Next week: Estate of Oscar Wilde fined 34,000,000£ for overdue library books
this post was submitted on 18 Oct 2025
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Do something to materially support LGBTQ+ people in the present. Oscar's long dead and the past can't be changed.
They did?
That's so nice, he's been waiting a long time to check out books
He could've just downloaded them, you know 🙄
YOU WOULDN'T DOWNLOAD A BOOK
WE WOULD THOUGH!
fuck off i wouldn't. I do every week. My kobo literally has 150 downloaded books.
Damn, that's Wilde
I don't think he's going to be using it.
Better today than never.
That's definitely a relief for him. 🙄
Is this progressive?
Now revoke it again for kiddie diddling.
EDIT: To educate downvoters. Oscar Wilde was sexually abused as a child, leaving him deeply messed up. He, like many victims who doesn't get the appropriate help, unfortunately continued the cycle of abuse.
I think he deserves some sympathy. So do the other kids. It’s complicated and everyone involved deserves some empathy. I appreciate both the joke and the phrasing of your edit.