | As a protest, they gathered in front of the National Library Board where they read the banned books, including the ‘gay penguin book'. | Ho mariky ny fihetsiketsehana, nitangorona teo anoloan'ny Foiben'ny Holafitry ny Tranombokim-pirenena izay namakian'izy ireo ny boky voaràra izy ireo, anisan'izany ny ‘boky pingouin pelaka'. |
4 | Photo by Olivia Tan from the Facebook page of ‘Lets Read Together' | Sary avy amin'i Olivia Tan tao amin'ny pejy Facebookn'ny ‘Lets Read Together (Andeha hiara-hamaky boky)' |
5 | Singapore's National Library Board (NLB) has banned and destroyed copies of three children's books that deal with same-sex couples and adoption after it received a complaint that the books are not ‘pro-family'. | Noraràn'ny Holafitry ny Tranom-bokim-pirenena (NLB) sy nopotehiny ny kopian'ireo boky telo hoan'ny ankizy izay miresaka momba ny fiarahan'olon-droa mitovy taovam-pananahana sy ny fananganan-jaza taorian'ny nahazoan'izy ireo fitarainana fa “tsy manohana ny fianakaviana” ireo boky ireo. |
6 | NLB removed the books ‘And Tango Makes Three', ‘Who's In My Family', and ‘The White Swan Express' ‘And Tango Makes Three' is based on a true story of two male penguins who raised a baby penguin as their own at the New York Central Park Zoo. | Nesorin'ny NLB ireo boky “‘(And Tango Makes Three) Ary Tonga Telo i Tango”, ‘Who's In Your Family (Iza no ao anatin'ny Ankohonanao)', ary ny ‘The White Swan Express (Zotra Gisa vahiny Fotsy)', notsongaina tamin'ny tantara marina momba ireo pingouin lahy roa izay nanangana zazakely pingouin tahaka ny zanak'izy ireo manokana tao amin'ny vala fitehirizam-biby ao New York ny boky “And Tango Makes Three”. |
7 | Teo Kai Loon, a member of a Facebook group called ‘We Are Against Pink Dot Singapore', wrote to NLB about the inappropriateness of including the three books in the children's section. | Teo Kai Loon, mpikambana ao amin'ny vondrona Facebook antsoina hoe “Manohitra ny [Pink Dot] Teboka Raozy Singapore izahay”, nanoratra tany amin'ny NLB mikasika ny tsy fetezan'ny fampidirana ireo boky telo ao anatin'ny sehatra hoan'ny ankizy. |
8 | Pink Dot is an annual celebration in Singapore promoting diversity, tolerance, and acceptance of the LGBT. | Ankalazaina isan-taona ao Singapore ny Pink Dot ho fampiroboroboana ny fahasamihafana, ny fandeferana, sy ny fanekena ny fiarahamonina LGBT. |
9 | Tay Ai Cheng, the assistant chief executive and chief librarian at the NLB, quickly responded by ordering the removal of the books from the library. | Namaly izany avy hatrany i Tay Ai Cheng, tale jeneraly lefitra sady lehiben'ny tranom-boky ao NLB tamin'ny fanomezana baiko hanaisorana ireo boky ireo ao amin'ny tranom-boky. |
10 | She also assured the complainant that “NLB takes a strong pro-family stand in selecting books.” | Nampanantena ilay olona nitaraina ihany koa izy fa “mandray fepetra hentitra ny NLB amin'ny fanohanana ny fianakaviana amin'ny fifantenana ireo boky.” |
11 | The decision was met with fierce reactions from the reading public, especially mothers and academics. | Tamim-pahasosorana no nandraisan'ireo vahoaka mpamaky boky izany fanapaha-kevitra izany, indrindra ireo renim-pianakaviana sy mpampianatra eny amin'ny oniversite. |
12 | Educator Rachel Zeng urged the NLB to resist the threat of the conservative minority: | Nandrisika ny NLB mba hanohitra ny fandrahonan'ireo kaonservativa vitsy an'isa i Rachel Zeng, mpampianatra: |
