{"id":1556,"date":"2012-05-15T11:40:56","date_gmt":"2012-05-15T16:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/frenchrevolution\/?p=1556"},"modified":"2012-05-15T11:43:31","modified_gmt":"2012-05-15T16:43:31","slug":"the-tennessean-follows-up-with-books-a-million-over-their-pornographic-sexuality-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/frenchrevolution\/2012\/05\/15\/the-tennessean-follows-up-with-books-a-million-over-their-pornographic-sexuality-display\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tennessean Investigates Books-a-Million over Their Pornographic Sexuality Display"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-1557\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/frenchrevolution\/2012\/05\/15\/the-tennessean-follows-up-with-books-a-million-over-their-pornographic-sexuality-display\/screen-shot-2012-05-15-at-11-36-42-am\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1557 alignleft\" title=\"Screen Shot 2012-05-15 at 11.36.42 AM\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/9\/2012\/05\/Screen-Shot-2012-05-15-at-11.36.42-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"322\" height=\"62\"><\/a>I was delighted that The Tennessean saw my blog post and did a little investigation themselves.\u00a0 Apparently, the store in Spring Hill is not following corporate policy when they display pornographic images in full sight of children. (Think I\u2019m overreacting?\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/thebookonline.net\/products_pictures\/314\/314074_large.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">This is just one cover<\/a> \u2014 warning, obviously! \u2014 that my kids almost saw.)\u00a0 The Tennessean went to other stores in Nashville and uncovered the fact that other stores did not have such sexual displays:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>SPRING HILL, Tenn. \u2014 Author Nancy French had to do a little extra  mothering on a pre-Mother\u2019s Day shopping excursion to Books A Million in  Spring Hill.<\/p>\n<p>She was steering her children \u2013 ages 13, 11 and 4 \u2013  down the military history aisle when saw something that shocked her. She  told them to freeze and turn around.<\/p>\n<p>There, on a shelf labeled \u201cSexuality,\u201d was the book <em>365 Sex Positions<\/em>, complete with a cover photo featuring a nude couple demonstrating one.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Read the rest of Heidi Hall\u2019s article <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/article\/20120515\/NEWS06\/305150053\/Bookstore-s-sexuality-display-draws-Christian-blogger-s-ire\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>, and if you haven\u2019t already called their corporate headquarters the number is<em> 1-800-201-3550.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Also, here are some suggested Tweets:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>@<a title=\"booksamillion\" href=\"http:\/\/hootsuite.com\/dashboard#\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">booksamillion<\/a> ok with <a title=\"porn\" href=\"http:\/\/hootsuite.com\/dashboard#\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">#porn<\/a> near the kids\u2019 section? The one in Spring Hill, Tennessee is! Please RT 2 fight indecency: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/jkiETtW5\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">ow.ly\/aV4AM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out what sexual book covers @<a title=\"booksamillion\" href=\"http:\/\/hootsuite.com\/dashboard#\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">booksamillion<\/a> believes is ok for kids to see: <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/jkiETtW5\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\">ow.ly\/aV4AM<\/a> <a title=\"porn\" href=\"http:\/\/hootsuite.com\/dashboard#\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">#porn<\/a><\/p>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<p><strong><em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/Family\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Read more on the Faith and Family Channel<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/frenchrevolution\/2012\/04\/26\/i%E2%80%99m-a-white-republican-raising-a-black-child-deal-with-it\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><em>I\u2019m a White Republican Raising a Black Kid: Deal With It<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/frenchrevolution\/2012\/04\/29\/race-politics-and-adoption-following-up\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">More on Race and Adoption<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/frenchrevolution\/2012\/04\/05\/a-poignant-moment-for-me\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">A Poignant Moment for Me<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/whatshesaid\/2012\/01\/the-joy-of-pretty-things\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">The Joy of Pretty Things<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/frenchrevolution\/2011\/07\/13\/what-it-was-like-to-co-write-the-bristol-palin-memoir\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">What It Was Like to Co-Write Bristol Palin\u2019s Memoir<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/frenchrevolution\/2012\/04\/23\/letter-to-the-church\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">A Military Wife\u2019s Letter to her Local Church<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also, follow me on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/NancyAFrench\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/#!\/NancyAndersonFrench\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook<\/a>!<br>\n<em><br>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 I was delighted that The Tennessean saw my blog post and did a little investigation themselves.\u00a0 Apparently, the store in Spring Hill is not following corporate policy when they display pornographic images in full sight of children. 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