Seriously with the book banning ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do we have so many people arguing in bad faith? These books are not in school libraries for elementary students.

I'm not sure it's arguing in bad faith when someone simply draws parameters of where they would be okay with seeing a book. Saying books should be age appropriate isn't "book banning."

Pulling Dr. Seuss titles from print is book banning.

Saying you don't think a book should be used in classroom instruction is open for debate.

Agree, on all counts. This is not "book banning."
DP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am against any and all banning of books.

But racist books - I just do not see how we can tolerate that in society. At all.

There is nothing good coming out of allowing the reading of a racist book.

That sort of book needs to just be cancelled.

So, name the books you're referring to. Huckleberry Finn? To Kill a Mockingbird?

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

JFC. Conservatives are insane. Not a one of those yellow bellied lunatics will say this is fascism or even censorship, they will go back to talking about the list of high school books that discussed sexual intercourse.

[Anonymous]

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I've read The Handmaid's Tale (not the graphic novel) and V for Vendetta. I can understand not wanting those graphic novels in the school library because of the illustrations of nudity, sexual violence, etc. I haven't read the other books. Honestly I'm not sure what the point of a graphic novel adaptation of a "regular" book even is. Do we need to dumb down classic novels into comics now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I've read The Handmaid's Tale (not the graphic novel) and V for Vendetta. I can understand not wanting those graphic novels in the school library because of the illustrations of nudity, sexual violence, etc. I haven't read the other books. Honestly I'm not sure what the point of a graphic novel adaptation of a "regular" book even is. Do we need to dumb down classic novels into comics now?

To try and grab those kids who are lost to video games. Did you ever read old Victorian kids’ books? They’re so far out in front of what your average adult reads now. And I can guarantee that however the subjects of The Handmaid’s Tale pales in comparison to whatever high schoolers are watching or games they’re playing.

So seriously, no right wingers will say this is bad? None of you?

[Anonymous]

Said it before and I'll say it again: Keep goin' GOP. Keep going.

We'll see you in 2022.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I've read The Handmaid's Tale (not the graphic novel) and V for Vendetta. I can understand not wanting those graphic novels in the school library because of the illustrations of nudity, sexual violence, etc. I haven't read the other books. Honestly I'm not sure what the point of a graphic novel adaptation of a "regular" book even is. Do we need to dumb down classic novels into comics now?

Making literature more accessible to different audiences is a good thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I've read The Handmaid's Tale (not the graphic novel) and V for Vendetta. I can understand not wanting those graphic novels in the school library because of the illustrations of nudity, sexual violence, etc. I haven't read the other books. Honestly I'm not sure what the point of a graphic novel adaptation of a "regular" book even is. Do we need to dumb down classic novels into comics now?

Making literature more accessible to different audiences is a good thing.

+1

My dyslexic son agrees.

[Anonymous]

Some of this is semantics. The classroom library is different from the school library. I don’t think restricting books to children and adolescents is the same as banning them. If these books were banned from public library’s, I would not agree. Keeping them off the shelves in high school, I don’t have strong opinions. Personally, I do not want my children forced to read them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some of this is semantics. The classroom library is different from the school library. I don’t think restricting books to children and adolescents is the same as banning them. If these books were banned from public library’s, I would not agree. Keeping them off the shelves in high school, I don’t have strong opinions. Personally, I do not want my children forced to read them.

What kind of low class education are your kids getting that they haven’t read The Lottery?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some of this is semantics. The classroom library is different from the school library. I don’t think restricting books to children and adolescents is the same as banning them. If these books were banned from public library’s, I would not agree. Keeping them off the shelves in high school, I don’t have strong opinions. Personally, I do not want my children forced to read them.

Kids aren’t forced to read every book in the classroom library or the school library.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is there any example yet of an actual kid being damaged by an obviously inappropriate book or are we still just going on the imaginary problems of Republican activists checking school libraries for the presence of books that other Republican activists have compiled as a political device? My guess is the kids never knew about these cool books until the book police publicized them.

Yes, what could be the problem with this book? Hmmm….

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is there any example yet of an actual kid being damaged by an obviously inappropriate book or are we still just going on the imaginary problems of Republican activists checking school libraries for the presence of books that other Republican activists have compiled as a political device? My guess is the kids never knew about these cool books until the book police publicized them.

Yes, what could be the problem with this book? Hmmm….

This was always the plan. Dumb down Americans so they are easier to con and fleece.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is there any example yet of an actual kid being damaged by an obviously inappropriate book or are we still just going on the imaginary problems of Republican activists checking school libraries for the presence of books that other Republican activists have compiled as a political device? My guess is the kids never knew about these cool books until the book police publicized them.

Yes, what could be the problem with this book? Hmmm….

This was always the plan. Dumb down Americans so they are easier to con and fleece.

The kibble brained Republicans should take note of this at some point. They won’t though. They like their identity politics and nonsense issues as it allows them to pretend they’re not anti American fools who literally tried to overthrow the government and violate the spirit of the Constitution, too.