Government office censures LGBTQ NGO for misleading customers of fairytale book
A central government agency has censured minority rights NGO Labrisz for failing to alert custormers to the nature of a book containing fairytales retold to reflect the lives of sexual and ethnic minorities.
The central government office of Budapest argued that the NGO had engaged in “unfair market practices” by failing to alert readers to “alternative gender roles” in the book that sparked controversy when it was published in the autumn.
The central government office of Budapest conducted a review of the matter in response to a “report in the public interest”, and concluded that the Labrisz had published the book “with a title and cover suggestive of a book of fairytales without signalling that the stories contained non-traditional gender roles.”
Customers bought the book on the basis of “misleading information”,
the government office said.
The office has instructed Labrisz to “always provide full information on merchandise pertaining to its activities.”
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Source: MTI
There are warning label on movies that are not appropriate for young children. Therefore, it is logical to have warning labels on books masquerading as fairy tales, that are not appropriate for young children. Children should always be geared towards appropriate reading materials so as not to end up with psychological damage. Books should always be appropriately labeled for all consumers to ensure that costumers are buying desired material. Appropriate labelling also applies to all products on markets.
Either there was information or there was not. The omission of information cannot be categorised as ‘misinformation’. There is a profound contradiction in the argument.