13 | […] as a resource centre of knowledge, the National Library Board (NLB) should maintain a diverse collection of reading materials in your libraries that will cater to the educational needs of everyone from as young as 18 months old to those who are 60 and beyond. | […] Amin'ny maha-foiben'ny loharanom-pahalalàna azy, tokony hitahiry angona fitaovana vakinteny isan-karazany ao amin'ny tranom-bokiny ny National Library Board (NLB) ka hamaly ny filàn'ny fampianarana hoan'ny tsirairay manomboka amin'ny faha-18 volana hatramin'ny 60 taona mihoatra. |
14 | It should not limit the availability of knowledge by pandering to the standards of a conservative minority. | Tsy tokony hoferana ny fahafahana manome fahalalàna noho ny fankatoavana ny fitakian'ny kaonservativa vitsy an'isa. |
15 | Some netizens wondered how a Facebook group could compel the NLB to order the removal of the books. | Nanontany tena ny mpiserasera sasany hoe nahoana no misy vondrona Facebook afaka manery ny NLB hanome baiko hanaisotra ireo boky ireo. |
16 | Helen Scida asked: | Helen Scida nanontany hoe: |
17 | […] if these books passed the initial selection tests of the library organization in the first place why is it a Facebook group, of all things, has enough clout to demand their removal? | […] Raha tafita tamin'ny fifantenana tany am-boalohany nataon'ny fikambanan'ny trano famakiam-boky voalohany indrindra ireo boky ireo, nahoana no vondrona Facebook, ankoatra ny rehetra, no manana hery hitaky ny fanesorana ireo boky ireo? |
18 | Dr. Justin Richardson, one of the authors of ‘And Tango Makes Three', told The Online Citizen in an interview that NLB's action has sent a “chilling message about the government's attitude toward the freedom of expression in general and toward gay and lesbian people in particular.” | Dr Justin Richardson, iray amin'ireo mpanoratra ny “And Tango Makes Three”, nilaza tamin'ireo mpiserasera nandritra ny antsafa nataony fa toy ny mandefa “hafatra masiaka amin'ny fihetsiky ny governemanta manoloana ny fahalalaham-pitenenana amin'ny ankapobeny sy amin'ny pelaka sy lesbiana manokana ny fihetsiky ny NLB “. |
19 | Many Singaporean authors have echoed a similar message and some of them have already boycotted the events sponsored by the NLB. | Namerimberina hafatra sahala amin'izany ihany koa ireo mpanoratra Singaporeana marobe ary ny sasany tamin'izy ireo aza nandà tsy handray anjara sahady amin'ny hetsika izay tohanan'ny NLB. |
20 | Last Sunday, more than 400 people gathered in front of the NLB to participate in a public reading event to protest. | Tamin'ny Alahady lasa teo, olona maherin'ny 400 no nitangorona teo anoloan'ny NLB mba handray anjara amina hetsika famakiam-boky faobe ho mariky ny fihetsiketsehana. |
21 | They also distributed copies of the banned books. | Nampiely ny kopian'ireo boky noraràna ihany koa izy ireo. |
22 | Jashuat, a mother, believes that the NLB acted against its avowed mission of promoting learning: | Nihevitra kosa i Jashuat, renim-pianakaviana fa manao zavatra mifanipaka amin'ny andraikiny mampiroborobo ny fianarana ny NLB: |
23 | NLB's ban and subsequent defence of its action displays a very narrow definition of family. | Mampiseho famaritana tery tanteraka momba ny fianakaviana ny fandraràn'ny NLB sy izay fiarovana ny fihetsika nataony. |
24 | Again, this is against promoting learning, one of NLB's mission. | Averina indray, manohitra ny fampiroboroboana ny fianarana, iray amin'ireo andraikitry NLB izany. |
25 | Are gays not part of a family, not someone's child, brother, friend? | Tsy anisan'ny fianakaviana ve ireo pelaka, tsy zanak'olona, rahalahy, namana? |
