The truth about school ‘book bans’
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- Опубликовано: 20 сен 2024
- When they use the word 'banned,' they're using it in a way that no other person in the history of the universe has ever used it," says Erika Sanzi, the Director of Outreach for Parents Defending Education, a nonprofit with a stated mission of fighting "indoctrination in schools" and "promoting the restoration of a healthy, nonpolitical education for our kids."
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I hate the term "ban" being used in these cases. That makes it sound like these books are not allowed anywhere, period. You can still buy these books, they may be at the public library, etc.
I mean, conservative are also targeting public libraries. And the whole point of libraries are to provide books without needing to buy them.
Under no circumstances, should there be any school that tolerates this material. No child should be being exposed to any of this stuff. That's a terrible idea of a solution.
More importantly why aren’t our DAs prosecuting these people who present pornographic material to under age children? Why have we gotten away from arresting these pedophiles?
I agree that someone in government is probably not the ideal choice to determine what books should be allowed in school libraries. The problem is that the people who added these books to the school libraries for young children to access lost the trust of the parents. We don't know if these were added to libraries by mistake or by choice but either way it's clear we can't trust them to do it. These forces parents to petition the government to get involved and leaves us where we are now. The people who added these books should have known better but likely thought they could get away with it.
I do hope to be more libertarian in some of my leanings, but sometimes you just have to say no. I have researched some of these books and it should not be up to the school. These are books that the parents should be in control of
That sounds very libertarian. Freedom of association is a core libertarian value. Schools either government or privately funded should conform to the parents that send the kids there
@@SmartCreeperI disagree. If you as a parent don't want your kids to read something, then it's up to you to pay attention to what they are reading, not the school to keep that book from everyone.
@@bretthamelin8974 take your kids to schools that share your values.
@@bretthamelin8974 ideally the schools themselves would be private, and they would have their own library policies because they are private property
@@bretthamelin8974but yes you should also check what your kid is reading and have a conversation about it
I doubt liberals would thing book banning is so bad that a book like expedient homemade firearms by PA. Luty or the anarchist cookbook.
It's good that these ladies are getting the platform to defend these positions, but it's a losing fight. It will only get worse until people have the nerve to say "we don't want gay stuff in our school, because all of that is weird sexual perversions that are overall bad and stem from sexual abuse." Or to say "we don't want this racial hatred narrative that portrays fiction as real racial behaviors. We don't want our children to think they are the bad guys when they aren't. "
No more of this soft stuff of "it's not because it's gay or Black" it is because of that. I don't care, I'm not sorry, that is poison and it's taught as normal and factual to children who still believe in Santa Clause, and that's on purpose.
Great analysis! Thanks! One additional factor is whether the book is a graphic novel with inappropriate images i.e., attractive nuisance,) or a novel that students would have to actually sit down and read. The graphic novels are made explicitly to be attractive to younger audiences. Not too dissimilar from putting Playboy bunnies on the covers of Playboy mags to attract men. The Bluest Eye isn't going to "pop off the shelf" so to speak.
I like the conclusion that there should just be more school choice. That is the real solution.
My opinion is that adults underestimate the potential impact of secondary trauma that can be caused by some of these books; especially to young vulnerable brains.
True freedom is access to all information. You do not have a right to withhold information.
But they aren't withholding information...you just have to go somewhere else to get the book.
@@bretthamelin8974 Even moving information is a bad thing. Censorship in any form, be it direct or indirect should be stopped at all costs.
@@SjaeDanmarkI'll give you that. But, choosing to not carry a book in the first place is different, after all they don't have infinite resources to carry every single book ever published and have to make a decision.
This stance leads to the conclusion that because a school library doesn't include every book ever written, they're engaging in censorship. Clearly there has to be curation, a library has limited space after all.
I agree that the government should not restrict what information is allowed to be shared. But a government library providing access to only some books does not mean they are blocking access to excluded books through other means.
@@bretthamelin8974 Yes, but its when you hold information intentionally, like taking out of a section, or removing it from a library. Also, most of these culture war issues wouldn't exist if parents talked to their kids about sexual education. Sex isn't something that's taught in school, sex is personal, and personal things must be taught by family. A good way to end these books while keeping kids educated is to discuss them with family.