Seriously with the book banning ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“A Texas middle school teacher has been fired after assigning an unapproved illustrated version of Anne Frank's Diary to her eighth grade reading class. Per a report from KFDM confirmed by a spokesperson for Hamshire-Fannett ISD, located south of Beaumont. While district officials claim the adaptation of Anne Frank's Diary was not approved, it was included on a reading list sent to parents at the start of the school year, KFDM reports.”

https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/texas-teacher-anne-frank-fired-18375331.php

Because they brought genitalia into the graphic novel

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There is a reason parents object to some of these books being available in school libraries.
This is not "banning."

I am a parent.
I do not object.
A small portion of parents don’t get to dictate to everyone.

I’m a school librarian. 25 years running. Pretty sure I haven’t corrupt anyone on my watch. My own children read whatever they wanted to. They’re all successful adults.
Trust professionals.

I'm a former teacher and a parent of two. These books are not appropriate for school libraries.
And, since tax dollars fund the purchase of books, we do indeed get a say in books available to students.
Purchase the classics. Purchase appropriate literature. Leave the smut for parents to purchase for their own children.
And, sorry - we have seen over the past 3 years that blind trust in professionals is naive.

Have you read either of these books in their entirety. WHY arent' they appropriate? Why do YOU get to decide for my children. I'm a tax payer too. I want them there for my children to read. Yours don't HAVE to read them. That's kind of how libraries work.

Well for one, the book Genderqueer which most of the controversy is about had images of oral sex and an image of a naked adult man with an erection touching a boy’s penis. Why would you want that anywhere let alone schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a little amused at the histrionics. There are definitely some books that are too sexually graphic and inappropriate for school libraries just as porn would be inappropriate for school computers. And some fo the gender theory books unfortunately fall to the graphic side of things, if you'd bothered to look at them.

And progressive, left wing librarians and school districts remove books from libraries ALL the time for being inappropriate and insensitive in today's modern culture, so they do practice their version of banning books, it's just not official. They just don't stock the books.

Perhaps a decent compromise would be to place the controversial gender theory, graphic or not, and CRT theory books in a counselor's office and with parental permission, the child can view it in the office. Seems like a decent compromise.

Amused idiot is amused.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No books are being banned. They just aren’t available in schools. Are you upset you can’t get pro gun rights books in school or hustler magazine?

How wrong you are. The book banners are now moving into public libraries.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a reason parents object to some of these books being available in school libraries.
This is not "banning."

I am a parent.
I do not object.
A small portion of parents don’t get to dictate to everyone.

I’m a school librarian. 25 years running. Pretty sure I haven’t corrupt anyone on my watch. My own children read whatever they wanted to. They’re all successful adults.
Trust professionals.

I'm a former teacher and a parent of two. These books are not appropriate for school libraries.
And, since tax dollars fund the purchase of books, we do indeed get a say in books available to students.
Purchase the classics. Purchase appropriate literature. Leave the smut for parents to purchase for their own children.
And, sorry - we have seen over the past 3 years that blind trust in professionals is naive.

Have you read either of these books in their entirety. WHY arent' they appropriate? Why do YOU get to decide for my children. I'm a tax payer too. I want them there for my children to read. Yours don't HAVE to read them. That's kind of how libraries work.

Well for one, the book Genderqueer which most of the controversy is about had images of oral sex and an image of a naked adult man with an erection touching a boy’s penis. Why would you want that anywhere let alone schools?

Exactly
We don’t want teenagers to understand what abuse looks like. We don’t want to give them language to articulate abuse. We don’t want them informed or educated. We want them “sheltered” and “innocent”. It makes it easier for us to groom and rape them.
Signed,
Southern Baptist ministers, Catholic priests, evangelical pastors, Boy Scout troop leaders, and many republican elected officials.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“A Texas middle school teacher has been fired after assigning an unapproved illustrated version of Anne Frank's Diary to her eighth grade reading class. Per a report from KFDM confirmed by a spokesperson for Hamshire-Fannett ISD, located south of Beaumont. While district officials claim the adaptation of Anne Frank's Diary was not approved, it was included on a reading list sent to parents at the start of the school year, KFDM reports.”

https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/education/article/texas-teacher-anne-frank-fired-18375331.php

Because they brought genitalia into the graphic novel

Sorry if Anne Frank offends you, but she wrote that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a reason parents object to some of these books being available in school libraries.
This is not "banning."

I am a parent.
I do not object.
A small portion of parents don’t get to dictate to everyone.

