Test case for toleranceA new set of children's books, titled Waad Wang, which provides information on the other side of the anti-institution movement, has drawn mixed reactions and become another test case for tolerance towards different opinions in our society. Most of the books in the eight-piece set are written by well-known children's book author Srisamorn Soffer under the pen name of Song-ka, which means two legs. There's also the use of some political symbols, employed by young political activists like yellow ducks, and the three-finger sign in promoting their ideology. Some even went so far as to ask the authorities to slap Section 112 charges against the publisher for promoting sedition. It should limit its duty to ensuring the book set has no dangerous distortions, leaving the rest to parents to decide what is good or not for their kids.

Source: Bangkok Post October 01, 2021 23:48 UTC