26 | By banning the book, NLB was being silly and bowing to pressure from a small group of Singaporeans' personal belief and value system. | Amin'ny fandraràna ny boky, tena ketrina ny NLB ary nilefitra manoloana ireo fanerena avy amin'ny vondrona madinika manana rafi-pinoana sy hasina Singaporeana azy manokana . |
27 | By stubbornly defending their action, NLB is stamping approval and endorsing that narrowly defined view of what family is. | Amin'ny fiarovana amim-pikirizana ny fihetsiny, mampiseho fankatoavana sy fankasitrahana izany fomba fijery ety dia ety mikasika ny atao hoe fianakaviana izany ny NLB. |
28 | An open letter drafted by Ng Yi-Sheng, Lim Jialiang, and Liyan Chen accused the NLB of being irresponsible and unfair. | Niampanga ny NLB ho tsy tompon'andraikitra sy tsy mandala ny rariny ny taratasy misokatra nosoratan'i Ng Yi-Sheng, Lim Jialiang, ary Chen Liyan. |
29 | Parents who don't want their children reading these books have the option of not borrowing them, they said. | Manan-tsafidy tsy hindrana ireo boky ireo ny ray aman-dreny tsy te-hampamaky ny zanany izany boky izany, hoy izy ireo nilaza. |
30 | The ‘Let's read Together' event gathered 400 people in front of the National Library Board. | Hetsika ‘Andeha hiara-hamaky boky' nahangona olona 400 teo anoloan'ny Foiben'ny Tranombokim-pirenena. |
31 | Image from Facebook event page | Sary tao amin'ny pejy Facebookn'ny hetsika |
32 | Meanwhile, The Wacky Duo, another parent blogger, understood the library's reasoning but disagreed with its decision to destroy the books: | Nandritra izany, mahatakatra ny antony mahatonga ny tranomboky hanao izany ny Wacky Duo, renim-pianakaviana bilaogera hafa, saingy tsy miombo-kevitra kosa amin'ny fanapaha-keviny hamotika ny boky: |
33 | To ban it to protect the younger ones is one thing, to pulp the books is akin to a witch hunt, where innocents perish with the guilty. | Zavatra iray ny mandràra sy miaro ireo ankizy, mitovy amin'ny hazalambo ihany ny famotehana boky, ka maty miaraka amin'ireo meloka ny tsy manan-tsiny. |
34 | …A simple alternative would be to move it to young adults section, which at the recommended age group, one would be able to make their own judgment on the books content. | … Ny vahaolana tsotra dia ny mamindra izany (boky) any amin'ny sehatra hoan'ny tanora lehibe, ka amin'ny sokajin-taona manokana, dia afaka maneho ny fijeriny manokana mikasika ny votoatin'ireo boky ny tsirairay. |
35 | Yaacob Ibrahim, Singapore's minister for communications and information, defended the NLB. | Niaro ny NLB i Yaacob Ibrahim, minisitry ny fifandraisana sy ny fampahalalam-baovao. |
36 | “Public libraries serve the community and it is right that they give consideration to community norms,” he said. | “Manana adidy amin'ny fiarahamonina ny tranom-bokim-pirenena ary rariny raha manome lanja ireo fenitra ara-piarahamonina izy ireo” hoy izy. |
37 | “The prevailing norms, which the overwhelming majority of Singaporeans accept, support teaching children about conventional families, but not about alternative, non-traditional families, which is what the books in question are about. | “Ireo fenitra misy ankehitriny, izay eken'ny ankamaron'ireo Singaporeana, dia manohana ny fampianarana ny ankizy momba ny fianakaviana ifanekena, fa tsy momba ny endri-pianakaviana hafa sy tsy nentim-paharazana, izay lazain'ireo boky ireo. |
38 | The issue has highlighted the continuing confrontation between conservative forces and an emergent community that accepts the gay community and advocates for LGBT rights. | Nanasongadina ny fifandonana mitohy eo amin'ny hery kaonservativa sy ny fiarahamonina miaka-danja izay manaiky ny firahamonina pelaka sy miaro ny zon'ny LGBT ity olana ity. |