I’m a school librarian. 25 years running. Pretty sure I haven’t corrupt anyone on my watch. My own children read whatever they wanted to. They’re all successful adults.
Trust professionals.

I'm a former teacher and a parent of two. These books are not appropriate for school libraries.
And, since tax dollars fund the purchase of books, we do indeed get a say in books available to students.
Purchase the classics. Purchase appropriate literature. Leave the smut for parents to purchase for their own children.
And, sorry - we have seen over the past 3 years that blind trust in professionals is naive.

Have you read either of these books in their entirety. WHY arent' they appropriate? Why do YOU get to decide for my children. I'm a tax payer too. I want them there for my children to read. Yours don't HAVE to read them. That's kind of how libraries work.

Well for one, the book Genderqueer which most of the controversy is about had images of oral sex and an image of a naked adult man with an erection touching a boy’s penis. Why would you want that anywhere let alone schools?

Exactly
We don’t want teenagers to understand what abuse looks like. We don’t want to give them language to articulate abuse. We don’t want them informed or educated. We want them “sheltered” and “innocent”. It makes it easier for us to groom and rape them.
Signed,
Southern Baptist ministers, Catholic priests, evangelical pastors, Boy Scout troop leaders, and many republican elected officials.

genderqueer isn’t depicting it as abuse but as a fantasy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s a book I dislike that I would like banned in libraries.

It has several descriptions of rape, incest, many violent murders (including one in the first chapter), is pro slavery, and espouses racial superiorities. Yet I can find it in nearly every library I go to. Disgusting.

Lol.

Laugh all you want! It also advocates genocide and has a horrific apocalyptic conclusion that gave my kids nightmares for months. I can't believe it was in a middle school library. It is repulsive and should be banned.

[Anonymous]

What other unapproved books would you want teachers using in schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a reason parents object to some of these books being available in school libraries.
This is not "banning."

I am a parent.
I do not object.
A small portion of parents don’t get to dictate to everyone.

I’m a school librarian. 25 years running. Pretty sure I haven’t corrupt anyone on my watch. My own children read whatever they wanted to. They’re all successful adults.
Trust professionals.

I'm a former teacher and a parent of two. These books are not appropriate for school libraries.
And, since tax dollars fund the purchase of books, we do indeed get a say in books available to students.
Purchase the classics. Purchase appropriate literature. Leave the smut for parents to purchase for their own children.
And, sorry - we have seen over the past 3 years that blind trust in professionals is naive.

Have you read either of these books in their entirety. WHY arent' they appropriate? Why do YOU get to decide for my children. I'm a tax payer too. I want them there for my children to read. Yours don't HAVE to read them. That's kind of how libraries work.

Well for one, the book Genderqueer which most of the controversy is about had images of oral sex and an image of a naked adult man with an erection touching a boy’s penis. Why would you want that anywhere let alone schools?

If you’d actually read the book, you’d understand that that’s not true. Way to advertise you’re just a fascist sheep.

[Anonymous]

Still none of you effectively Nazi losers wants to speak up on the vast lists of books that have been banned, you just want to focus on one book you’ve never read (and couldn’t understand anyway).

Because:
“ 44% include themes or instances of violence & physical abuse (n=385). This includes titles that have episodes of violence and/or physical abuse as a component of plot or discussion.
38% cover topics on health and wellbeing for students (n=331). This includes content on mental health, bullying, suicide, substance abuse, as well as books that discuss sexual wellbeing and puberty.
30% are books that include instances or themes of grief and death (n=264). This includes books that have a character death or a related death that is impactful to the plot or a character’s emotional arc.
30% include characters of color or discuss race and racism (n=260)
26% present LGBTQ+ characters or themes (n=229). Of note, within this category, 68 are books that include transgender characters, which is 8% of all books banned.
24% detail sexual experiences between characters (n=211).
17% of books mention teen pregnancy, abortion, or sexual assault (n=150)
Note: categories less than 10% are not reported; categories are developed based on researcher assessment of banned books, categories are matched to individual titles using publisher summaries, Amazon Books and Goodreads, and expert opinions of librarians and authors.” https://pen.org/report/banned-in-the-usa-state-laws-supercharge-book-suppression-in-schools/

It’s not “porn” that’s being banned, it’s anything that might teach a child something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Still none of you effectively Nazi losers wants to speak up on the vast lists of books that have been banned, you just want to focus on one book you’ve never read (and couldn’t understand anyway).

Because:
“ 44% include themes or instances of violence & physical abuse (n=385). This includes titles that have episodes of violence and/or physical abuse as a component of plot or discussion.
38% cover topics on health and wellbeing for students (n=331). This includes content on mental health, bullying, suicide, substance abuse, as well as books that discuss sexual wellbeing and puberty.
30% are books that include instances or themes of grief and death (n=264). This includes books that have a character death or a related death that is impactful to the plot or a character’s emotional arc.
30% include characters of color or discuss race and racism (n=260)
26% present LGBTQ+ characters or themes (n=229). Of note, within this category, 68 are books that include transgender characters, which is 8% of all books banned.
24% detail sexual experiences between characters (n=211).
17% of books mention teen pregnancy, abortion, or sexual assault (n=150)
Note: categories less than 10% are not reported; categories are developed based on researcher assessment of banned books, categories are matched to individual titles using publisher summaries, Amazon Books and Goodreads, and expert opinions of librarians and authors.” https://pen.org/report/banned-in-the-usa-state-laws-supercharge-book-suppression-in-schools/

It’s not “porn” that’s being banned, it’s anything that might teach a child something.

We don’t want teenagers to understand what abuse looks like. We don’t want to give them language to articulate abuse. We don’t want them informed or educated. We want them “sheltered” and “innocent”. It makes it easier for us to groom and rape them.
Signed,
Southern Baptist ministers, Catholic priests, evangelical pastors, Boy Scout troop leaders, and many republican elected officials.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a reason parents object to some of these books being available in school libraries.
This is not "banning."

I am a parent.
I do not object.
A small portion of parents don’t get to dictate to everyone.

I’m a school librarian. 25 years running. Pretty sure I haven’t corrupt anyone on my watch. My own children read whatever they wanted to. They’re all successful adults.
Trust professionals.

I'm a former teacher and a parent of two. These books are not appropriate for school libraries.
And, since tax dollars fund the purchase of books, we do indeed get a say in books available to students.
Purchase the classics. Purchase appropriate literature. Leave the smut for parents to purchase for their own children.
And, sorry - we have seen over the past 3 years that blind trust in professionals is naive.

Have you read either of these books in their entirety. WHY arent' they appropriate? Why do YOU get to decide for my children. I'm a tax payer too. I want them there for my children to read. Yours don't HAVE to read them. That's kind of how libraries work.

Well for one, the book Genderqueer which most of the controversy is about had images of oral sex and an image of a naked adult man with an erection touching a boy’s penis. Why would you want that anywhere let alone schools?

If you’d actually read the book, you’d understand that that’s not true. Way to advertise you’re just a fascist sheep.

What isn’t true? I’ve read the book. Those images are there

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is a reason parents object to some of these books being available in school libraries.
This is not "banning."

I am a parent.
I do not object.
A small portion of parents don’t get to dictate to everyone.

I’m a school librarian. 25 years running. Pretty sure I haven’t corrupt anyone on my watch. My own children read whatever they wanted to. They’re all successful adults.
Trust professionals.

I'm a former teacher and a parent of two. These books are not appropriate for school libraries.
And, since tax dollars fund the purchase of books, we do indeed get a say in books available to students.
Purchase the classics. Purchase appropriate literature. Leave the smut for parents to purchase for their own children.
And, sorry - we have seen over the past 3 years that blind trust in professionals is naive.

Have you read either of these books in their entirety. WHY arent' they appropriate? Why do YOU get to decide for my children. I'm a tax payer too. I want them there for my children to read. Yours don't HAVE to read them. That's kind of how libraries work.

Well for one, the book Genderqueer which most of the controversy is about had images of oral sex and an image of a naked adult man with an erection touching a boy’s penis. Why would you want that anywhere let alone schools?

Exactly
We don’t want teenagers to understand what abuse looks like. We don’t want to give them language to articulate abuse. We don’t want them informed or educated. We want them “sheltered” and “innocent”. It makes it easier for us to groom and rape them.
Signed,
Southern Baptist ministers, Catholic priests, evangelical pastors, Boy Scout troop leaders, and many republican elected officials.

This, right here.

[Anonymous]

I say we give kids 2 types of library cards. One for normal parents, and the other for the "concerned parents" whose kids will learn about sexuality from... the Internet I guess because they don't know how to set up parental controls.

Or we could give them an armband, say with a ... purple hexagon? ... so the librarians can easily identify them on sight. That way books don't land in the wrong hands.